<p>Hi, I looking forward to study in the states, specially in new york. I'm from south america and I'm currently applying to NYU Tisch and Sarah Lawrence. Both universities are considered, by my counselor and a few teachers, as hard-to-get-in. Since I'm applying to two top schools I wanted to know what schools would you consider to be easy-to-get-in in new york or other places. </p>
<p>Im interested in performing arts/ drama/ theatre/ acting. I will apply to these in case I am not accepted :S (I was asked to do it)</p>
<p>Thank you! Plz reply as soon as u can, I don't have too much time left.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence and NYU Tisch are both academically selective. NYU/ Tisch also has an audition requirement. Will you be coming to the US to audition for NYU or sending a recorded audition?</p>
<p>“easy-to-get-in” to will vary depending on academic stats. It is also a general rule of thumb that no school that requires an audition is a “safety.” </p>
<p>Two schools in NYC that are less academically selective than the schools you mention above are PACE, and Marymount Manhattan. In NJ (right outside of the city there is Montclair State… In NY is SUNY Purchase— although NOT a safety by any means artistically… requires an audition for BFA programs. All of these schools require an audition, I believe (except, perhaps for their BA Theatre Studies programs…) check each school’s website to confirm. </p>
<p>In Philadelphia (about 2 hours out of NYC) Temple University has a strong non-auditioned BA Theatre Program. Another strong program in Philly is at University of the Arts, but this an auditioned program. Less academically selective, but artistically selective.</p>
<p>There are lots of wonderful schools to study Theatre in the US. All over the country. Depending on how far you are comfortable from NY (or another major city) you will find many options. Can you be more specific about what you are looking for?</p>
<p>Thank you for the quick response. My major problem is that I come from a british school that is based on the International Bachelorette diploma, therefore I was an IB student and I have taken most of my IBs and IGCSE in English(4years). At my school SATs and TOELF exams are not given, and I wasn’t able to sit for them. Schools which are academically selective are not “happy” I didn’t sit for neither of both exams. That’s why my teachers suggest me to apply to “safety” schools. On January I’m going to the states to audition for NYU, but I’m staying there for a week. If I want to audition for other schools I have to stay till February but that’s not possible (It would be very expensive).</p>
<p>I will make some research in the schools you mentioned. What do you think about Cornish? </p>
<p>Any location is fine as long as it is near a big city. I don’t feel comfortable in small towns or small cities. The schools I’m looking for must be “safety” and have a good acting program, in order to be a well prepared actress.</p>
<p>I don’t want to sound arrogant but I feel a little bit confident about artistically selective schools, so I don’t really believe it would be too challenging for me to apply to those schools.</p>
<p>Montclair State is highly selective for its auditioned Acting BFA program, although not as selective for the general BA. Columbia College Chicago comes close to having an open-admissions policy, so they might be an attractive option. Pace is fairly easy to get into as a regular BA candidate, but their BFA program is also highly selective.</p>
<p>TOEFL tests are given at locations all over the world and as an International student, you are required to locate a center, register, take the exam and have the results reported to the school you are attending/applying to. Put your location and TOEFL into a search engine and get yourself registered as soon as possible. Try to find a testing location where you can take the test on computer as opposed to the paper test- the results are available much faster.
The schools you are looking at here should have no problem with accepting your IB credits (that’s one of the advantages of that program!), but they won’t make a decision on your application without your TOEFL score.</p>
<p>I’m a Columbia College Chicago Graduate (class of '98). Unless it has changed A LOT, CCC is very aware that for many students they are the “safety” or even “desparation” school.</p>
<p>Their classes even start later in the year than most other U.S. colleges, so that when you get turned down by all your first choices, you still have time to enroll and get started at CCC.</p>
<p>Having said that, CCC was actually my FIRST choice, because it let me study Theatre Directing as an undergraduate (I don’t know of any other college or university in the U.S. that allows that), also because CCC’s “hands-on” approach to instruction fit best with my style of learning.</p>
You probably mean International Baccalaureate, but you’ve given me a good laugh for the day!</p>