<p>I applied to Southern Cal and NYU both for their film programs. As backups I applied to Virginia Tech and James Madison University.</p>
<p>1790 SAT
3.7 GPA</p>
<p>4 Years of Football with 2 state championships
Key Club Member
Tons of Community Service.
4 AP classes </p>
<p>While all that may not seem strong I wrote very good essays. My parents are both from Afghanistan and moved here because of the war. I wrote about experiences that most people don't get to have. I just want to know if I have any shot for USC or NYU I know its a long shot but those colleges have to accept some low SATs. And also everyone else on this forum tries to damn hard for example "I got a 2390 SAT 4.5 GPA take 100 AP's OMG OMGOMG can I get in OMG" Like seriously stop bragging.</p>
<p>Did NYU/Southern Cal require a portfolio? If so, they obviously play quite a factor making admission chances hard to determine for us. For the film programs, Your ECs don’t really show an interest in film, or stand out in general… </p>
<p>Your sat is mediocre, and so is your GPA. </p>
<p>Virgina Tech and James Maddison seem fine. </p>
<p>NYU and Southern seem like a bit of a reach, just because I’m not sure what the film program requires, though I assume it’s competitive</p>
<p>Yeah I had a feeling my stats are out of reach. I did show a lot of interest in film on my portfolio about what I’ve done and what not. I feel like my portfolio is excellent although stat wise I am not. I was just wondering if there are anomalies in the selection process were someone with my stats may get in on rare occasions.</p>
<p>Yeah, there are definitely exceptions in which someone with low stats does get in - that’s were essays, film resume, recommendations, and passion comes into play. : ] </p>
<p>Do you have a link to some of your film/portfolio? I’m actually considering majoring in film production (I’m a junior high school film student), and would love to see the calibre of other peoples portfolios! </p>
<p>Anyway, goodluck!</p>