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Hi guys, I’m currently a senior attending Stuyvesant High School. USC is on of the schools I’m thinking of applying to. I really enjoy acting, but I feel that maybe I would want to have a career in the long-run as a producer/director/writer. I’d still love to act a bit on the side though. The problem here is I have lots of experience acting, but almost zero experience behind the camera.

I’m choosing between the following majors:

  • SCA: Cinematic Arts Film and Television Production, B.F.A.
  • SCA: Cinematic Arts Cinema and Media Studies, B.A.
  • SCA: Cinematic Arts Media Arts and Practice, B.A.
  • SCA: Writing for Screen and Television, B.F.A.
  • SDA: Theatre, B.A.
  • SDA: Theatre (Acting), B.F.A.

If anyone out there (attending USC is a plus) has any experience or insight on these majors or any advice on how I should list my top three, that would be amazing :)Thanks

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This is so school specific that you may be better off moving it to the USC page.

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Ah. Thanks

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"This is so school specific that you may be better off moving it to the USC page. "
Huh??
happy1, this IS the USC page.

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Apps are due next week and Cinematic Arts requires a portfolio for most majors as well as their own supplement. And you can only have a first and second choice major. With 0 film experience I would say it would be difficult to get your portfolio ready by next week. And don’t most Acting BFA majors require auditions? I don’t mean to be Debbie Downer but I would say pick the major at USC where you can pull together the app by next week and then identify some other colleges that have later deadlines.