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Edson, Professor of Screenwriting and Director Emeritus of the MFA Program in Screenwriting at California State University, Northridge, describes how the sale of his first screenplay at the age of 24 changed his direction in life, and led him to enroll in the MFA program at the American Film Institute. -- Digital Journal

International applications to the University of Arizona are down 24 percent compared with this time last year; California State University, Northridge, is down 26 percent. The University of Houston has seen a 32 percent drop, although it’s still accepting applications and its numbers will likely rise. -- Central Maine

Institution Name 2016 applications 2017 applications Pct. change Texas A&M University-College Station University of Central Florida** 1,619 2,300 42.06 Ohio State University-Main Campus* *** 10,719 11,800 10.08 Arizona State University-Tempe The University of Texas at Austin University of Minnesota-Twin Cities* *** 5,999 5,589 -6.83 University of Florida 1,940 1,829 -5.72 Michigan State University*** 724 692 -4.42 University of Maryland-University College Florida International University Rutgers University-New Brunswick 4,682 5,290 12.99 Indiana University-Bloomington* 5,156 5,414 5.00 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 10,169 10,425 2.52 University of Washington-Seattle* *** 10,745 10,228 -0.05 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* 8,644 9,007 0.04 University of Wisconsin-Madison*** 6,300 7,186 14.06 University of Houston* 1,519 1,024 -32.59 University of Arizona** 2,279 1,721 -24.48 University of South Florida-Main Campus** 2,129 2,226 4.56 The University of Texas at Arlington University of California-Los Angeles California State University-Northridge** 1,653 1,213 -26.62 Florida State University** 1,323 1,349 1.97 Purdue University-Main Campus 14,949 13,320 -10.90 (asterisk)2017 data are preliminary and may increase (asterisk)(asterisk)Because 2017 data were incomplete, university provided 2016 data from a comparable time frame (asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)Includes freshman applications only, not transfers. -- Register-Guard - OR

International applications to the University of Arizona are down 24 percent compared with this time last year; California State University, Northridge, is down 26 percent. The University of Houston has seen a 32 percent drop, although it's still accepting applications and its numbers will likely rise. -- KATU