<p>@abby1645 Hi! No, it’s great that you’re already thinking about where to apply. I basically began high school thinking I was going to be premed (haha…). But then I took some business and journalism classes and really liked the things I learned there. I still knew I didn’t want to study business and journalism, though - they weren’t quite for me. I’ve always loved television; it’s kind of what I’m known for amongst my group of friends. I never thought I’d be able to turn it into a career or be able to study it. But I thought about it more and more and decided I wouldn’t be remotely as happy doing anything else. So to answer your question concisely, I didn’t know I really wanted to be in film until senior year when I was writing my college applications. For a while, I left my major blank or as undecided. But when I put Film/Television, it felt very right. 
Plus all my essays were basically about film and television, so I guess that gave me a clue, too.</p>
<p>I did not have a lot of experience with film, no. I have taken photography classes and art classes in general. I also took a basic film studies class in high school. But I never worked on a big film project or made anything huge besides some school projects. Like I’ve said in my previous posts, I’m really interested in writing. For my portfolio, I chose the writing option for Tisch. I personally think vision, potential, and passion are the most important things. Experience is what you get from Tisch! So don’t worry too much about finding a film crew to work on or anything. I would certainly experiment, though. I write a lot in my free time and ended up submitting one of those works with my portfolio. If you like writing, write. If you like editing, edit. If you like filming, film. Practicing and experimenting will sharpen your skills and give you a plethora of things to choose from if you apply to film school.</p>
<p>Haha. I think that some Tisch kids are nice but there are certainly pretentious ones. Tisch is definitely a collaborative school, though. So it’s important to surround yourself with people you want to work with and also to be friendly yourself. You don’t want to be THAT Tisch kid that everyone finds stuck up and would never ask to help out with projects. I’ve met a ton of great and friendly people here, though. I think at most schools in general, there will be those pretentious types. At NYU, Tisch is stereotypically known as being pretentious… But I am pretty happy with the Tisch people I know. It’s not too difficult to avoid the pretentious ones. One of my professors always tells us to stay humble, and I think he’s right.</p>