Hanna Le is a 3rd year student in the School of Filmmaking double majoring in cinematography
and editing. She mostly grew up in Dallas, TX, where she worked as a freelance videographer
during her high school years, but she moved to Winston-Salem last year right before
starting college at UNCSA and has been really enjoying it so far. She loves boba tea,
competing in taekwondo, and creating videos for her YouTube channel in addition to
working on new film projects. She also is the President of the UNCSA Gaming Club and
teaches martial arts classes at the UNCSA Fitness Center!
Hanna has absolutely loved the opportunities and experiences she’s had at UNCSA and
can’t wait to share that with prospective students!
What brought you to UNCSA?
I applied to a dozen of the top film schools, but UNCSA really stood out to me because
we’re an arts conservatory so our students get much more experience working with the
equipment and creating films - even from their very first day here! I did a lot of
research on the program, our professors, and the resources we have for our students
then compared those to the other schools I applied to. It became clear to me that
the program at UNCSA was unmatched for the kind of rigorous hands-on production experience
that I was looking for, and it was absolutely the best decision I could’ve made!
Why did you want to become an Ambassador?
I know that the college application and decision process can feel very overwhelming
and stressful, and it can be difficult to get an in-depth understanding of each college’s
program and environment before you commit to one. Going to UNCSA was the perfect decision
for me, and I couldn’t have made that decision without the help of the student ambassadors
here. I reached out and got important questions answered that wouldn’t be on the website,
learned more about life at UNCSA, heard about the incredible opportunities they’ve
had so far, and even got to shadow one of the cinematography classes after my tour!
The student ambassadors were so kind and helpful, and I knew I wanted to become an
ambassador so that I could do the same for our future students!