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any references? i wish to transfer to calarts or similar to it, so which community college should i enter ty
 
Posts: 54 | Location: hopefully valencia | Registered: July 07, 2009Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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What state? If you're going to be in Southern California, you can look at Long Beach City College, El Camino College, or Santa Monica College. Of the three, Santa Monica College has the best reputation.

You want to be careful when selecting your classes, though. Most film schools (UCs, Privates) do not accept film production courses in transfer from community colleges. I know a lot of people who weren't aware of that and they took 25 units of production courses, and when it came time to transfer, they only had 35 transferable units. They either had to transfer to lower-rate Cal State schools, or extend their community college stay by a year to make up the 25 units.

Most film history, film theory, and film criticism classes do transfer. I focused on those, along with general education classes. I also took creative writing, art history, and photography classes to round out my 60 units.

Your best bet is to make a list of the top three schools you want to attend, and then call their admissions counselors and ask them what they recommend you take at the community college level. That way you can design your curriculum around what your top schools are looking for. Chances are, if you meet the requirements for the top schools, you will also meet the requirements for the lower-tier schools (but not the other way around).
 
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