Final Decisions; BACKGROUND, Class of 2017

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>Monkey13’s D</p>

<p>Applied to: Tulane (BFA MT), Emerson (BFA MT), Boston Conservatory (BFA MT), Syracuse (BFA MT), Ithaca (BFA MT), Baldwin Wallace (BM MT), Penn State (BFA MT), NYU-Steinhardt (BM MT), Ball State (BFA MT), OCU (BM MT), FSU (BM MT), Indiana (BFA MT), CMU (BFA MT), CCM (BFA MT), UMich (BFA MT), Otterbein (BFA MT)</p>

<p>Accepted to: Tulane (BFA MT), Boston Conservatory (BFA MT), Ithaca (BFA MT), NYU-Steinhardt (BM MT), OCU (BM MT), Ball State (BA Theater Arts with invitation to re-audition for MT in November)</p>

<p>Prescreens: passed UMich, Indiana, NYU-Steinhardt, Penn State; did not pass Otterbein</p>

<p>Rejected (artistically) from: Emerson, CCM, CMU, UMich, FSU, Penn State</p>

<p>Waitlisted at: Baldwin Wallace (BM MT), Syracuse (BFA MT), Indiana (BFA MT)</p>

<p>Final Decision: Ithaca (BFA MT)</p>

<p>Coaching: MTCA (love them!)</p>

<p>Summer programs: Stagedoor Manor for 7 summers</p>

<p>Rationale: We applied to a lot of schools (16) b/c our list was admittedly top heavy. We went against all good advice and did not include a true non-audition school…Tulane was the closest we got to that with the video audition. My D decided that she did not want to audition for a school unless she would be happy to attend. Tulane was really our only “safety,” and she got into Tulane early on with a very generous scholarship (we knew that academically, Tulane was not a reach for her). She decided that if she did not get into any of the other schools, she would go to Tulane and major in biology, as she figured that rejection from all of the other 15 schools would mean she was not cut out to make it in this business. (I am being blunt here, and explaining how she felt…I am not saying that this is necessarily true…although I agree with her that this would be an indicator…) My D is a legit soprano with a mix but no belt to speak of, and so we thought she would be more successful at schools like NYU-Steinhardt, OCU, FSU, and Indiana. Getting into Ithaca, her top choice, was a complete shock, as we did not think she had a chance there. She loved OCU’s program, but did not love Oklahoma City. She loves BoCo, but they did not give her any money, and the $60K price tag was high. NYU was ridiculously expensive, but they surprised us yesterday with a huge talent scholarship…that gave her pause, but in the end, she went with her gut and we put the deposit down on Ithaca today. She loves the people, the campus, the professors, the facilities…she said that when she is at Ithaca, she feels like she is where she should be. Ithaca also gave her a very generous scholarship, which brought the price tag below NYU’s, even with their talent scholarship.</p>

<p>I am looking forward to seeing how Tulane’s BFA program fares…really interesting school with an Equity theater at the school. I think it will be a contender in the future.</p>

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<p>lephate M</p>

<p>Applied to: NYU (ED1), Pace, Rider, Marymount Manhattan (BA Theatre Arts/ MT minor), Emerson, Hartt, Point Park, Ithaca, LIU Post</p>

<p>Accepted to: Rider, Marymount Manhattan, LIU - Post</p>

<p>Prescreens: passed Pace and on-campus callback</p>

<p>Rejected from: NYU, Pace, Emerson, Hartt, Point Park</p>

<p>Withdrawn: Ithaca (after Rider acceptance)</p>

<p>Final Decision: Rider (BM/BFA MT)</p>

<p>Coaching: None really except for three years of private voice</p>

<p>Summer program: Stagedoor Manor for two years, NYU Tisch Summer High School 2012</p>

<p>Rationale: After the Tisch Summer High School I was drawn to NYU but after that early decision rejection that changed to just wanting to be in New York City. That’s the reason why I was leaning towards Marymount Manhattan (they even gave me a talent scholarship) but I had to consider how extremely welcoming Rider is. Rider was the only audition that had a legit conversation with me following my audition. A few weeks after being accepted, Robin Lewis called me just to see how I was doing! Rider is also really good with merit scholarships. A current student told me that she went to NYC every weekend her first semester. I’ll still have the accessibility to the city while also having a college life. Best of both worlds!</p>

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<p>My son was also very impressed by Rider. The personal call from Robin Lewis that my son received and all of the calls and letters from the school, including letters to us parents, really demonstrates their drive and initiative to build a really great(er) program. My son’s coach believes Rider, under the new leadership, is truly The Up and Coming Program today. Congrats on a great choice!</p>

