<p>My D is getting ready to apply to the Carnegie Mellon Pre-college Drama program. Do you know someone who has been at this program before? How difficult is to be admitted? We would love to hear about the experience there, it sounds like a great program.</p>
<p>Here is our dilemma. We have paid a deposit at Stagedoor Manor (NY) and have until Feb 15 before making the major $$ commitment. We realized that they are very different programs. Our concern is that we would have to request our refund from Stagedoor before my D knows if she is going to be admitted to Carnegie Mellon. I think she is a strong candidate for CM, but don't know how competitive the admission to this program is.</p>
<p>MotherMoo, I suggest you repost this over at the Musical Theatre forum: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=501%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=501</a></p>
<p>Lots of folks over there with SDM and CMU summer program experience.</p>
<p>My son was in a different pre-college program at CMU (design) two years ago and enjoyed it very much--and, more importantly, got some very good college application advice (lots better than he got from his high school!) and portfolio pieces out of it. They have lots of interesting activities for all the kids, and use actual professors, not TA's, as instructors. We went to the last night talent show for the drama majors and thought that the talent was good, but--with one exception--by no means overwhelming. Based on that, I don't think it's too hard to get in, but Mezzomom's advice is sound--the Theatre group will know more than I.</p>
<p>Thank you Mezzomom, I just posted my question in the MT forum.
and thanks to you too, Flatbush Faithful.</p>