<p>Hello, babiez. I'm a freshman in the Dramatic Writing department at Tisch, and would be happy to answer any questions you have about NYU life. Please don't ask me to chance you. That's just a bummer for everyone.</p>
<p>How is the dramatic writing program? And also what’s your take on the dorms and city life? Thanks(:</p>
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<p>In short, the dramatic writing program is really, really excellent. It’ll sound clich</p>
<p>Hey there!</p>
<p>Dramatic writing is my dream, and I applied ED II to NYU.</p>
<p>How many students from the program go on to actually become writers and, you know, have success?</p>
<p>I know writing is what I’m meant to do, and it’s definitely my greatest academic strength, but I’m terrified of graduating and becoming another starving artist.</p>
<p>Do you think it’s necessary for undergraduate students in the program to go to graduate school in order to become successful?</p>
<p>I really want to go, but I don’t want to become another starving artist, and some in my family have questioned how practical going to writing school is compared to a career in, for instance, IT, medicine, or engineering.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help.</p>
<p>@thebigcw -</p>
<p>That’s a big concern of a lot of people in my program, and a completely understandable one. I don’t know any hard statistic for success, but if you google “Tisch alumni” you should be able to get a good list of people from the program who have been successful.</p>
<p>I definitely wouldn’t let the fear of not being successful keep you from attending the program, ESPECIALLY if writing is your passion. If you want to write for the stage or the screen, there is literally nowhere better to study than NYU. Besides becoming lightyears better at both writing and reading scripts, they offer plenty of internships to give you a sense of the post-graduation industry. </p>
<p>It’s also highly recommended to pick up a minor or double major, which is what I’m planning on doing. Tell your parents that you plan to get as well-rounded an education as you can - and that’s not hard. The workload in DW is light enough that you can EASILY pick up some extra coursework without being detrimental to your written work. That way, when you graduate, you’ll have something to show for your college experience besides a mile-high stack of scripts that may or may not ever see the light of day.</p>
<p>Bottom line: if this is what you want to do, there’s nowhere better to do it, bar none. And you won’t be left out in the cold without a job in sight if you focus on just learning as much as you can and taking all of the opportunities that NYU offers. Good luck!!</p>