Drama at Gallatin or Tisch or Wesleyan? HELP!!!

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<p>Hello, I'm a high school junior and I'm very interested in attending NYU or Wesleyan University. I think I have a pretty god chance in getting to both colleges, but here's the academic low-down:</p>

<p>4.0 GPA w (top 20% i think)
3 APs so far, will take 3 more APs next yr= total of 6 APs (got 5 on one AP in soph yr.)
2100 on SAT
Perfect score on Critical Reading
Qualify for Natl Merit Scholars on PSAT
Key Club Bulletin Editor
Gay Straight Alliance Secretary
Teen Library Volunteer since 6th grade
Teen storyteller
Won Women of Impact Award for Community Service & Leadership
Many many ECs
can get several god recs</p>

<p>I want to study drama/acting alongside English/creative writing/journalism. I know at Wesleyan they have no core curriculum, so I could basically do this type of interdisciplinary study with not many problems. However, I love NYC and want to go to college there. However, I don't think I have the skills to apply straight to Tisch and double-major like some kids do. So that leaves me with the Gallatin school, which I like BUT I'm worried that I won't get to study enough drama or I won't have enough money to take private acting lessons outside Gallatin to supplement. So, my final questions are:</p>

<p>How much actual drama, especially acting, do you really study at Gallatin? If you take private lessons, how good/bad are they and how do you pay for them alone? Any drama-mixed Gallatin students' input would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>How difficult is a double major in the Tisch school? Is it hard to handle acting schedule/workload alongside the workload of your other non-Tisch major? Any Tischie student input would be good.</p>

<p>And I know this is an NYU thread, but How is the drama/acting program at Wesleyan? I know it's strong, but more details would be nice... if it's really good I might forgive Middletown and go there.</p>

<p>And another thing is money. I'm one of quads with only one working parent (my mom went back to school), but I don't think many colleges will take this into account when giving aid, especially NYU. For any Tisch/Gallatin students, how good or bad was your financial aid? </p>

<p>Thanks a lot, I'm sorry for so much info/questions.</p>

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<p>You are probably okay at NYU, but I wouldn't say a sure thing. Definintely not a sure thing at Wesleyan. Good luck, though!</p>

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<p>btw...have you looked into the particulars about drama through Gallatin? Not sure how they offer it (or if they do). You would not be taking classes at Tisch since they are studio based. There might be some classes that you can take through Steinhardt, but I don't know if they open those to non-MT majors. </p>

<p>I would ask them directly and ask for very specific answers. Then follow up with the department they refer you to to make sure that Gallatin kids actually are allowed into specific classes. When daughter was considering Gallatin there were a lot of questions about whether classes she wanted would ever be available to her. There were many interesting Gallatin classes which were interdisciplinary, but it seemed more difficult to take classes outside of Gallatin.</p>

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<p>I don’t know much about studying theater through Gallatin but I can tell you that it is possible to get a pretty decent merit scholarship. I don’t think that you have to worry about your stats but it will help if you have great recs and essays showing them how/why you are a good fit for Gallatin.
You might also want to consider Sarah Lawrence.</p>

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<p>If you want to study theater and english, go to Tisch. Gallatin is more for people who want to do interdisciplinary studies (e.g. study human rights through the politics, philosophy and sociology departments without having to triple major)</p>

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<p>If you go to Gallatin you can take open art classes at Tisch, which includes drama classes. When it comes to taking courses at Steinhardt, there are some that say you need to be a certain major, but as a Gallatin student, you can take the class with an approval from a faculty member. </p>

<p>(I’m a current Gallatin student)</p>