<p>I am flying out to Boston tomorrow night for a BU audition on Friday and an Emerson audition on Saturday.
Can anyone tell me what to expect? Any tips?</p>
<p>Also: Does either school factor in academics as WELL as your audition?
[As in...would a great audition but TERRIBLE grades rule over someone with a decent audition and AWESOME grades?]</p>
<p>I don't know the answers to your questions but wanted to wish you well...break a leg!</p>
<p>stage baby my daughter is a junior at Emerson , but also checked out BU , Originally she wanted to be a film major.
While I don't have any personal experience with theatre at Emerson , my daughter's roommate is a BFA acting student and she has close friends who are in various theatre majors there. I have heard them talk about their auditions and they found Emerson's to be some of the best experiences they had.
Emerson and BU are entirely different schools though both great .
My daughter chose Emerson because it was a better fit for her ( though she is contemplating grad school at BU )
Either way , they are both wonderful schools in a very vibrant city. Make the most of your weekend, and if you can , try to see as much of Boston as you can , despite the cold !
break a leg</p>
<p>At the BU acting audition last year, the auditor said that the audition was the main thing as far as factors for admission, but if a kid had a 2.0 average or less, well, that even a brilliant audition would not overcome that. So for Boston at least, the academic bar is not very high.</p>
<p>MamaBear- Thank you SO much! :]</p>
<p>lje62- Congrats on your daughter's success! And thanks for the advice!! :] I am leaving tomorrow night and staying til Sunday morning, so hopefully I can fit in some sightseeing. :]</p>
<p>NotMamaRose- Ok, thank you! I'm well off on academics, so that's one thing I don't have to worry about, haha. :]</p>
<p>well, it looks like im too late, but i hope your audition went well. if you're interested in BU or have any questions, let me know. i'm a student in the program and i'd be glad to help you with whatever you need.</p>
<p>Stage_baby: I would love to read your review (compare/contrast) of the 2 schools!!</p>
<p>fremix...what is the average grades and sats to get accepted into bu theatre? what is your opinion on the training? can you take private voice lessons on the side?</p>