Chance me, Trojans? :)

Sequoia
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:28:57 +0000

midcissp has a point. Since Marshall may be more competitive than CLAS, you might consider applying undeclared and expressing your fields of interest in one of the essays. I believe you could try to transfer into Marshall (if that’s possible) in soph or junior year. As for Cinema, that’s extremely competitive (a 4% or so acceptance rate from what I understand, at least in Production and Critical Studies). I think your essays will be an important part of your application, and if you are aiming to have a career which combines business with theatre, your experience in the acting industry will be an interesting advantage.

If I remember correctly there is a space on the application where you can explain special circumstances. But as nhsharvard said, having your GC make mention of those circumstances is a good idea.