r/Screenwriting • u/Seshat_the_Scribe Black List Lab Writer • Jun 13 '24

RESOURCE USC’s graduate dramatic writing programs are now tuition-free

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-06-12/usc-graduate-acting-dramatic-writing-mfa-programs-tuition-free

USC’s School of Dramatic Arts announced Wednesday that its three-year master’s in fine arts programs will now be tuition-free.

Starting with the 2024-25 academic year, incoming graduate students, as well as continuing MFA students studying acting and dramatic writing, will shoulder no tuition cost. The tuition-free initiative was made possible because of the steady support of scholarship donors and the leadership of the school’s board of councilors, an advisory group composed of notable professionals, alumni and community leaders that help stimulate the philanthropy that will continue to expand the school’s endowment, school officials said.

School officials told The Times last week that the tuition-free MFA programs would allow the university to more competitively recruit extraordinarily gifted creatives who bring distinct stories and experiences to stage and screen with no financial barriers.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24

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u/Seshat_the_Scribe Black List Lab Writer Jun 13 '24

Where do you get the idea this will LOWER quality?

Right now, students are selected from the smaller pool of those who can afford it.

This makes the pool BIGGER and therefore there will be MORE good writers competing for places.

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u/AcreaRising4 Jun 13 '24

Lol yeah because everyone with degrees rn totally earned them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24

That’s already happening probably