Hi everyone,
After a few years of hard work boosting my GPA and my creative portfolio, I was finally able to enter college this past year. I was accepted to one of my dream schools- NYU Tisch- but could not go due to how unbelievably expensive it was. I ended up going to UC Berkeley, which (as a film MAKER) is the single worst decision I could have made.
I have been at UCB for one semester, and I am absolutely certain me being there is a waste of my time AND money. I will apply to all the major film schools in the fall, and I’ve been assembling a great portfolio. Here is my question: if I did NOT go back to Berkeley in the fall, would that reflect poorly on me? Going back would set me back a few thousand dollars into more debt, which is absolutely ridiculous since I have no intention of graduating from there. Do film schools care if I don’t go for a semester? What if I opted for community college courses instead?
Long story short, after one semester at Berkeley as a filmmaker I want to get out ASAP. If I apply in the fall to schools (USC, NYU, AFI) while not attending Berkeley that semester, will they care? Or will my portfolio be all that matters?