Pros and Cons of these Colleges: Boston University, Emerson College, NYU, and Fordham.?
NYU Pros: In New York--and in a really fun part of Manhattan. If you want to be in theatre, NYC is *the* place to be. Great restaurants, clubs, museums. Walking distance to everything. Very eclectic student body. Cons: Some people can feel a bit alienated, since there's no real campus and dorms are often quite spread out (but same goes for every other college you've mentioned.) Expensive. No emphasis on sports (this could be bad or good--it would be a pro for me, but a con for many others.) I don't know anyone who didn't love NYU, frankly. I don't know that much about Emerson. I have a couple of friends who went there. It was EXTREMELY artsy--even more so than NYU. If you're into that, then fine, but my friends were kind of...weirded out (?) by it. Fordham is a good school, but it won't have the same caliber students as the other schools will. It's also not really in Manhattan, which is kind of annoying. BU is a fun school. Pretty big focus on sports; parties are great. No real campus but Boston is smaller than NY so it can feel a little more insular. They're all relatively similar. If you want to be in theatre, I would recommend NYU first and Emerson second. Regarding your intended course of study--sure, being an actor is hard. But you can also involve yourself in other parts of theatre, like being the Managing Director of a theatre company, to make money. To improve your chances...keep your GPA up; volunteer as much as you can in theatre (an usher is great, but see if you can help out more.) You will need very strong essays and recommendations for these schools (except for BU, which will focus on you more as a number and less as a person because it's a bigger school.) Good luck!
Which college has a better film program brooklyn college, hunter college or city college?
City College's Film and Media program requires an application with portfolio and essay, and they only accept 25 students each year (but you have to already be a City College student and take certain pre-req's before applying to the program - they don't allow transfers into the film program without those pre-req's). After acceptance, you are in a cohort of students who take the same classes together for two years. Your curriculum is planned in advance, except for a few electives. It is considered the best of CUNY's film programs. Brooklyn's film program supposedly has a great reputation, but a few people I know who graduated with a film degree from Brooklyn are complete idiots, which makes me wonder how good it is. They don't require a portfolio, as City does. They have a very pretty campus, but it's in a dicey (unsafe) neighborhood. Hunter is supposed to be good, but they suffer from lack of equipment and poor administration. I've heard people can go through the film program at Hunter without ever touching a camera. Lehman College in the Bronx, York College over in Jamaica, Queens, and Queens College (in Queens also, obviously) also have film programs - I know someone who is a prof in the film dept. at Queens College and she's really good, a working filmmaker and excellent professor. Where you go may depend on how convenient it is for you to get to a specific campus. I say, check out City first, then Queens College. Additional comment added: Okay, I just read your duplicate of this question, which you posted in another section. You say in that one that you've been accepted into City, Brooklyn, and Hunter. So, if I were you, I'd choose City over the others.
Is NYCU (New York City University) a good place to study film?
As a person who has a BA in Film from New York University I would not recommend it to anyone. New York was fun to live in for a few years, but I have nothing positive to say about the school. Biggest waste of time and money of my entire life.Probably the worst group of instructors I have ever seen in one program. Negative, nasty people who teach because their dreams of becoming the next Martin Scorsese didn’t work out. I would recommend simply not getting a film degree vs. getting one from NYU.Did I come across as bitter? Yeah, probably because I am. Probably time to stop posting answers today.
What is the best liberal arts university for the study of film and TV acting?
The disadvantage of schools like NYU and UCLA is that the grad programs get all the focus, and you end up being a small fish in a big pond. There are plenty of acting programs around the country that focus on undergrad where you can receive great training for half the price and get more of the attention. I went to a small liberal arts college, University of Evansville, which is well known in the midwest for having a very successful & strong acting program. Among it's alumni are some very recognizable faces from TV and movies. Carrie Preston (Arlene) and Rutina Wesley (Tara) from True Blood (TV series), Rami Malek from The Pacific (TV Miniseries), Crista Flanagan from MADtv (TV series), Jack McBrayer (Kenneth) from 30 Rock (TV series), Kelly Kiddish from Law & Order SVU (TV series), Ron Glass (Shepard) from Firefly (TV series), Deidre Lovejoy (Rhonda Pearlman) from The Wire (TV series), Jeff Galfer from this fall's The River (TV series), and Lennon Parham who will be starring in BFFs, a mid season show on NBC.The real advantage of any school in the big cities is the networking and connections you can make. You can make them just as well in other programs, but there's definitely an advantage to having the NYU or UCLA alumni network as support for your career.
