<p>Okay, so I've never acted or done any plays or anything or have anything to do with acting on my application. However, I'm going to audition in the city near me. I'm currently a freshman looking to transfer to USC if I get in which is very unlikely, but i'm going to go for it! cause i have nothin to lose. (except money). </p>
<p>How is the audition? Any info will help! Did u do it? how many people are watching? what can you choose as far as monologues and where are some good places to get them? I have 2 or 3 that i really like but one is really long and idk if i'm allowed to cut it up into pieces. and i have NO idea how to do the shakespearean one or whatever it is..! im sure youtube videos would help tho..i guess? </p>
<p>I don’t know much about the audition, I didn’t opt to do it, since i know I want to study other things, like musical theatre and film.</p>
<p>READ PLAYS. Really. It sounds like incredibly obvious advice, but read. Read read read. Look for characters that fit your age and general physical characteristics. Look for characters that interest you, that you want to explore. I’m guessing you do the Shakespearean like you’d do any other monologue, it just has way more difficult language. So be sure you know what you’re saying.</p>
<p>USC’s BFA program is extremely competitive, this year’s class is among, if not the largest, and I believe it’s 17 people. One of my friends is a transfer BFA, though she is a freshman (she would be a junior at her former school). The BFA program is incredibly rigorous, and I’ve heard that they only accept one transfer per year, though I don’t know whether or not that’s true. She also transferred from another BFA program, for which she obviously auditioned two years ago. As far as I know, BFAs are generally for people who have been acting for years and know without a doubt that that is what they want to do.</p>
<p>Have you looked into the BA program? Admission to that is also competitive, but not audition-based and since they admit many more students, the percentage of accepted students is far less preposterous. I’m a BA and I’m really enjoying it, and I saw a BA show the other day, and I thought the actors were very talents, like the BFAs I saw in another production.</p>
<p>No, I have nooo idea what BA is. Yeah, I’m doing it for fun (in a sense, so then it’s like the end of my life if I don’t get it which is VERY likely). I’m already studying at Berkeley and I’m going to major in theatre here if I don’t get in there. I’m looking into NYU’s thing too but you have to film a 10 min video or less and I don’t know how to get that done. I could do it on photobooth but that’d be pretty s**tty.</p>
<p>At least Tisch requires an in-person audition, actually, I’m pretty sure.</p>
<p>I’d definitely recommend applying to the BA, then! I think it’s a great program, and like I’ve said, the BAs are very talented, like the BFAs. As I understand it, BFAs pretty much only take acting classes and gen ed requirements, while BAs have the freedom to take more electives, and pursue a minor or second major (or hopefully two minors, if you’re like me! :))</p>
<p>ba = bachelor of arts degree… tends to require 30% - 60% of your course work be in your major and 70% - 40% of your course work in general education and electives… there are exceptions to this… I believe that UCLA is a BA that requires a higher % of courses in the major. I think University of Northern Colorado does as well.</p>
<p>bfa = bachelor of fine arts degree… tends to require 50% - 90% of your course work be in your major and 50% - 10% of your course work in general education and electives.</p>
<p>Actually, when I emailed the Director of Academic and Student Services about pursuing a musical theatre minor with the BFA, he responded, “Actually, the MT minor only applies to the BA program. The BFA program takes up too many units for them to have a minor or another major.”</p>