What would be the best options for me as a transfer student?

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<p>I graduated from a community college and received an Associate's degree in Video Production. I'm transferring to a four-year institution this fall, but I'm not sure what I should major or minor. </p>

<p>There are so many things I like doing: making films, writing stories, drawing, painting, building websites, learning foreign languages (especially German & Spanish). I want to become a film editor, motion graphic artist, animator, screenplay writer, or anything film related or creative.</p>

<p>Money is not an issue for me. I've been awarded to receive a full-scholarship, so I'd like to take as many classes as possible, and I'm interested in double majoring and minoring. I will definitely major in Media Arts (2D/3D Animation), but I don't know what other major would be good to go with Media Arts. I guess I don't really need to major or minor in Video Production since I have an Associate's degree in it, and I already have enough skills to shoot and edit videos. Computer science could be another major, but maybe marketing or some business-related major could be for a backup plan if I don't get any jobs in the creative world. </p>

<p>I would also like to learn more foreign languages. I took the elementary German and Spanish at the community college, and I loved them. Do you think I should take these languages as minors? But as a filmmaker myself, French might be a better option as I love French films. </p>

<p>I will appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>What are do you live in? Do you want to be near home or don’t care how far away?</p>

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<p>^ not sure about you but i inferred that the OP already decided on a school to transfer to, and since it’s this late in the year i’d even venture to guess that it’s on the quarter system.
i don’t know about your school, but here, language minors consist mainly of culture/philosophy/history/literature classes pertaining to the language at hand… so it might not necessarily be “learning a foreign language.” i’d look into it.
compsci or business sound good to me, but will you be able to finish in the allotted time? have you finished all the prereqs?</p>

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<p>I have been already accepted to a college in the Chicago area, and I will be living on campus.</p>

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<p>Does the school offer an English major with a creative writing concentration? What about communications?</p>

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<p>If you’re only spending two years at the college, it may be really really hard to fulfill the requirements for a double major. Not because of the number of classes you have to take, but because of prerequisites. Your first semester there you may only be able to take 1 or 2 classes from your major because you don’t have the prerequisites to take more. Just something to keep in mind.</p>

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<p>You’re probably right. I may have to focus on one major… I may consider just taking those classes as electives. </p>

<p>Thanks for the advice!</p>