Admission Process

The basic criteria for eligibility includes: evidence of English language proficiency, comparable and verifiable proof of high school grades and certificates when applying as a freshman and those of college education when applying for grad studies. Of equal value is being able to present proof of financial support to pay for your educational and living expenses. Broadly speaking, it is advisable to develop a plan to cover the cost of tuition, fees and living expenses for the entire length of your program and always keep a look out for scholarships exclusive to your school.

Some well-endowed universities such as USC offer merit based scholarships for undergrad studies to international students in which case admission runs concurrently with the financial aid process. But this is quite rare.

International students are, however, often eligible for school-based scholarships and fellowships as and where they exist. International students may also be eligible for loans through private lending sources, which usually require a co-signer who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

What distinguishes the application process to film school or film studies on the whole is the relatively greater weight given to talent, creativity and imagination. Various schools have slightly different ways of gauging this whether by means of a phone or in-person interview, the weight given to portfolios and the student’s statement of purpose (SoP).

Exercise 17. What do these acronyms stand for? Browse through the article again to find their full version and translate them into Russian.

BA –

BFA –

MA –

MFA –

PhD –

UCLA –

TFT –

USD –

USC –

BLS –

SoP –