Chong0318

anyone any comments?

Yeah, you are quite right that it is crucial for me to get clear what job skills I am lacking. Actually, I need both anthropology theories study and documentary filming skills. Now I am more intended to USC because it is a one-year program which means the less financial burden on me( both two programs has no any financial support so far ) and its courses' design seems very practical in making films. NYU’s program has to learn three core courses(one semester) about film theories which I am not interested in so much.

I have to make a decision between two programs: Master of Visual Anthropology in USC and Cinema Studies in Culture and Media at NYU. The first is a one-year program and based in Anthropology department to make ethnography movies, whereas the NYU's is a two-year program and more focusing on filming (the program is cooperated with anthropology department and have many courses in anthropology field) I am interested in the crossing field of documentary filming and anthropology. After getting the master degree, I will seek a job in the USA in the related industry to gain experience to make documentary films. Now I am more intended to USC because it is a one-year program which means the less financial burden on me ( both two programs has no any financial support so far ) and its courses' design seems very practical. NYU’s program has to learn three courses about film theories which I am not interested in so much. Actually, I need both anthropology theories study and documentary filming skills ( not cinema theories). I also heard people say that "studying the independent and art films go New York and Commercial films go LA". In my case, how should I choose? Anyone has experience in related field and can give some comments in this two schools or cities? Thanks！

anyone any comments?

Hi I have to make a decision between two programs: Master of Visual Anthropology in USC and Cinema Studies in Culture and Media at NYU. The first is a one year program and based in Anthropology department, whereas the NYU's is a two-year program and more focusing on documentary filming (the program is cooperated with anthropology department and have many courses in anropology field) I am interested in the crossing field of documentary filming and anthropology. After getting the master degree, I will seeking a job in related industry to gain experience to make films. People say that "studying the independent and art films go New York and Commercial films to to LA". In my case, how should I choose? Anyone can give some comments in this two schools or this industry in documentary shooting？ Thanks！

Thank you for your comments! Big city schools are better for chasing a job. USC's program is very practical and courses are designed for the job market. Now I am more intended to accept the admission from USC, but as you said one year is so short to build a solid foundation.

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Hey, thanks, man! You seem really know SFSU anthropology department very well and they have a long history in this field. Can you give some comments on USC and Chico state as well about visual anth and overrall? USC seems also quite strong in visual anthropology field.

Hi Now, I have got three admissions from USC, San Francisco State University and Chico State. The USC's degree is MA in visual anthropology and the others are MA in anthropology but has the specialty in visual media. USC's program is one year plus a summer film workshop. The courses are mainly focusing on documentary filmmaking. The other two schools are two-year programs, first year design of the general basis in anthropology theories, then the second year in visual direction. It seems that USC has a better reputation in this field than the others. USC is definitely more expensive, but an only one-year program. During all programs, the professor, probably the future mentor, in SFSU shows the biggest interested in me, we have many discussions through email. I am an international student. After the study, I am planning to find a job at Sates in the related field and I have no interest in purchasing PhD to go deeper in the academic community. LA and San Francisco are big cities. Chico is a small town. By the way, I checked the school welcoming video on youtube, and SFSU building is all new and today's style, seems quite boring. Does anyone know more about visual anthropology and these three schools? Appreciate any your suggestions and idea.

Hi Now, I have got three admissions from USC, San Francisco State University and Chico State. The USC's degree is MA in visual anthropology and the others are MA in anthropology but has the specialty in visual media. USC's program is one year plus a summer film workshop. The courses are mainly focusing on documentary filmmaking. The other two schools are two-year programs, first year design of the general basis in anthropology theories, then the second year in visual direction. It seems that USC has a better reputation in this field than the others. USC is definitely more expensive, but an only one-year program. During all programs, the professor, probably the future mentor, in SFSU shows the biggest interested in me, we have many discussions through email. I am an international student. After the study, I am planning to find a job at Sates in the related field and I have no interest in purchasing PhD to go deeper in the academic community. LA and San Francisco are big cities. Chico is a small town. By the way, I checked the school welcoming video on youtube, and SFSU building is all new and today's style, seems quite boring. Does anyone know more about visual anthropology and these three schools? Appreciate any your suggestions and idea.

