UCLA Extension

I made the mistake of choosing UCLA Extension's Screenwriting Certificate Program thinking that with the backing of you know...UCLA, that I would be receiving a quality educational experience. Not so much. The bottom line is that these classes (specifically the remote and online versions which make up 90% of their offerings) are significantly designed around peer feedback, and very little actual instructor led instruction and "teaching/feedback". With 12-14 individuals in a class, it's damn near impossible to get everyone the opportunity to discuss their work (in this case your story/screenplay) within a 3 hour weekly zoom class. I'm not interested in paying $700-$1000 for a class that ultimately just provides some accountability, assignment driven work, and the majority of class time having to listen to other students go through their work. Folks would be better off taking that money and hiring a coach/professional who offers 1:1 instruction or guidance for 30 min a week. While I only participated in one course and dropped out, things were pretty disorganized, poor time management, delayed responses from the instructor...it's just not a quality experience and I feel people would be better served looking elsewhere for more individual one on one experiences for the same investment.