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Could I find a merit-based / academic full-ride scholarship as a transfer student?
I’ve been looking into it, but it seems very rare.
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<p>Highly unlikely.</p>
<p>In addition, it is extremely hard to get into the top film schools. For instance, FSU – which is a top 10 film school – gets hundreds of applications, but selects about 40 students each year. </p>
<p>“So, I guess another possibility would be to study abroad for two years–and explore the world!–and then transfer my senior year to a school that offers film…”</p>
<p>Colleges don’t take seniors as transfers.</p>
<p>Can you study film as an independent study at the college where you are?</p>
<p>You could remain where you are, but change majors to something more interesting to you. Take classes in film/ music there. Then, you could go to graduate school for film or music composition.</p>