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<p>Son of grayhairedman</p>

<p>Applied to: Texas State, Texas Christian, Pace, Rider, Michigan, CCM, Carnegie Mellon, Elon, Penn State, Otterbein, Webster, OCU.</p>

<p>Withdrew before auditioning: OCU and Webster. Son had visited OCU before. Not a fit. Withdrew from Webster after being admitted to CMU and PSU.</p>

<p>Accepted to: Texas Christian, Rider, Pace, Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, Elon and finally Texas State.</p>

<p>Waitlisted: Michigan and CCM</p>

<p>Final Decision: Texas State</p>

<p>Coaching: Mary Anna Dennard for MT online package and monologue coaching. A music director friend of mine and I coached him on his songs. Also received song coaching from a top school professor and took master classes through Mary Anna with Kaitlin Hopkins, Rachel Hoffman and Barbara Mackenzie Wood.</p>

<p>Summer programs: None but son has worked a lot in professional theatre since he was nine and has taken numerous theatre classes.</p>

<p>Rationale: Our final three were Penn State, Carnegie Mellon and finally Texas State which was a late acceptance. TSU came in just before our CMU trip. These three were the final three because of their acting instruction. My son is an actor first, singer second, still working on his dancing. Penn State was icing on the cake for us in choice but it was a no lose deal. Wish son could attend all three.</p>

<p>If we were loaded, we would have enrolled in CMU and called it a day. But we are not loaded and do not qualify for financial need according to FAFSA. (There is another thread.) We were appealing the financial aid decision. CMU has a system where they look at your other offers. We were trying to figure out how to re-arrange our life and money to pay for CMU. All of this delay gave us time to re-evaluate Texas State. CMU came back with some money but not as much as we needed. And then there is Kaitlin Hopkins. She is a force of nature and an astute recruiter. Despite the delay in acceptance, she made our son feel wanted. TSU had great acting instruction from both Kaitlin and Jim. Solid voice and dance training. A new performing arts center. Kaitlin who may be unique in the field knows both acting and voice. And finally a winning scholarship and tuition price plan. The longer we stared at the possibility of a debt free future for our son - which in the theatre industry is a blessing and ultimately what we felt was fairly equal training, it was a no brainer. CMU has a brand, a history and a legacy. Texas State is the future. We went with the future.</p>

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<p>Final Decision: JAGMINOR S
Gap Year Results</p>

<p>Applied to (Gap Year): Rider, BOCO, CCM, CMU, Syracuse, Northern Colorado, Pace</p>

<p>Accepted to (Including both year auditions):
SENIOR YEAR: Wisconsin-Steven’s Point, ONU, Point Park, Miami, TCU, OCU, Roosevelt
GAP YEAR: Rider, BOCO, Northern Colorado</p>

<p>Waitlisted (SENIOR YEAR): Indiana, Wisconsin (Accepted of WL in June)</p>

<p>Rejected:
SENIOR YEAR: TX State (After Priority Hold), Webster
GAP YEAR: Pace, CCM, CMU, Syracuse</p>

<p>Final Decision (FINALLY!): Rider University</p>

<p>Coaching: DCCAP (Clemmons College Advisory Program)- Used Dave Clemmons both years. Amazing resource and so helpful with what is relevant on Broadway today. Cannot say enough about how helpful he is.</p>

<p>Summer Programs: TPAP- 2012 Company One</p>

<p>Rationale: I chose OCU last year, but during the summer decided I would rather take a gap year. This year it came down to BOCO and Rider. Had a less successful year in acceptances in terms of number of acceptances, but the caliber of school was elevated. I felt I should have prepared a lot more during my gap year and tried to target each school specifically. </p>

<p>In the end I had been invited to participate in both Honors Programs at Rider (Business and Baccalaureate Honors Program) to double major in Business Administration AND Musical Theatre. In the end I got over 20k in scholarships from Rider and being invited to participate in the honors program played a large role in my decision. The close proximity to NYC and the amazing training Rider is now providing. It’s going to be a busy 4-4.5 years as I try to double major without taking summer classes, but academics were a huge part of my high school, not starting singing and theater until 11th grade.</p>

<p>Well. I’m finally done and feel like I could write a book on auditions. Having started so late and with very little on my resume I feel so blessed to have been accepted to 10 musical theater programs. </p>

