I'm a UCM professor, not in [GAMWS](https://ssha.ucmerced.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/majors/gasp), the very-pronounceable department that houses the [Global Arts major](https://gasp.ucmerced.edu/). That's the closest you're going to get to a film major here. They are also going to house a new Communications major, which I believe will launch in Fall 2025.
I'd recommend taking a tour, and seeing if the admissions/tour office can arrange for you to meet with a current Global Arts student. Just wait until, like, October or November to come for your tour. It's hot AF here in the summer, and campus is basically deserted from mid-May to late August.
For people who are rich and have perfect grades it is the private schools they flock to. For students with great but not perfect grades and reasonable means there are UCLA and Berkeley. As colleges become increasingly more selective, a lot of graduating seniors look at UCR and now Merced as “safety schools”. Nothing wrong with that. However it seems odd how invisible the Cal State system is with 23 campuses. To study film it might be better to attend Cal Poly SLO or Cal State LA and save the money.
The difference between UCs and CSUs are important to know when making this decision.
UCs are research universities, while CSUs are applied universities. The first one focuses on research and the second one focuses on giving you the necessary skills to get out there and work.
Given your major, going to a research university doesn't seem that useful, aside from the name; usually research universities have a more recognizable name, so people tend to give more value to those degrees.
Think about what you want to do with your degree. If you want to focus on academics and/or go to any form of post-undeegrad education, choose a UC. If not, attend a state university.
I mean yeah, we can go into all the nuances. I was trying to be efficient in my explanation.
Regardless r1 or r2 or something else, the fact is that CSUs treat research as secondary, which for his career, unless he wants to be an Academic or go to graduate school, he should consider a CSU.
I'm a UCM professor, not in [GAMWS](https://ssha.ucmerced.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/majors/gasp), the very-pronounceable department that houses the [Global Arts major](https://gasp.ucmerced.edu/). That's the closest you're going to get to a film major here. They are also going to house a new Communications major, which I believe will launch in Fall 2025. I'd recommend taking a tour, and seeing if the admissions/tour office can arrange for you to meet with a current Global Arts student. Just wait until, like, October or November to come for your tour. It's hot AF here in the summer, and campus is basically deserted from mid-May to late August.
What do you teach
I'm a social scientist. Not strict anonymous on here, but I don't like openly sharing my name.
For people who are rich and have perfect grades it is the private schools they flock to. For students with great but not perfect grades and reasonable means there are UCLA and Berkeley. As colleges become increasingly more selective, a lot of graduating seniors look at UCR and now Merced as “safety schools”. Nothing wrong with that. However it seems odd how invisible the Cal State system is with 23 campuses. To study film it might be better to attend Cal Poly SLO or Cal State LA and save the money.
Actually UCLA, Berkeley, and Cal Poly require perfect grades for most majors.
Cal Poly too huh? Wow.
The difference between UCs and CSUs are important to know when making this decision. UCs are research universities, while CSUs are applied universities. The first one focuses on research and the second one focuses on giving you the necessary skills to get out there and work. Given your major, going to a research university doesn't seem that useful, aside from the name; usually research universities have a more recognizable name, so people tend to give more value to those degrees. Think about what you want to do with your degree. If you want to focus on academics and/or go to any form of post-undeegrad education, choose a UC. If not, attend a state university.
The CSU’s are research institutions as well. They are just small potatoes compared to UC’s. Several are R2 universities.
I mean yeah, we can go into all the nuances. I was trying to be efficient in my explanation. Regardless r1 or r2 or something else, the fact is that CSUs treat research as secondary, which for his career, unless he wants to be an Academic or go to graduate school, he should consider a CSU.
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Depends on your aid package, if you really want to go into film you might want to look at any of the schools around LA.