@EastchesterMom thanks! I will keep you posted. D has three friends at Cap21 currently who seem to love it there.
@EastchesterMom @CentralOHmomof4 Can you speak to what living costs are off campus? Being from the mid-west, we have a stereo-type picture of tiny apartments that cost a bazillion dollars a month. This is one of our bigger cost concerns - the unknown of living expenses when they canāt live on campus any longer. We know everything will be more expensive there - just not sure how much more expensive.
@speezagmom - my D has been living in her Ridgewood, Queens apartment for the last 2 years, after dorming for 2 years. Itās a 4-bedroom, 1 bath apartment on the second floor of a brownstone. They are the first tenants since the landlord renovated the place: exposed brick in the living room and a skylight! My D persuaded the landlord to install 2 washers and 2 dryers in the basement, so laundry isnāt a problem (this is an issue, believe me). The rent is $3250 per month, split 4 ways it isnāt bad for NYC. Itās a safe neighborhood, too. Some of her classmates pay more; others pay lessā¦there are places for every budget.
One issue you should know about is the availability of work-study. Even if your child doesnāt qualify for this kind of financial aid, have him hustle to the Madison Theatre and ask for work there. The Madison puts on shows for the public that are just fabulous. D has worked all 4 years as an usher, ticket sales, stage hand, etcā¦ the kids make a few bucks just steps from the dorms and get good, relevant experience, too. The manager of the theatre, Angelo Fabroni, is wonderful and saw his opportunity when the BFAs came to Molloyā¦ talent right in his backyard. He gives them jobs and books them for shows separate and apart from the CAP21 curriculum, as has been well documented on this thread. Itās one of the many things that makes this program so different and amazing.
Some of Dās cohort have been working in off-campus jobs in the Roosevelt Field mall, in restaurants, in a bakery, you name it, to work their way through college. They are living the lives of NYC actors. I have come to know and love every member of Class One - they are talented performers and great people.
@EastchesterMom Iām smiling at the kids working in Roosevelt Field because thatās what I did as a kid!
LOL, @MTMOM17 - youāre a āGuyland Girlā like me!!!
@EastchesterMom, I sure am! Born and raised! Lived in NY (including college and law school) all my life until I moved to Florida 7 years ago.
Me, tooā¦I went to college in upstate NY, but came back to LI for law school! When I was a kid, Molloy was an excellent nursing school for women only. Just look at it now!
@speezagmom - I have been searching the rental boards for my D for next year even though it is early, I wanted to get a feel for what was out there. There seems to be a good supply in the Brooklyn and Queens area that is in the price range per person and some a little less than @EastchesterMom noted above. Iām not sure what other options you are looking at but be sure you look at off campus housing in those areas too. Many of the Midwest college apartments can be expensive as well because they are college towns primarily and apartments are in short supply. Many of my friends kids in various areas had to commit to an apartment for next year as early as last September by finding a senior that was moving out.
@speezagmom @MTMOM17 My S will take a class and tour CAP21 in the afternoon, on Friday, 4/6. We are on Long Island, so Iām glad at this point the visit will be easy! He may need to visit Molloy again, since the audition time didnāt allow him to see that part of the campus. Exciting working toward a decision!
Has anyone else heard from them recently? My D is still waiting. I walk to my mailbox with my heart in my throat every day.
@EastchesterMom, do you know if they have a wait-list?
@MTMOM17 - my D hasnāt heard anything yet eitherā¦ I share your sentiment, the mail creates such angst and trepidation these days! :-/
@MTMOM17 - they are still sending out decisions. I have not heard of a waitlist, but logically there should be one. Hugs while you hang in there!
@MTMOM17 @JavaJo - to add to the angst, Molloy was on spring break last week, and was closed on Monday due to āelectrical issues.ā Today, thereās another norāeaster happening (number 4). I really wish they would notify by email and send the big envelopes later!
Thank you @EastchesterMom ! We are waiting on 3 more schools and trying to prep for 3 ānoāsā but secretly hoping for a āyesā from Molloy/CAP 21 as this is my Ds top choice right nowā¦ canāt wait for this whole stressful process to be done!
@EastchesterMom, me too!!!
I canāt wait for this stressful process to be over, too, @JavaJo!!! We are still waiting on 7 schools and I feel like Iām going to loose my mind.
Itās hard to believe that this part will be over in just a few weeks!!
Keep the faith, folks!
Sorry, @EastchesterMom! I donāt mean to sound like a Debbie Downer. I think this process has brought out the worst in me.
But I am
ākeeping faith!!
@MTMOM17 - thatās why we Class of 2018 moms called ourselves āsurvivorsā - because thatās what we were (are). Soon you will be one, too!
@MTmomSF @booknerdmom Have either of your kids received a full financial statement from Molloy? S received the folder with his acceptance and merit scholarship letters. He then received another folder about a week later with letters. What we havenāt received is the statement weāve gotten from other schools that says - Hereās how much it costs and hereās your net cost after scholarships, etc. I emailed their financial aid office a week ago asking about this, but no answer. Wondering if youāve received anything different and/or when you received?