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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Film school and Theater degree are two different things.

My kid is in the USC School of Cinematic Arts(SCA).
https://cinema.usc.edu/

Under SCA, there are number of majors
- Animation & Digital Arts
- Cinema & Media Studies
- Producing Program
- Film & Television Production
- Writing for Film & Television
- Interactive Media & Games

My kid is in Animation and Digital Arts.
It's the only 'arty' major + school that I sort of agreed with. 
The acceptance rate was 2%, and I actually didn't expect my kid to get in.

The program is just the best imo, and seemed like a real deal.  
They only select 16 kids per year for the major.
(Hence acceptance rate was 2%)
Last year, two kids didn't commit because they had to pay full price, so only 14 kids for the entire major (they don't even fill up the spots from waitlist or anything)
The faculty members are top notch from Disney, Dreamworks, etc. 
With all this support, exclusiveness, connection, etc., I'm kind of hopeful that my kid would start a decent career in the field after graduation although the field is pretty tough one.

I still advised my kid to minor in Computer Science, and my kid is also pursuing a CS minor. 
This is another great thing about attending USC (vice art schools) 
It's challenging and the kid is pretty busy.

If you kid is into making movies, then Film/TV Production.
It's also the best in the country/world, but the field is probably even much tougher than animation.  
I don't know how much you get to pay, but only you can tell if it's worth it.
My kid got a half tuition scholarship so it was an easy decision.

If your kid is into Acting/Theater, it's a different thing.  
It's one of the least lucrative majors on the average.  
USC has School of Dramatic Arts
https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/  
Many schools have Theater majors. [/quote]

So he hasn’t graduated yet and you don’t know what the actual job prospects will be. CalArts would have been a better degree. [/quote]

Hell No.[/quote]

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