<p>If so, is it minimal or substantial? Also, do you know what kind of acting methods they teach? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>from what students and faculty told us during Q and A sessions during auditions and on tours, they do offer talent based scholarships. It varies from person to person, obviously. But some of the students told me about one person they knew who was a current student that had a full ride based off of talent based scholarships. </p>
<p>as far as the acting techniques, someone else asked that question to the head of the department and he told them that they teach a variety of different techniques, including many standards.</p>
<p>I’m sure this varies between applicants. I can only give you one example. I just pulled the Ithaca folder from when my kid applied another year and was accepted for MT. Her acceptance letter is dated Feb. 8. I have another letter dated Feb. 8 of that year that informs her of a “merit-based scholarship in recognition of your record of achievements, talent, and artistic promise.” It goes on to say she was selected as a “Dean’s Scholar” and that is worth $7000/year for each of the four years. This is BEFORE her NEED BASED financial aid award letter. That letter is dated Feb. 17 and has all her aid on it, including this merit based Dean’s Scholarship. The need based award included an additional $7000/year Grant. So, I guess I can sum that up as a $14,000 “discount” with half being merit/talent based and half being need based. As well, this was five years ago and so the cost of attendance has risen and I would assume the relative amount of aid may also have gone up. At the time, Ithaca cost $37,518 per year. After the scholarships and grants, it cost $18,693. I really think each situation varies and this is merely ONE example. (she did not attend Ithaca)</p>
<p>soozievt: just curious… how long after your daughter auditioned did you receive this letter?</p>
<p>This was in 2005. She auditioned on January 29. The acceptance letter, as well as the merit scholarship letter are dated February 8. However, they were received on February 12. (that’s two weeks) The reason I recall the date it arrived is because my D and I were in NYC at her NYU/Tisch audition. The letter (a thin envelope!!) arrived back home and her dad was home and called her on the phone in NYC to tell her. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that Ithaca accepts and denies some on a rolling basis throughout the audition season but they also hold onto some and do not release their decisions until the end of the admissions cycle (around April 1).</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. So many schools, So many questions, so many decision-points, so much stress. :)</p>
<p>soozievt- if you don’t mind my asking, what were your daughter’s test scores/GPA that she got the Dean’s scholarship?</p>
<p>I do not post my kids’ academic stats on a public message board, sorry. Also, you cannot look at GPA out of context with the chosen curriculum and the rigor of it. I’ll say she had a very good GPA, took the most challenging classes available at her school, plus accelerated in several subjects beyond the grade level she was in, and graduated HS in her junior year. She had very strong SAT scores, and very high SAT Subject test scores (those were not required but she did take them…also back then Writing was not part of the SAT but she took it as an SAT Subject test).</p>
<p>As a point of reference, her combined CR/M SAT was only slightly under her sister’s and her sister got into Ivy League Colleges. When I add in their Writing scores, the D who got into the BFA in MT programs such as Ithaca’s, had a higher score combined score of the 3 sections than her sister who got into top universities. Also, the D who got into BFA programs, took the SATs and the SAT Subject Tests in tenth grade as a 15 year old, and presumably would have scored higher if taking them a year later in junior year. Her GPA was not as high as her sister who was accepted at top colleges, though the rigor and acceleration of her curriculum was as equally challenging. So, you might infer that the BFA girl’s stats were in the ballpark for very selective universities academically speaking.</p>