Appling to Tisch for transfer. Chances?

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm currently a sophomore at a 3rd tier university and I'm looking to transfer into Tisch's Drama Program as a junior. Background:</p>

<p>My HS career is weak. I ended with a close to a 3.5 UW GPA and no EC's (I have clinical depression and it worsened throughout HS). SAT's I got a weak 1800.</p>

<p>College Career: I picked myself up a bit. I ended my freshman year with a 3.86 GPA. I took a few theater classes (though I haven't declared it a major) along with core curriculum courses (Psych, English, Lit, etc.). I'm talking 3 theater courses this semester along with an Economics and a Shakespeare lit course. I'm also in the Sophomore Honors society.</p>

<p>Along with that, I don't really have a resume as an actor. I'll have running crew experience on a show or 2 and I've been in 2 short films (one of which was directed by a friend from NYU), but my school's already cast its plays throughout December. Come January when I have my audition, I won't have much to put on it. Does this, along with a lack of real college EC's, make my application detrimental? I have taken Acting I and II freshman year and I'm currently in Advanced scene study, if that helps.</p>

<p>On the positive side, I have a lot of community service hours, along with the community service I'll be doing with my Honors society this semester. The two recommendations I'm getting from my 2 professors should be great. If I write a great transfer essay along with strong personal statements, is there a chance of me getting in with a strong audition or am I hopeless?</p>

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<p>i dont know too much, about tisch, but...</p>

<p>i believe tisch really places emphasis on your real life experiences/ec's than other schools at nyu...the community service is nice, but usually schools like ec's that are germaine to your major or career goals</p>

<p>so yes, not having any college ec's is going to be a huge detriment to your app., but if you can get some in before you apply next year that would be nice</p>

<p>that being said, if you can get it together a little bit before you apply, try and get into some plays etc., you should have a shot</p>

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<p>much of it depends on your audition; tisch won't really care about your sat's/gpa as much (as long as they're decent and not bad, I think a 3.5UW is fine) as long as you're a strong actor. if you have a strong audition and maybe get involved with theatre at your present college, you'll have a shot.</p>