<p>Rider Class of 2017.</p>

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<p>Pardon. Forgot to mention son was rejected by Otterbein. He was unable to attend on campus callback and did his final audition callback by video. Not ideal circumstances. We feel as we should wave that one off, but whatever. It was a rejection. Good school.</p>

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<p>Momarmarino’s D</p>

<p>Applied to: BoCo, Texas State, Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, Ithaca, UMich, CCM, Point Park, Ball State, <em>Pacific Lutheran University, *St. Olaf College (</em>see note below)</p>

<p>Accepted to: BoCo, Ithaca, Point Park, *Pacific Lutheran University, *St. Olaf College</p>

<p>Waitlisted at: Carnegie Mellon, Ball State</p>

<p>Rejected from: CCM, Texas State (after being on Priority Hold), Penn State (passed the pre-screen), UMich (passed the pre-screen)</p>

<p>Final Decision: Ithaca!!</p>

<p>Coach: none</p>

<p>My D did not want to have any “safeties” on her list, because her opinion was that if she couldn’t get into the type of schools on her list above, she had no business going into this as a profession (!). Even after those who were helping her through this process (voice teacher, public school drama teacher, parents!) gently suggested that there are many paths to success in this business, she still wanted only the schools above on her list. She applied to *Pacific Lutheran University and *St. Olaf College to do a double major of History and Vocal Performance as her alternate plan in case she didn’t get into any of the musical theatre schools. She did all her musical theatre auditions at the Chicago Unifieds, and we did not do any campus visits due to distance, cost and schedule conflicts.</p>

<p>My D is on the waitlist for Carnegie Mellon, but they did not offer her much money, and if she were to get off the waitlist, we would need more scholarship money to make it affordable. So we’ll see what happens there. Carnegie suggests placing a deposit at another school because they can’t guarantee getting off the waitlist, and Ithaca was a very high contender. Anyway, she is very excited to be going to Ithaca, and is looking forward to also getting involved in the opera program there. Three students from her high school have gone to Ithaca, and two recently graduated. It is amazing how much growth these two made in their four years at Ithaca, and are now both doing very well in the real world. One was offered a role (lead dancer and understudy for the grandmother) 6 days after graduation in the 18-month international tour of Addams Family, and the other has already performed in two off-Broadway shows. My D was comfortable accepting at Ithaca without visiting–she feels pretty familiar with the program there just because of all she has learned listening to the others who have gone there and her spring musical rehearsals/performance schedule didn’t really allow it. And maybe she’s taking after me: I came to the US from Canada to go to college and not only did I not visit the college first, I had never even been to the US before!!! Anyway, I am so excited for my D to be realizing her dream of going to college for a BFA in Musical Theatre, and it was a very difficult decision as to which school to choose because many of these schools are awesome. We wish the best of luck to all the CC students pursuing their passion, wherever that may take them!!!</p>

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<p>Wow momarmarino…that’s an interesting way of thinking about “safety” schools… I guess if my child didn’t get accepted to any of the schools on your daughter’s list she has no business being in the profession??? My D applied to some of those schools and did not get accepted but I can assure you she has every business being in the profession. Yes, like some people gently suggested to her some people take different roads to success and some even make it BIG not going to school at all. IDK… sorry just found that way of thinking a little off. Hope your daughter finds the success she is seeking at Ithica… I hear they have a good program. :)</p>

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<p>Stageman181 M</p>

<p>Applied to: Wright State, Central Michigan, Millikin, Northern Colorado, Texas State, Point Park, University of Utah, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, LIU, Ball State, Webster, Western Michigan, Montclair State</p>

<p>Accepted To: Central Michigan, Millikin, University of Utah, LIU, Wright State(Acting).</p>

<p>Waitlisted at: Wright State(MT), Point Park, Northern Colorado</p>

<p>Rejected from: Texas State, UWSP, Webster, Western Michigan, Montclair St. </p>

<p>Final Decision: University of Utah</p>

<p>Coaching: Nothing outside of usual Voice, Dance, and acting training</p>

<p>Summer Programs: none</p>

<p>For me, It came down to either LIU, University of Utah, or Wright State for Acting. When I visited Wright, I thought it was the one. In terms of students professionalism and work ethic, Wright clearly beat the other schools on my list. If I would have been accepted into their MT program, I would have been there in a heartbeat. When I visited Utah, I was extremely impressed with the program. I could tell the students were there to work, and the teachers and faculty are all extremely experienced. Also, Utah had the most balanced curriculum of all the schools i was accepted into, which was important for me for dance is important to me. For someone who wanted a true college experience, Utah is the perfect place for me to prosper. Also, There are lots of performance opportunities in Salt Lake, including an equity theatre right on campus that students sometimes get cast in.
Go Utes!</p>

