<p>I’m currently a rising sophomore in Smith College from Beijing and I just got my acceptance as a transfer sophomore from NYU Gallatin school of individual studies. I want to study economics and film studies. We don’t have film studies major here in Smith but I’ve met really great professors. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｎｕｍｏｕｒｓ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ ｏｆ ｂｏｔｈ ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ． Ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ ｉｆ Ｉ ｓｔａｙ ｉｎ Ｓｍｉｔｈ， Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｄｏ ｏｎｅ ｙｅａｒ ａｂｒｏａｄ ｉｎ ＬＳＥ ｆｏｒ ｅｃｏｎ ｏｒ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ａｌｓｏ ｄｏ ｏｎｅ ｓｅｍｅｓｔｅｒ ｏｆ ｆｉｌｍ ｓｔｕｄｅｉｓ ｉｎ Ｔｉｓｃｈ ａｎｄ ｏｎｅ ｓｅｍｅｓｔｅｒ ｉｎ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ ｆｏｒ ｅｃｏｎ．Ｉｎ Ｇａｌｌａｔｉｎ， ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｍａｎｙ ｇｒｅａｔ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｉｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｉｎｔｅｒｎｓｈｉｐ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｃａｎ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｃｏｍｂｉｎｅ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｓ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ａ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｗａｙ ｏｆ ｐｕｒｓｕｉｎｇ ａ ｍａｊｏｒ． So I’m debating between these two schools. Should ｇｏ ｏｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ Ｉ ｓｔａｙ？？？</p>
<p>My daughter went to Smith and had a fantastic time there. You have already been there so you know what life is like there and the quality of education available. Would you consider going to graduate school for film studies? Perhaps you could then enjoy Smith and NYU.</p>
<p>Thank you for replying. Yes definitely! Columbia would be my dream graduate school for both econ and film studies. I did enjoy Smith. However I feel that film studies in Smith not really strong even though we have great professor (Alex Keller!). The courses are limited and in a way that only concentrates on theory and history. I feel that in Galatin, there’s more opportunity to learn the skills through internships and to gain social experience maybe?</p>
<p>I really don’t know…It’s so tough.</p>