<p>Performance major...Anyone else yet?</p>
<p>My young friend learned she got in around a week ago! She's a wonderful kid and a marvelous actor, so I hope you two meet.</p>
<p>Do Work, did you just receive a letter today? My D knows several kids who received acceptane letters last Friday and then no one she knows has received letters since so she assumed she was in the "rejection" round. Was your letter post marked early last week or this week? It would boost her spirits a bit if acceptances were still going out.</p>
<p>i recieved my letter yesterday! nyu or fordham.. decisions...decisions</p>
<p>India, what a nice dilemma to have! One thing to really think about is the difference between a BFA (NYU) and a BA (Fordham.) That might help you a little bit.</p>
<p>My son was accepted to Fordham performance program last week.
Ithaca also.</p>
<p>Theatermom2009 My D received the letter last Thursday 3/12...sorry, not his week. All letters should be going out 3/23-3/27 the latest. No rejection round as far as i know. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thanks Do Work. We'll just have to wait and see!</p>
<p>NotMamaRose, your daughter goes to tisch, how rigorous would she say it is? i know the BFA is alot more intense but does she ever have free time?</p>
<p>and thank you btw! i am very fortunate to have options</p>
<p>India, yes, my D is a musical theater major at Tisch's CAP21 studio, which is the only musical theater studio. However, last year when she was a high school senior, she did some auditions for acting programs (Fordham and Minnesota/Guthrie, for instance) along with her MT auditions. She got into both Fordham and UM/Guthrie but chose to go to NYU for various reasons, including the fact that Tisch offers a conservatory style program housed within a large, comprehensive university that also emphasizes the "well educated" actor.</p>
<p>It's pretty intense at NYU, but then again, she attended an arts high school where she had actor training classes about four hours a day five days a week (the program is modeled on college level conservatory programs) so she was used to a schedule that ran from about 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a lot of homework and prep afterwards, not to mention rehearsals. </p>
<p>As freshmen, you have three days (running approx from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a short lunch break if you're lucky!) of studio classes (this year, that is Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and two days a week (this year, Monday and Weds.) of required academic classes. Though most of the studio classes are "hands on" classes, they still require a good amount out out of class prep, including music theory homework (they give A LOT) and time spent memorizing and rehearsing scenes, monologues and songs, etc. </p>
<p>The two academic days are "lighter" in that the kids don't have classes back to back all day, but because they are academic classes (Writing the Essay and Intro to Theatre Studies) they require more book work, writing and regular old homework. Plus, for the essay class, kids have to attend (in addition to the regular lecture class) a plenary session every Monday night that involves presentations, performance art and things such as that.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that there is NO free time at all, but it is limited.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask more questions here or you can PM me. And congrats to all on their acceptances!!</p>
<p>wow NotMamaRose that was incredibly helpful and wow what a coincidence, i got into NYU Fordham and Minnesota/Guthrie as well-- got the phone call the other day!
I was lucky enough to get into NYU Tisch"s Summer High School progam and even though it was only four weeks, it was super intense (everyday 9-5, outside hw, memorizing, reheaersal) so i have a bit of an idea of the time commitment it takes, and i think i can do it...i hope. As much as I love acting and want to learn as much as i can, a couple nights a month where i can go out or stay at home and relax is stilll nice! </p>
<p>my other major question is, does your daughter feel like she got the chance to reach out to students in other programs at NYU because the theatre kids do spend pretty much everday together. are the academic classes w/ the same people from your studio?</p>
<p>India, congrats on the Minnesota/Guthrie acceptance! The heads of the actor training program at my kid's former high school (which is very respected ... the people at Fordham kept telling her, over and over, how much they love her high school and the kids that go there) are VERY enthusiastic about Minnesota. One told me that he thinks the training offered at UMinnesota/Guthrie is the equal of that offered at Juilliard and that as years go by, people will recognize that. </p>
<p>Re: academic classes at Tisch. You spend three days a week in studio classes with the same people, though they mix you up year to year, so the kids you have in studio freshmen year will be different (at least some of them!) from the kids you will have in studio sophomore, junior and senior years. In my view, that is one big advantage that Tisch has over smaller programs, where there are, for instance, 12 or 20 MTs or actors and you have most of your classes every day with the same people for four years. In my D's studio, there are about 60 freshmen and they are divided into smaller groups for classes. So though my D may have classes (studio) with the same 9 to 15 kids most days for one year, she will have the chance to get to know another group the next year. I would say that in Tisch drama, you have the benefit of working closely and intimately with a small ensemble over a good amount of time (a year) but then before it gets suffocating, you get to mix in with some new people and then become close to them. The best of both worlds, in my view.</p>
<p>No, the kids in your studio are not necessarily the same kids in your academic classes. You are mixed for your academic classes with other kids from Tisch, and that means you could be having a writing class with a filmmaker or dancer, etc. When you take classes from the CAS, you will meet kids there. </p>
<p>India, you are going to have some hard but wonderful choices to make! One thing that Minnesota/Guthrie, Tisch and Fordham all have in common is that all three programs believe strongly that a well educated actor/performer is the best prepared performer. All of those programs require you to take a decent number of liberal arts credits. </p>
<p>I know there are people who believe that the time a performer spends studying, say, art history or psychology or writing is just time wasted when you could be in studio, honing your craft, and I respect that view. I am sure that's true for some. But certainly as someone who believes in the value of liberal arts for their humanizing and enlightening influence, I can say with conviction that I am truly happy that my D chose a place that believes liberal arts are worthwhile.</p>
<p>Just got accepted to Fordham Lincoln Center and I don't know a thing about the school. I have been living out of the country for about 7 years now.</p>
<p>Can someone fill me in on this school and why it is where she wanted to go even though she was accepted to every school she applied to?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>This is a very well respected BA Theater program. Like most BA
programs (as opposed to BFA) Fordham places more emphasis on core
requirements (chemistry, math, sciences, humanities, etc.). What
you will not get in this or any other BA Theater program is the
intensive physical and vocal training you would get with a BFA.
The Fordham theater faculty are well regarding and most are working
professionals. Hope that helps.</p>
<p>I meant "well regarded". My fingers get ahead of my brain.</p>
<p>Congrats to you on your acceptances! I noticed you said you were lucky enough to get into the Tisch summer program in high school. Film not drama. My son is a rising junior and we're waiting to hear. I know that rising seniors are given priority but in your experience what are the chances a rising junior could get in. Did you interact with the film kids; ie did you act in their projects? Did you live in same dorms?
I've told him to forget about it until we hear but I can't wait. It sounds like an amazing opportunity!</p>
<p>who’s going to Fordham next year? anyone? im still between fordham and minnesota/guthrie does anyone know what the curriculum is like there? is there a facebook group?</p>
<p>There are several facebook groups, Fordham 2013 is one, there’s also one for LC only. Just search in groups on facebook for Fordham and you’ll find them.</p>