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<p>I am a female :)</p>

<p>Auditioned at (I applied to a lot of schools that I didn’t end up auditioning at but was still accepted to academically, but I won’t bore you all with that information): University of South Dakota, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Mesa University, James Madison University (video), Millikin University, Texas State University San Marcos, Ithaca College (video), Northern Colorado</p>

<p>Accepted To: University of South Dakota, Colorado Mesa University, University of Colorado Boulder, Millikin University, James Madison University</p>

<p>Waitlisted at: JMU, accepted soon after</p>

<p>Rejected from: Texas State (made it past pre-screen), Northern Colorado</p>

<p>Final Decision: University of Colorado Boulder (BFA MT)</p>

<p>Coaching: Private voice, occasional dance classes, improv acting training</p>

<p>Summer Programs: None</p>

<p>I am so glad to have finally made a decision! CU Boulder was not a strong consideration for me at the beginning of this year because I was so sure I wanted to go far away. As the year went on, I realized I was not ready to leave my family and be in unfamiliar territory as a 17-year-old. Not only that, but I realized I wanted a broader education - at CU, I have the opportunity to double major in MT and Linguistics - I also could apply and stay for a fifth year to receive my master’s in linguistics. It’s funny how what I wanted at the beginning totally flip-flopped - 8 months ago, I wanted a super competitive, conservatory program far away from home; just a month or so ago, I realized I wanted a BFA that allowed opportunities to study other things, and in a location closer to home. The CU campus is absolutely gorgeous and very large - I can be in rehearsal one night and attend a basketball game the next night! -, Boulder is one of my favorite cities, there are tons of performance opportunities, I can still attend the church that I love, and my family is only 25 minutes away so they can come see any and all performances that I am a part of.
I have to say that this decision became extremely hard for me towards the end. I was unable to audition for James Madison University in person, so I sent a video that was initially rejected - I didn’t feel too heartbroken because A) I know it’s extremely hard to get accepted to a program just based on a video and B) JMU was not a big contender due to the high cost. However, because I received the Daniels Fund just a few weeks ago, JMU became a possibility for me financially and Kate, the head of the MT department, looked at my audition videos again. I was placed on the waitlist after more consideration, and then ultimately accepted. It was so humbling and absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, since I/my parents had never visited the campus and it is 1600 miles away from home, I decided against it. I want my family to be able to see my performances while I’m in college, and I want to be in a place where I know I have a church to attend to grow spiritually, in addition to being at a college that will help me grow artistically and academically. CU also has a special organization dedicated to its Daniels Scholars and that is nice to know that they have special opportunities for those students. It would be very likely that I would be the only Daniels Scholar at an out of state school and because the scholarship is detailed and slightly complex, it would be nicer to be at a school where the administration is familiar with the process of Daniels Scholars.
So, all that to say that I am thrilled to be attending a fantastic university in a beautiful city that I am already a bit familiar with, and I am relieved to not be leaving my family just yet. I will be able to save money to take audition trips for summer stock and other professional theatre companies, and still have “home base” to return to often. So thankful the decision process is over, and I can’t wait to be on campus in just a few months! Go Buffs!</p>

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<p>^Your decision is very well reasoned and I wish you the best in your exciting next adventure. It seems like a good match for you.</p>

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<p>I agree with soozievt, and am proud of you for really being thorough in narrowing down what was most important to you instead of basing your decision on what others may have expected you to do. Sounds like you have made a very wise decision and found the perfect fit for all of your needs, where you can grow in every way. Wishing you all the best, many blessings, and much success! :)</p>

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<p>Steamedart - while this is little more but a “ditto” post, kudos to you for your rational behind your decision. While it’s tempting to surcome to what I call the “Buffet Effect” with your scholarship, going far away doesn’t necessarily made for a better education.</p>

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<p>Calliene’s D</p>

<p>Applied to:
Hartt
Boston Conservatory
Emerson
Wagner
NYU (MT only)
Marymount Manhattan
Pace
Montclair
Rider (though ended up cancelling her audition)
CMU
Point Park
UArts</p>

