Ged In New York
Q: I'm thinking about double majoring in
Literature or English. The gist of the advice I got was: It doesn't matter
which school I go to (well, it matters SOME), it matters how much _living_ I
do. Or something like that.
Well, the time has come for me to pick among the colleges I got into. I've
pretty much had my heart set on UCLA, since it's closeby, cheap, and no doubt a
good film school (right?? right??
A:a) My understanding is that getting into UCLA film classes is really tough,
even if you are already there as an undergrad. If so, you might be better off
at a school where you know you can get into the film classes.
b) Even if Berkeley gets fewer students into the film industry, it might be
that the ones who break in form a Berkeley Hollywood mafia. If so, they might
be a lot more helpful to five Berkeley grads who come by than UCLA alums
would be to the 5 trillion UCLA grads who ask for informational interviews.
If you want to keep a car, living expenses in Los Angeles would be much lower
than in New York.
If you could live without having a car and were willing to commute 20 minutes
by subway every day, New York might be cheaper. It's pretty easy to find a
room in a three or four bedroom apartment in Jersey City or Brooklyn for $400
a month.
I think university classes, night school