Are the acceptance deadlines of all the top film editing schools closing in but you still find yourself staring at the papers and wondering which school to pick?

With so many famous and reputed film schools in the country and dozens of new ones emerging, you are spoilt for choices and it is natural to feel confused.

Here are a few things to ask yourself while you are taking the final call:

Realize your goal
Many people fail to understand that more than getting into a top film editing school, a student’s priority should be getting into a school that is known for a certain aspect of filmmaking that he/she is specifically interested in. So, the best thing to do before you decide on your film school is to understand your goal. Which area of cinema are you most passionate about? Some of the broader areas of films, which will help you narrow down your goals are filmmaking, production, screenwriting, cinematography, film business, and sound production
Once you know exactly what you want to pursue, you can then research and find the best film editing school that offers you exactly what you are looking for.

Choose your mentors
You can go to the official websites of all the film editing schools and learn about the permanent faculty and the industry professionals that teach in the top film editing schools. What you must know is that every school has its own teaching approach towards filmmaking, so choose the one that you can personally relate to.
A handy tip is to choose a film school that has professors and students coming from diverse backgrounds as their stories will be equally diverse and rich in culture; improving the quality of your education.

Research
The best thing to do if you are not sure about which school to choose is to brush up on your research skills and do an in-depth research about the top schools. While you are looking through the colleges, make sure that you cover important factors like programs offered, location, duration of the course, tuition fees and scholarships offered.

Just make sure that you know exactly what you want, and you choose an institution that will help you achieve your cinematic goals.