Screenwriting and Playwriting at Drexel

LayraSparks
Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:40:25 +0000

Thank you so much for your reply, you did give me quite a bit of information. I have contacted Drexel about it, but all they did was give me some generic opinions. I definitely want to pursue screenwriting, and anything not film-related (as a major) is out of question for me. If I don’t do screenwriting as an undergraduate, I’ll try to get into a Critical Studies/Cinema Studies program, and do Screenwriting in grad school, hopefully at USC. Transferring is not as simple for me, since I’m international, which is why I’m trying to get a school that is most likely to be a good fit for me. That also limits my possibilities on visiting the campus.
It is quite worrying, however, that nobody really talks about Drexel’s screenwriting program. Since this industry is about connections, I don’t know how much of it a primarily engineering-oriented university could give me. Not being well-known is one thing, being unheard of is another. Of course, now I’m only talking about the Screenwriting department.
To be honest, and this may not sound the best, my scholarship is what really pulled me towards Drexel. It never was my first choice, but I’m willing to give it a chance, and that is why I asked. I find the overpowering silence about it a bit worrying.
Anyway, thank you for your help. I’ll probably try and contact Drexel about it again.