<p>It seems like many people have gotten their acceptances this week! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Does anyone know if one didn’t get a letter this week, it means they are out of the running?</p>
<p>No epo9, not at all! Those who heard are only a 'select few' who were invited to Saturday In the Square ;).</p>
<p>Oh okay, well thats a relief. :) May I ask, what is Saturday in the Square, and what criteria was used for the selected students that were invited? Thanks MTgrlsmom :)</p>
<p>I haven't heard anything either. So, hopefully we're both still in the running.</p>
<p>There is actually a ton written about Saturday In The Square somewhere on one of these threads :); in fact, it has its own thread below this one :D, but it basically is a get together for accepted RD students and their parents in April with info sessions and what not, to ultimately convince them to enroll at NYU (if they are not sure yet that NYU is their first choice). </p>
<p>There is actually not much in writing about the criteria, although some have said NYU invites a number from the top 10% of applicants for each school (Tisch, Stern, CAS etc.) based on GPA, whereas I do for a fact know that that cannot be the case as I know some applicants with high GPA's and test scores last year that were not invited, and yet others with lower GPA's were). I personally think that NYU uses multiple factors, indeed GPA/test scores, but also in conjunction with an applicant's essays, extra curricular activities and leadership history for example. </p>
<p>Also, ED applicants are not invited, and I am pretty sure that some of those applicants are among the "top 10% of the incoming class" with high academic achievement, but who simply consider NYU their first choice. </p>
<p>Hope this helps a bit ;).</p>
<p>My daughter recieved her acceptance by courier today!
She is an international student from Canada.
Good luck to everyone!!!</p>
<p>Yay for your daughter!</p>
<p>lindyloohoo: did your d receive a letter of acceptance or an invitation to an event as has been described?</p>
<p>It was an acceptance letter. She didn't get an invitation to the event.</p>
<p>(Plus it coming from courier is intense.)</p>
<p>Has anyone heard and not gotten into NYU? Also, if i still have not heard does it mean that i did not get in...?</p>
<p>You could not have received a rejection from NYU/Tisch yet. The admissions decisions (acceptances and rejections) have not gone out yet. So far, SOME who are accepted (but not all who will be accepted) have received an invitation for an open house event for accepted students in April on campus (and some apparently got invitations to locally hosted events for admitted students that are not just for Tisch). </p>
<p>So, nobody has heard and not gotten into Tisch yet (I assume you are askeing about Tisch as this is an NYU/Tisch forum, particularly geared toward Tisch DRAMA). And no, if you still have not heard, it does not mean you did not get in as only some accepted students got the invitation but NOBODY has received official decisions yet and you can be accepted but yet not invited to the open house event.</p>
<p>Thanks soozievt! That makes me feel better!</p>
<p>I have not asked this before and it is probably a little late now for the info but here goes: Can anyone give me the scoop on transfer admissions to Tisch? I naively believed that transferring as a freshman into another University program would be a little easier than competing with all the graduating seniors. That is how it worked when I went to college 30 something years ago. Silly me to think that times have not changed! We did ask the question at MMC when my D auditioned and we were told that MMC is "transfer friendly" and that many students in their program transfer in as it is so expensive and they find it more economical to get the initial year core classes out of the way at a less expensive college. THEN we receive a rejection letter that asks us not to be disappointed because this year's auditionees were the largest and most talented group ever. Oh and by the way, it said, last year we only took 11 transfer students and will probably take fewer this year. Can we expect the same from Tisch? What is the story with that?</p>
<p>blank slate, I don't have any idea how many auditioned as transfers to Tisch drama this year but they are accepting 25 transfers, according to Dean Campbell. This would be the total, for all studios, and would include those who are accepted as internal transfers from other NYU colleges. I think, generally speaking, transfer admission tends to be more difficult.</p>
<p>We just received the formal acceptance package today, and were very pleased to see that they were giving her a scholarship along with the usual loans. But then I got to the bottom line and almost dropped dead. Am I hallucinating? Almost $56,000/year for tuition, room and board. Please tell me I'm dreaming. I have another one in private college, so I'm used to big numbers, but could this possibly be right?</p>
<p>Tell me it will be worth it, please. She really wants to go, and I do want to support her dreams.</p>
<p>A lot of schools, when calculatig the total expense of attending the college, add in beyond room, board and tuition....things like books/supplies, health insurance, travel, personal expense estimates. So, when comparing schools, make sure you are comparing apples to apples and if each school is including the same expenses. I personally prefer when discussing the cost of attendance, using ONLY tuition, room, and board, particularly for comparison purposes. Sure, there are other costs involved in sending a child to college.....believe me, I KNOW....I have TWO in college.....but those other costs vary and are not set by the school. I don't have the NYU figures in front of me, but I am pretty sure that JUST tutiion, room, and board comes to less than the amount you mention. I also have another child in an expensive private university but again, I only compare tuition, room, board.</p>
<p>I didn't see a breakdown of costs, so I don't know how they came up with that number. It's just the tally of the scholarship, loans, and work study. But I have to say it literally took my breath away.</p>
<p>Still, how often do you get a chance like this?</p>
<p>kwibbles, as Susan said, it's a good idea when comparing the costs of different colleges to be sure that you're comparing exactly the same items. Having said that, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that $56,000 figure is correct. I don't know if the proposed increases for next year have been finalized yet but when you're looking at tuition, housing costs, mealplan and the ancillary costs for registration and service fees, it's very likely that that is a good estimate. What we found, in four years of paying Tisch's fees, is that the estimates for additional costs were always conservative. Fees like living expenses, transportation, spending money, books and materials, and travel expenses to and from home (which obviously will vary depending on where you live). All of these should be considered when doing any comparison. Tisch is a very expensive school, there's no doubt about it. Whether your family can swing it, with the f/a package offered, is a personal decision but I would really recommend against any student taking on huge loans, particularly in this business.</p>
<p>Well, folks, does this mean that those kids who got the Saturday in the Square invite ought soon also to be seeing the regulation, official, heavy duty acceptance letters, complete with studio assignments and financial aid info? Or will the acceptance letters not yet include studio assignments?</p>