Cleveland State University or the University of Akron?
I've been accepted to both and I can't figure out which one I want to attend. I plan on majoring in Biology and going the pre-med route, and going to medical school. I'd like a nice campus feel, as I'm going to be living on campus. I'm certainly not going to move 4 hours from home and have get an apartment straight out of high school. So my main questions are: Which has a generally better campus? Which has a stronger pre-med program? (Which school should I attend that will give me a better chance at getting into medical school?) Which city is better? I've been to Cleveland but only around the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame area. I haven't fully explored the city. And I've never been to Akron. Which has a better study abroad program? Studying abroad is definitely something I'd love to do at some point, especially to Hispanic countries. Which has overall better academics? Thank you for helping me the best you can. :)
How far is Hofstra University from NYC?
Hofstra is a high quality private college located in Hempstead Long Island. It has a nice suburban campus with solid academic programs in business, pre-law, (I believe a new pre-med program is starting soon), film studies, liberal arts and a few other majors. Their football field is one of the training sites for the NY Jets. They are located within walking distance of the Nassau Coliseum. The village of Hempstead itself is a diverse community, but one with one of the highest 'rental' populations in the county. Driving time to midtown Manhattan is highly dependent on the time of day. Usually figure on 35-55 minutes. Manhattan parking is very expensive though. The Long Island Railroad has a few branch lines nearby, all available by bus. Travel time by train can range from 35-45 minutes to Penn Station (34th and 7th), right in the lower heart of midtown. Madison Square Garden is directly above. In this part of the country we rarely use miles as a measure of distance: we use time more often. I believe that the physical distance is officially listed as 37 miles to Columbus Circle (60th st and 5th avenue). Directions from NYC vary: by car, 59th st bridge (Queensborough), follow signs to Long Island Expressway EAST. Exit (37 I think) to Northern State Parkway. Bear right onto Meadowbrook State Parkway to RTE 24 WEST. About a mile and a half to the main campus entrance. By train: LIRR from Penn Station to Hempstead. From there, I dont recall the bus rte #, but you want to go towards Uniondale/East Meadow on Hempstead TPKE. The drivers know the rtes and the Hempstead train station and bus terminal are very close. There are maps also. Hope this is helpful.......
Clark University or UMass Amherst... give me advice, please?
I'm an international student from Japan, and it's time to make college decision for this fall..!! I like both schools, so need other's advices... please!! Because I want to go to MA, I decided to attend Clark University or UMass Amherst. Both are pretty good schools, and so, it makes me hard to choose one from them. I need some helps that give me suggestion!! Please~~!!! I know these schools are very different: town vs. rural, private vs. public, huge vs. small..etc If considered I'm a Japanese International student, I think Clark is the better choice because the school is small so I can connect with student and professor closely. Also, it's accessible to Boston, and I prefer to live in urban, so that makes me to feel comfortable, maybe. Anyway, I prefer to live in Amherst, it seems more like college town, much more beautiful than Worcester, which the Clark located. Also, UMass gives me more choice on academic courses. I've didn't decide my major yet, but I'm interested in Interior design, entrepreneurship, and music, so UMass will give me more opportunity to learn what I want to learn. Fee is not in the concern, my parents always say "go whether you want to go".lol I've already got a LOT of information, and both have pros and cons seems equally, so I'm now very confusing to make the decision. I've never been to MA yet, so if there are some suggestion, please tell me. Or if you have any more information or personal preferences about these schools, please tell me too. Thank you so much !!