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***To start off I'm having a huge dilema and would appreciate any help possible***

I am currently a student at a small school in New Jersey called Caldwell College. I will be graduating this spring in a degree in psychology.
In the spring of 06 I was attending the Univeristy of North Carolina Wilmington where I was also a Psychology major. But upon that semester I took two film classes, intro to film production and a film studes class and absolutly feel in love with the classes. After taking those classes I decided to become a double major in Psychology and Film Production. However during the summer of 06 I got kicked out of UNCW because of my grades(In the fall of 05 i was a business major and was no good at the major so i was forced to change my major so i could get my GPA up). Since my GPA was so low there was only a handfull of colleges that would take me.Caldwell College doesn't have a film department which leads me with a huge dilema since I desperatly want a degree in film production.
My question is should I try to get into a film school as a undergraduate or a graduate student next year(i plan on applying in the spring of next year). My interests are in Directing and Producing Major Motion Pictures.(As a side note I've maintained a 3.4 GPA for over the past year at Caldwell College)
 
Posts: 2 | Location: caldwell college | Registered: October 09, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Depending on which school you're interested in, you might want to speak with a counselor...
 
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if you only have a year left i would wait it out and then apply to grad school...keep in mind of course that you usually need a 3.0 GPA to even be considered for most grad programs.
 
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Don't quote me on this, but I believe most schools would prefer applicants who've completed a Bachelor's to apply for the Master's programs...that's what I'd go for, as well...otherwise, you'd be taking the GEs all over again.
 
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