Film school as one of the 12 best

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>according to Hollywood Reporter:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=399361[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=399361&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>NU’s film school is often said to be one of the best; but since there’s no official ranking, it’s nice to see it being recognized by a major publication in the industry.</p>

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<p>We have a film school? :wink: </p>

<p>I was actually just talking with a film major from my dorm… he’s not entirely thrilled with the faculty- feels they impose their opinions too much. Sounded exactly like my friends experience at USC and Tisch, so yah.</p>

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<p>The film teachers here are ****in’ fantastic. The 2 intro film classes everyone must take are AWESOME classes with great engaging professors. They might be opinionated, but it’s a field that’s all about opinions… I mean, it’s movies. You don’t get flanked for disagreeing with a prof, but they’re entitled to express their thoughts/feelings. Anyway, I love the RTVF department here.</p>

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<p>For someone interested in writing for TV / film, is RTVF the way to go, or an English major / creative writing minor, or what?</p>

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<p>We have a certificate called “Creative Writing for the Media” which you apply for at the end of your sophomore year. If accepted, you take on class in the program each quarter for your remaining time at NU, and each class focuses on a different theme or genre. The classes are seminar style and have the same 12 students throughout, so you really get to know those in your class which is very helpful once you move out in NY/LA/etc and start getting into the industry.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Juliusmonky. Is that for Speech school students only, or WCAS students, or anyone?</p>

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<p>It’s housed in Comm/RTVF but I’d assume it’s like any other program where anyone can apply, like a minor or something. It sounds like an awesome program, but FYI sounds very competitive so it shouldn’t be banked on.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/creative/[/url]”>http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/creative/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah, I know students outside of RTVF who are in the program. It is highly competitive, so as dfleish said, not something to count on, but you can still take plently of screenwriitng courses if you are not admitted to that program.</p>

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<p>From the website:</p>

<p>Only students within the Radio/Television/Film, Theatre, Communication Studies and Performance Studies departments are eligible to apply</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia5be1da221ff0087f2bed07a93221af5[/url]”>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia5be1da221ff0087f2bed07a93221af5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah, I think I’d agree with all that.</p>