<p>here’s something that can make you feel better:</p>
<p>until yesterday, i still didn’t make up my mind between NYU and NU, but i sent in my deposit to the latter regardless</p>
<p>here’s some comment made by a kid who’s also in my situation (and yours 
on facebook:</p>
<p>Annie Strauman: I got into Tisch, but I would NEVER EVER go there. I’ve had many friends graduate as film and acting majors and it’s like a factory - you get no personal attention. They just put you on a conveyor belt and turn you into a film maker.</p>
<p>NU is a personal program that has produced some great filmmakers. I love Chicago more than I can ever say, there are tons of opportunities to do extracircular work in my major and out of it. The alumni are extremely loyal and have a great network. I don’t know - there are a thousand little details. I’ve felt like NU was like God made my perfect school and then let a million beautiful people in.</p>
<p>here’s another comment made by a current rtvf student:</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>So this is very strange, but I just thought I’d check out the 2012 Group (I’m class of '11) and, of course, clicked on the RTVF discussion thread, finding your inquiry.</p>
<p>Here are my thoughts:</p>
<p>As you say, NU has a “perfect mix of theory and practice”. You can be as involved in production as you want, or you can basically only take the required intro course. There are incredible equipment/facilities at your disposal should you decide that you want to focus on production. There are also very interesting theoretical, analytical, and historical courses on cinema that can stand alone or compliment your production interests.</p>
<p>On top of this, NU has very few graduate students, so all of the priority goes to UNDERGRADS!! The film sets are all extracurricular activities, and there are so many films made each quarter that if you want to, you can basically become a Crew Head by your second or third quarter of freshman year. </p>
<p>The RTVF community here is outstanding, with people who are very smart and focused on academics outside of film as well. Lots of people double major, and its very easy to do (I’m doubling in Political Science) because you only have to fulfill the Comm. distro requirements, not Weinberg’s. It’s also a very tight knit community, which, if you want it to, can function as your social base. If not, plenty of people (like me) have friends in and out of the major and get along just fine.</p>
<p>NU also has a huge amount of alumni connections in the industry, as I’m sure you’ve heard. Unless you want to go into teaching film, graduate school in filmmaking is not going to be the greatest investment. You’ll get a great liberal arts undergraduate education here (rather than basically being in a film conservatory at Tisch).</p>
<p>Anyway, this is my random good deed for the day. if you have any questions, let me know.</p>
<p>-Andrew Glor
RTVF 2011</p>
<p>hope this can help :)</p>