<p>Rejected from:
Emerson, Point Park, CMU, NYU</p>

<p>Waitlisted:
Pace (First Alternate)</p>

<p>Accepted:
Hartt
BOCO
Wagner
Marymount Manhattan
Montclair
UArts</p>

<p>all gave her merit scholarships except for BOCO and MMC</p>

<p>Final Decision:
Montclair State University BFA MT</p>

<p>The Process:
My D wanted to be in or near NYC. This was the #1 criteria from the start. She grew up in a somewhat isolated rural area and wanted to be in the City. It’s that simple. She did expand her choices to a few other schools but they had to at least be in A city and/or not TOO far from NYC. Thus no UMich, CCM, BW, Elon, or any of those other great programs that are wonderful but not where she wanted to be geographically. There was no changing her mind on this.</p>

<p>Her first audition was Point Park. It wasn’t a top choice for her but her dance teacher was pushing it, and it is in a city. She met up with a friend from camp at the audition. At the intro session they were told that after the initial audition there would be callbacks, and if they didn’t get called back, it meant they were out of the running. It was a little disconcerting when they started the dance audition before she and her friend were in there (they were the last to audition and had to change). Also they didn’t stick to the stated schedule and some people were off campus having lunch when they started the callback. D got called back; her friend didn’t. D thought the callback went extremely well. Upshot: she was rejected, and her friend (without the callback) was accepted. Go figure. </p>

<p>Her next audition was UArts. Really fun audition, well organized audition process, great neighborhood in a great city. Accepted in December with a big scholarship, which was a GREAT gift going into the rest of the audition season. Knowing you are in somewhere really takes some of the pressure off. I will always have an extremely soft spot for UArts for this. :)</p>

<p>BOCO was up next. Good audition experience. Her favorite dance audition, though it is looong (90 minutes) and challenging, but she is a dancer and liked that. Plus she had already worked with Michelle Chasse and loves her. Loved the neighborhood. Kinda far from NYC though.</p>

<p>Marymount Manhattan’s auditions are a bit unusual in that you audition in a class in front of everyone. She thought the people running the audition were nice and encouraging and kind, even to the kids who were not that good. Later, however, she WENT to a dance class during the decision phase and was not impressed. That ultimately eliminated it.</p>

<p>Rider was scheduled next but at the last minute we found out that they changed our audition time from afternoon to morning. This was annoying because we previously had been told afternoon. But they said that there had been so many requests for that day (a school holiday) that they divided them into 2 groups and assigned them to morning or afternoon arbitrarily. Since we had scheduled this audition VERY EARLY in the season so we could get what we wanted, this was especially disconcerting. I asked if we could switch and they said no. Would not even put us on a waiting list if someone cancelled for the afternoon. We were staying with family and would have had to get up at 4:30 am to be there at 7:30, the time we were assigned. My daughter rebelled and said she’d rather go to UArts (where she was already accepted) anyway, so we cancelled the audition. It was a crazy, stressful time and she was also in a time crunch to learn lines for a show she was in, so that decision made sense at the time, but I kind of regret never seeing the school.</p>

<p>Hartt was a great audition experience. It was the only one I wasn’t with her for, but she came home very happy. However, the location was not her favorite, a little too suburban for this city-minded girl.</p>

<p>NYU was at NYC Unifieds. We had hoped it would be at the school so we could see more of it (they really don’t show you anything at the tour), but the audition was at Pearl Studios across town. Since we had done our homework we knew all about this audition EARLY, and weren’t aware that they had CHANGED the process until about a month before the audition (and we just HAPPENED to flukely hear it from someone, so my daughter came THIS CLOSE to going into that audition with NO CLUE, in spite of reading CC religiously for years). Bottom line, this year they did away with their dance audition and instead asked them to add “movement” to one of their songs.<br>
Discovering this added a HUGE stress to my daughter’s life at a very stressful time, and I think she wrote off NYU then and there. She already didn’t think she had the creds to get into the school academically (she is honor roll and gets decent grades, but she didn’t prepare 1 second for the SAT’s, and spent high school mostly singing and dancing rather than tackling the really challenging academic courses – her choice). She had to change her audition song because the one she had prepared for months and sang everywhere else didn’t lend itself to “movement.” It was all kind of last minute. Then, at the audition, she told them she only wanted MT. She searched her soul and again, decided she’d rather do MT at UArts (where she knew she was in) than Acting at NYU. So she thought what the heck. Wasn’t surprised she didn’t get in.</p>

<p>Her worst audition was Emerson at Unifieds. I don’t know who auditioned her, but she said that he was mean and extremely critical. She came out a little rattled, but kind of brushed it off. Mainly because of the cut system, it was not high on her list. Not disappointed or surprised when she wasn’t accepted.</p>

