<p>Anyone have any first hand experience with the acting BFA or acting BA here? Lots of info about the MT has been posted but we're wondering if the acting track has the same great reputation that the MT seems to enjoy?</p>
<p>Well, my D and I were just there this weekend for auditions for Acting BFA. One of the reasons my D is applying is because of the great reputation the Acting program has, as well as the fact that one of her drama teachers, who teaches for UCSD and the La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory, did her undergrad work at Emerson. She is an amazing drama instructor and well respected and is one of the reasons we learned of Emerson. </p>
<p>They told us this weekend that over 400 to 500 will audition for the acting BFA, and of that only 50 will be accepted, and then about 22-24 will accept. After sophomore year, they will reduce that 22-24 to 16, asking some to transfer into BA Theatre Studies. Now, about 700 will audition for MT BFA at Emerson, but it seems to me that MT is always more competitive than straight acting no matter what the school, so this comes as no surprise.</p>
<p>They told us (this was all the parents sitting around waiting for our kids to audition, by the way) that "grades are very important" in the decision because it is a liberal arts school as well. But, unlike NYU which tells you grades are 50% the decision, or Carnegie Mellon, which tells you grades are 20% (whereas the audition is the remaining 80%), Emerson didn't give a number. </p>
<p>One really nice thing about Emerson is that it is blind to major in casting. All shows are open to everyone, no matter what major. This means that Acting BFA's will get to do musical theatre even if they are not an MT student. </p>
<p>The Acting BFA's also get a showcase, which is a nice thing.</p>
<p>my daughter's roommate is an acting BFA major. They were also roommates during their freshman year..her grades were not as strong as my daughter's ( mine helped her a lot with her studying ) though a different major. She has had experience acting on a professional level though .</p>