Incoming Status: Freshmen
Area of Interest: Film
Entry Semester Available: Fall 2009
Early Application Deadline: November 17, 2008
Regular Application Deadline: January 16, 2009

Follow these instructions when applying to Purchase College as a Freshman Film applicant.

Note: International Applicants must follow the international application instructions.

Note: Students who have not reached their academic potential because of limited financial resources and inadequate academic preparation should review the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Purchase College.

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Step 1: Submit your completed application

Send the completed application (after it is reviewed by your guidance counselor), a check for $40 (payable to "SUNY APC"), and your Official Transcripts to:

SUNY Applications Processing Center
State University Plaza
PO Box 22007
Albany, New York 12201-2007

Note: International Students need to mail the completed application to the Office of Admissions at Purchase College. International Students should review the international application instructions.

Step 2: Request TWO official High School transcripts or GED scores, and SAT or ACT scores.  Note: One transcript is for Admissions and the other is for the Conservatory.

Have scores sent to Albany with your application or sent directly to:

Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

Step 3: Submit your essay
Students applying to the film program must complete and mail TWO copies of an autobiographical essay (1.5 pages, typewritten and single-spaced) and mail it to:

Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

Note: This essay is a critical aspect of the initial screening process.

Your best intellectual and creative effort should be demonstrated in the essay. It might include a a description of yourself, why you want to make films, and any experience you've had that supports or prompts your choice.

Qualified candidates will be invited to Purchase for an interview - Interviews are not automatically granted to Film Program Applicants. Those who are invited should bring portfolio materials (e.g., slides, scripts, films, artwork) to the interview. Faculty members suggest that you bring two letters of recommendation (one artistic and one academic) to the interview as well.

Do not send the portfolio to the Office of Admissions.

For more information, visit the Theatre Arts and Film website

NOTE: Film applicants are not required to submit the Supplemental Admissions Form.  The Supplemental Admissions Form is for Liberal Arts and Sciences and Art+Design applicants only.  Please refer to the steps above for additional program requirements.