I'm currently attending Ryerson's "prestigious" fi...

I'm currently attending Ryerson's "prestigious" film program. So far it's been a huge disappointment, and it baffles me that people hold this school's film program to such a high regard.

Ryerson turned into a university in the 70s from being a polytechnic college. Quite ambitious, but it worked out well for many of its programs. A majority, probably. But, for film, we're left with a program that feels like a weekend crash course stretched out over four years. As an academic program, it's an insult to education. As a technical, hands-on program, it's a joke.

If you want a scholastic education in cinema, go to U of T or York; if you want career-prep, go to Seneca or Humber. Ryerson's program is a compromise between the two, and it feels almost like they tried to somehow integrate academia into what was otherwise a fine college course in order to justify the degree. In doing so, however, they've managed to maul the technical and practical aspects of the curriculum.

I'm in second year, and in a whole semester of visual studies we've only learned how to move and transform objects in After Effects. We're just starting FCPX, and the only thing about lighting that we've learned is how to turn them on.

If you have money and time to waste, sure, Ryerson might be a great option. If you want a job or an education, stay clear of this institution and disregard all of the hype associated with it, because that's all it is.