<p>Hi everyone,
So I've just been accepted to both Columbia and NYU tisch and I was wondering if anyone has any opinions about the theater department at Columbia (housed at Barnard)
I love the campus feel of columbia but honestly I will be happy at either school. Tisch obviously has the better known/respected acting school (I'm still waiting to see what studio I will be put in)
Also, I plan to double major if possible in political science or maybe do a minor in producing (that's at NYU)
Anyway - this is going to be a tough decision for me. I'm going to attend accepted student events etc to make a choice, but any advice would e greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I do not know if you audition professionally but Columbia supports working actors while I believe Ticsh does not want you actively audiitoning while in school.
Columiba has many kids currently on and off broadway and doing tv, commercials and film and they find a way to make it work.</p>
<p>IMO, this depends upon whether you want to be exposed to a broad based education or receive exclusive (and top-notch) training in acting. I don’t believe it’s really possible to double major in a non-theatre related field at NYU…don’t take my word for it, though. </p>
<p>Back when my D was looking at colleges, she was a dancer and planned to do that professionally. She also wanted a very strong academic experience in college, though, and wanted the opportunity to double major in something besides dance/theatre. She did look at NYU and it seemed that this would be difficult, if not impossible, there. Barnard ended up being the perfect choice for her…and she ended up being a neuroscience major (but dancing all the way through college). </p>
<p>Best to you in making this choice, and congrats for having two such strong options (albeit very different paths!!) from which to choose!</p>
<p>Great choices. Columbia’s core curriculum is difficult and I do believe that even arts majors have to undergo it. In terms of taking such courses, I believe NYU would be more flexible. But talk to both schools specifically about what courses you would take to do what you want. We found out that a lot of things that are possible on paper, certain in theory, do not work out in actuality at any number of schools, and you have to actually sit down and try to map out the courses to find out that is the case, or ask to talk to someone and find out there are no such students or one in a century.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!
Yes I do audition professionally but through talking with some students it seems that the policy at NYU is much more lenient about this then they say formally (as long as you don’t miss class)
Both schools will allow me to do a double major/ or at least minor - your second major choices are more limited at NYU but they still have the fields I want
Cptofthehouse- that’s a great idea I’ll ask around
… Going to be such a hard choice!</p>