<p>Undecided is fine. That’s not unusual. </p>
<p>But be cautious about the “transfer” into film desire. There are just too many students for too few slots. A few months ago, a few students I talked to on campus were expressing some resentment at the “backdoor” attempts to get into the school by peers who didn’t realize they still had to submit the same extensive essays and portfolios that freshman had to submit. There’s no shortcut. There’s no “I’m on campus so I have a better shot” scenario."</p>
<p>In fact, at one of the other schools my child applied to it was known that if you don’t get into their film school as a freshman, you can NOT transfer from another department later. You have to leave and apply as an external transfer. That’s how often it had been tried.</p>
<p>You can suggest you’re interested in doing film as a minor, or taking classes to round yourself out. Many students are doing that anyway. But pick a major you would love to study at USC because there’s a good chance you’ll be stuck with it. You can pick up film experience by taking supplemental classes and crewing on SCA student projects. And if you get lucky, you might be one of the few who transfers in. But it’s rare, have a back-up plan.</p>
<p>The deadline for SCA was December 1st, btw. So don’t waste time listing it on the application. It just becomes another reason to reject you - (most USC applications are rejected). It would raise flags that you listed it as an option more than a month after the deadline. Listing it means you are “applying” now - not “interested later.”</p>
<p>BTW - Not everyone who gets into SCA has extensive (or any) film experience. And some who have a lot get turned down. Just be yourself. They seem to like an eclectic mix there based on the students I’ve met so far.</p>