Nice to find this 30+club! It is never too old to dream! I have worked for about 8 years after getting my BA degree and taken a 2 year's gap year of world traveling. Hopefully, now I find what I really like and come back to school again. For me, graduate study is not only for the education, but also for a new life experience to live in a new challenging culture which is totally different from my homeland.

Hi Does anybody join in the GW university online graduate admission chat? This is not a interview invitation which only inviting potencial applicants, right? Seems like they sending to all applicants...Actually, I have two offers now and one is better the option of GW. Should I join in this chat? or just ignore it? the mail "Join the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at our upcoming online chat session. This chat is a great opportunity to ask admissions staff and current students questions about academic programs, the admissions process, student life, and much more."

Thank you! That's also what I thought.

Thank u, man! I got the reply about the funding from the department " A number of scholarships are available after you come here, but we do not have fellowships that pay tuition. Very few universities in the United States have scholarships/fellowships for MA students." How should I understand these words?

Thanks so much for your quick reply! I just hope my answers of waiting for other schools feedback will not offend the offer schools' admission officer.

I am applying the MA program and got my first offer a couple of days ago (this is much early than I thought). This school's specialty fit my interest very well, but the university is just in a "state level". The department graduate coordinator wrote me the letter for congrats and said: "In order for you to be eligible for priority enrollment for fall 2017 classes, you need to go on-line and accept the offer of admission." and start to discuss for the courses I want to choose for the first term. The graduate school sent me the letter as well and wrote "We are in the process of preparing a formal admission letter and I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for you and will email options for express delivery to you in the next few days. " Both of them did not mention anything about deadline for consideration or program funding. I am also a little confused that does the I-20 Certificate send to international applicants only after the official accept? I have not got answers from other schools yet and is this a push to accept their admission? What should I do? Any advice would be much appreciated!

UCI has visual anthropology program in PhD?

Actually Mississippi State is already in my applying list, with founding will be great. By the way, the professor works in Latin America, but I do not speak any Spanish. Is that will be a problem for applying?

yeah, thanks your advise. my interests are in tourism, environmental anth, immigration and visual.

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thanks for sharing! but it seems not so many followers...

Well, I do not know why I cannot edit my words up, so to continue here. In other words, the question maybe in a MA program, how much should my study interest meet the faculty members? As I find that in some schools the curriculum, the courses, are good for me, but the faculty members study areas may not so sure. So, can I conclude that maybe in the level of MA, the match of curriculum to my interest is more important than mentors? Is this similar to the difference between coursework MA and research MA?

that's really helpful!

“Honestly, what I did was I went through every single school in every single state that I could stand to live in and looked through their anthropology departments intently. I looked at every single professor and their interests and looked through their publications. That's probably the BEST way to do it so you're not missing any major school that you might have overlooked otherwise.” choosing right program seems a tough work...

Since no interest in going too deep in the academic field, I am seeking a standalone MA program for culture anthropology. My planning is after MA graduation to work for NGO or continue my own small business. Well, mainly two questions to consult: First, there are many schools offer the MA program in "applied culture anthropology", but I do not have much idea about the difference between culture anthropology and applied culture anthropology. The applied anthropology is more focus on how to use the anthropology theory to solve real world problem? Maybe it is more suitable for me, as I am not pursuing the PhD after. Second question is about the faculty studying preference. Some people say for PhD program it is important and necessary to match your mentor's area, but for MA it is not as important as PhD, because MA is somehow teaching the general methodology and theory. I am from East Asian, so when I choose schools, should I look for some schools which prefer studying in this geography area or it does not matter so much where they geographically focus on? Or if maybe it matters, but actually differs from university to university? Thank you for all your help! Chong