<p>Pace WAS high on her list. She went to the audition and got a callback. Her audition went extremely well. The compliments they gave her blew her away. But she didn’t get that phone call from Amy (who she had worked with at ArtsBridge) and was devastated. She made First Alternate, but never got a call.</p>

<p>Montclair was the only school we had never seen. We couldn’t get there for their on-campus audition times, so we fit the audition in at Unifieds. Since there is no dance audition at Unifieds and she is a dancer, this was risky, but to be honest this program was not high on her list. We just didn’t know much about it, but it geographically fit into The Criteria.</p>

<p>CMU was at Unifieds and thankfully we were warned that CMU is famous for making you feel like a million dollars, then rejecting you. It truly does feel like buying a lottery ticket, especially for girls. Though my D said that if she got in she would “have to go there,” it was really too far from NYC for her liking. And she didn’t get handed over to Barbara, which according to CMU lore, means It’s Over. </p>

<p>Wagner was last. It was an extremely stressful day because on top of the audition, my D was having a dental emergency. Her front tooth was literally glued on. This audition really almost didn’t happen because of that. Like Marymount, Wagner has the applicants audition in front of a large class. Except for the tooth issue, it was a good experience. The other students were welcoming, and the auditioners were nice and friendly and kind to all, even to the kids who didn’t audition well. The campus is beautiful, overlooking the New York Harbor. The parents were talked to extensively by administration and the message that “this is a liberal arts college” was stressed over and over again. Though she got in with a HUGE scholarship, ultimately their focus on liberal arts is what made her turn them down.</p>

<p>In mid-March we finally visited Montclair. This school does not have much of a presence on CC so we didn’t know much about it. Apparently in the past there were housing issues and it was known as a commuter school, but as of last year that is no longer the case. Thousands of dorm beds have been added, and these new dorms are GORGEOUS! The MT program is growing fast. New Acting faculty were hired this year and the students love them. Dancing and Music already were strong. Great performance spaces. It is a conservatory program which is what my daughter decided she really wanted. The program is small and selective. They do 3-5 musicals a year, and have a senior showcase in NYC. Everyone we met there was great, and the students were friendly. My daughter spent a day watching and taking dance classes and was challenged. We actually went back and spent another day a month later when it was decision crunch time and were just as impressed. We watched a rehearsal of “Wild Party” and were blown away by the talent. You can SEE Manhattan from the campus, and it is a 24 minute bus ride to get to midtown. There are 2 train stations and a bus stop on campus. And it is HALF the cost of Boston Conservatory. Granted, BOCO has a reputation and a long history, but MSU has a similar curriculum, faculty coming in from NYC, and lots of amenities that BoCo doesn’t have. Ultimately, being a fast-growing rigorous conservatory program so close to Manhattan at a good price (her scholarship brought it close to in-state tuition) made Montclair the winner. </p>

<p>Sorry this is so long but I thought this thread was really helpful last year and wanted to give back. Hope it helps someone.</p>

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<p>Congratulations, steamedartichoke, for reaching a decision you are excited about. My S has a friend who will be a classmate of your’s in Boulder. They, too, could not be happier about their decision. The only thing that would have made it happier for her, is if her twin decided to attend as well. You are right, Boulder is a fantastic town and it is so nice that family is close enough to share in your performances. What an incredible honor to be a Daniels Scholar and what an admirable logic you used to determine how you will use your scholarship to reach your dreams! Best of Luck to you!</p>

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<p>Calliene, you are right, I too found this thread incredibly helpful. Such especially useful info for preparing that list of schools. Thank you for going overboard with your story. Congratulations and best of luck to your daughter!</p>

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<p>Calliene, my son was also accepted to Montclair and we were never able to visit but I feel like I have been there and it is beautiful. I also think it really is a hidden gem and hope your daughter loves it. Unfortunately, they wanted an answer before my son could visit so we regretfully had to say no.</p>

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<p>Calliene, congrats on your daughter’s decision! I’m certain she will have a great experience at Montclair State. You stated that she received merit scholarships from various schools, including Hartt. I am not aware that Hartt offers any scholarships other than talent, or is that what you meant? Please clarify. Thank you!!</p>

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<p>Sorry, OddDad, all I know is that it was a scholarship NOT based on need. If all they give are talent scholarships then I guess it was that! :)</p>

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<p>Calliene, thanks! :-)</p>