<p>To my knowledge USC has the best film school, but UCLA's Film seems to be even harder to get in than USC, I've checked their transfer acceptance rate for the last 4 years and they admit around 15 student a year (2%)</p>
<p>I was really hesitant to submit my application because of that, that's crazy selective and I'm not sure if their program is really that good, can somebody shed more light about their school?</p>
<p>I see you have no responses so I’ll throw one out. I know nothing about the particular program, just USC (one daughter went there). UCLA is a state university–and therefore far cheaper than USC. With the proximity of Hollywood–I can understand why UCLA’s Film program would be so hard to get into.</p>
<p>@woodwinds: They don’t even recieve too many applications either, most of the years they recieve less than 800 applications for their Film school, I’m thinking there is something more than its proximity to Hollywood.</p>
<p>The best way to find out about a particular program is to go there yourself and ask around. Find students in the program and talk to them. Find out what careers the UCLA grads have when they are done. There don’t seem to be many art students on this forum, unfortunately. My guess is that they strictly limit the number of transfer students, which makes it so “selective”.</p>
<p>UCLA has a fantastic film school. Undergrads cannot apply until jr. year, I believe, so Freshman admits do have to accept the risk that they may not get into that major. From both within and outside transfers, it is highly highly selective. Their grads do extremely well in the business, so if you are lucky enough to be chosen, do your research and you may love it!</p>
<p>madbean, I believe that starting this year, the UCLA is now accepting freshman to their film program.
<a href=“Freshman Film BA Admissions - UCLA School of TFTUCLA School of TFT”>http://www.tft.ucla.edu/filmba/freshman/</a></p>
<p>A lot of people think UCLA has the best film school, not USC. I believe they have different strengths. </p>
<p>UCLA did start accepting Freshman into their program this year. My daughter was one of the lucky ones that got in. We heard that there were over 1500 freshman applicants this year. I would expect that number to rise as more people find out they are taking Freshman. </p>
<p>A few reasons my daughter is very excited about attending UCLA. The number of students in the program being low means the students get very individualized attention and don’t have to fight for the equipment\stages\audio rooms\editing rooms\etc… They are also the only school that combines the Film and Theater into a single school, so the Film students have easy access to actual actors. They seem to cultivate a very collaborative environment as opposed to a competitive one. The facilities are very modern and the graduate school is considered to be one of the very best and a lot of that is shared with the undergrad program.</p>
<p>I would suggest you visit the school. </p>