<p>ECs/Awards: NHS, President of school's Theatre Dept, Over 50 productions in last 10 years, Choreographer of Jazz Choir, Dance Captain of professional company, 4 consecutive years of winning District and State play competition, 4 consecutive "Outstanding Actress" Award at District and State competition, 3 year speech/debate member, 4 year Young Democrats member (current Vice President), 4 year Asian Caucus member</p>
<p>Volunteering: 3 years at local Literacy Council (tutoring immigrants), 4 years at Children's Museum, 3 years at homeless shelter</p>
<p>Born in Japan, moved around the US (East Coast, Midwest, South). First public theatre performance at age four.</p>
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<li><p>Awarded the Nebraska Young Artist for Drama award from University NE, Lincoln in 2006.</p></li>
<li><p>I am also a current member of a eight person professional theatre troupe that performs daily for elementary and middle schools statewide, educating students about sexual abuse prevention and bullying. Our program is the only professional teen theatre group in the state, and only program of it's kind in the Midwest. </p></li>
<li><p>Our cast wrote, performed, and published a script for this season, in which I was primary author and editor. It dealt with peer and family abuse.</p></li>
<li><p>Was a finalist (one of four) at the International Thespian Convention in Duet Musical Theatre</p></li>
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<p>Thoughts anyone? I'm also applying to Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern University, and University of Michigan, so comments on those schools are welcome as well.</p>
<p>The play competitions I think you're talking about (the district and state ones) are straight plays. Over 60 schools compete every year across Nebraska. Thanks for your comments!</p>
<p>The audition is by far the most important factor! Your grades are fine if they want you. Beware NYU if you need financial aid though, they have to want you really badly to meet need.</p>
<p>Your academics are better than mine, and your EC's are good. I would play up the non-theater EC's, as NYU likes well rounded auditioners. Good luck on the CAP audition, I have really enjoyed my first semester there.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, if you are really set on NYU, and wouldn't mind doing straight acting as opposed to MT, then take another acting studio.</p>
<p>Chrisnoo, I'm not clear on your advice of taking another studio? Do you mean that I should look into other options at NYU as opposed to CAP 21? If so, why? </p>
<p>Slightly off-topic, but I've heard that Tisch MT doesn't have the strong emphasis on acting that they boast. Has that been your experience so far?</p>
<p>When you apply to Tisch Drama-CAP, you have the choice of being placed in another acting studio if they do not accept you to CAP. They will ask you the question in your audition, so you should have a prepared answer. Look on the Tisch Drama site </p>
<p>to investigate your other options, if you so choose. If you cannot see yourself doing anything other than MT, then say you want to be considered for CAP only. </p>
<p>What you have heard is not true. There is a very large focus on acting. We have it for 2 hours every studio day, and then second year we have a class called vocal performance, where we employ the acting. We continue to have acting all 3.5 years. They train us to be actors who are singers and dancers, and I would say that there is a definate heavy focus on acting, instead of music (if that's what you were wondering).</p>
<p>I strongly suggest checking out the Musical Theater forum here because the answers to your questions are most likely there and any questions you have could be answered there. It is the most helpful resource I had during my college search, and you would benefit greatly for checking it out. If you have already checked it out, good, but if not, you should. </p>
<p>Thanks for your input! I have looked into the other studios, and while I am pretty heavily invested in music, I am definitely open to the other options. </p>