<p>USC and UCLA are both traditional academic undergraduate experiences. UCLA is a BA, requiring lots of general ed requirements. I didn’t get the impression that the OP was all that interested in a traditional college experience. He could always apply to those universities for their graduate film scoring programs once he has a degree under his belt.</p>
<p>As for Mannes, I think you’re doing the professors there a huge disservice. I’m not sure what you’re using as criteria to judge a composition professor.</p>