<p>Hi all. I got sick with a bad stomach virus and missed going to Chicago for the Unifieds. I was only going to audition for Juilliard and CMU anyway and decided not to try to reschedule but instead stay home at my state university next year to complete my Gen Eds like I had been tempted to do anyway. I'm a year ahead and will be 17 when college starts next fall which made me ineligible for the British conservatories this year. I think that next year I am going to audition for some of those as well as some of the good U.S. drama schools. My question is are there any serious ramifications if you accept at an American school but later find out after the beginning of May that you got into one of the British conservatories and decide to go there instead? I know the American schools wouldn't like that, but is there anything they can really do about it? I looked over some of the British conservatories' websites last night and noticed that some of them don't let you know until summer. I'm curious as to how this is handled as a point of reference for next year.</p>
<p>Sorry for the double post. I also put this on the Drama Schools thread but nobody answers over there half the time.</p>
<p>Some (if not all) schools require a deposit by May 1. It may not be refundable (or they may have some discretion as to whether it would be). But the possibility of losing your deposit would be the maximum extent to which they could punish you :)</p>
<p>Okay. Cool. Thanks. A friend of mine told me that accepting is like a contract and you could get in trouble for deciding to go somewhere else. I didn't think it sounded right but wanted to check and make sure. Yay! Next year I'm going to audition for RADA, LAMDA, East 15, Guildhall, SUNY Purchase, NCSA, Tisch, CCM Drama and maybe more. See yall then and congratulations to everybody that got in where they wanted this year!</p>
<p>Right. RADA is one of - if not THE most highly respected drama schools in world and is probably harder to get in than Juilliard. It's a super reach, but I might as well try as long as they do initial auditions in the U.S. I know of an American girl that got in three years ago straight out of high school so it might be rare but it can happen. Isnt LAMDA about as hard to get in? Do you have any other recommendations for drama conservatories in and around the London area I should look at? Are there any internet groups like this where people talk about the different British schools? I love that they are three years of nothing but actor training without being bothered with gen eds though I need to keep that part of my list short or I could spend almost a years worth of tuition going to auditions and callbacks if I get any. Luckily, I have a free ride for next year so I should be able to afford to do some. Do you mind saying where you go?</p>
<p>Wow that's a lot of stuff to answer :D
Certainly RADA do take the occasional younger person, but you're obviously clued up on how competitive it is so I guess I don't need to tell you it's a super-reach for anyone :).
Afaik, LAMDA is as hard to get in to as any highly regarded British drama school. I think RADA is the most selective, but don't have any handy stats to back it up.
For internet groups, there's the stage talk section of The Stage - <a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk%5B/url%5D">www.thestage.co.uk</a> which has a section on training and tuition.
What kind of British schools are you wanting? Also, I'm assuming you're going for acting, but if you're interested in an MT degree that would obviously influence it.
The joys of a purely theatre degree still fill me with delight! I find the whole gen ed thing a bit silly tbh.
I'll PM you my whereabouts {looks shifty} :D</p>
<p>Thanks! I'm MT capable and supposedly camera friendly, but the classical stage is my real passion and I want a program that might touch on MT - as well as screen work - but is mostly classically based. I also feel like the quality of a program comes as much from your fellow students pushing you along as the teachers, so I would prefer some place very selective if I am going to train on the undergraduate level. I also prefer a more or less eclectic approach to the training as opposed to honing in on one particular master's technique. Yay for new reading on the link! :)</p>
<p>Hehe, I know exactly what you mean! Have a look at the acting course at my college - it's very much what you describe with bits of MT, screen work, different practitioners, etc.</p>