Semester In Los Angeles

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It’s heartening to hear that Columbia meet students where they are. creating an individualized experience to make sure everyone can participate in their education. Now that’s a beautiful thing. Columbia is proud to call Chicago home, but some students have west coast aspirations. For them Columbia offers semester in LA, where students are immersed in the entertainment industry with classes on a studio lot in the heart of Hollywood. Here to tell us more is Alexis. A 2019 graduate who spent a semester in the LA program. Take it away, Alexis.

– Hey everyone. I graduated from Columbia’s film program in 2019. I chose Columbia because I wanted a world-class media education that would help me get my foot in the door. The environment at Columbia really puts you in a place to succeed, and it gives you the tools to help you fuel your own natural creativity. This semester in LA program was really the tipping point for me in choosing to go here. They said you to Los Angeles for a semester, and you’re taught coursework by the industry’s top leaders and creators as well as interning for some of the best companies in the world. Once you graduate, you’re ready to go out in the workplace and already have valuable connections and networking in Hollywood. During my time in the semester in LA program, I was interning and studying full-time while working a part-time job. It was incredibly challenging, but also really rewarding. I was able to take everything that I learned in the classroom and take it directly to the workplace. It was really hard, not gonna lie, but I was surrounded by other Columbia students while I was there. We were resources for each other and giving tips and tricks on different PA jobs, Hollywood networking events, film screenings, and just surviving life in Los Angeles. Now I work as an Executive Assistant at Snapchat on the Creative Strategy team. Our team partners with world-class advertisers on bringing new and relevant content to the platform. I really love that it’s exciting, fast paced and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with augmented reality. Columbia helped me get there by pushing me outside of my element, as well as giving me opportunities to network, pitch, and work with some top talent as well as mentoring me and giving me career advice in which direction I wanna go. Alex, back to you.

– Wow, Alexis. I know there are great things ahead for you and other Columbia alumni in California and across the country. It sounds like you snapped up the opportunity to build your career in Los Angeles, and that is amazing. Take care. At Columbia diversity and inclusion, aren’t just about numbers. Columbia is doing the work to take institutional action that acknowledges our nation’s history