<p>I'm auditioning for Fordham's Theatre program this sunday. Has anyone here ever auditioned for Fordham? -- whats it like? ... how are the judges? ... do you know what they are looking for? Or, are they intimidating? .. Whats the process like? .. and is it hard to get in? </p>
<p>I'm also auditioning for NYU ( I have the same questions as for fordham about it)</p>
<p>My D auditioned for Fordham (and NYU) last year and both sets of auditions were very friendly and as low-key as a high stakes audition can be!</p>
<p>At Fordham, we arrived a bit early and she signed in and filled out some forms. One question they asked is whether you want to be considered for admission even if you don't get into the acting major. (My daughter did not want to be considered unless she got into the acting major, but other kids felt differently about that.) </p>
<p>We were then told to go wait in a large room, where a very nice breakfast type buffet had been set out (you could get water, muffins, etc.) and where students were on duty to answer questions and to call the auditioners in by their name according to what time they had signed up. </p>
<p>The day we were there, several kids had not shown up yet, so the audition assistants asked my D and several others if they wanted to go ahead and audition early. "You don't have to: you can wait until your appointed time if you are not ready" the student assistants said. My D decided to go early and was ushered into another room to wait her turn. I stayed in the auditorium, where I had a wonderful conversation with some current students who were very candid about what they liked about the program as well as everything from the food to dorms and financial aid! I found them all very intelligent and delightful and they were good representatives of Fordham.</p>
<p>My D, who was moved from one room to another to audition for several different people and groups of people, said the auditors were extremely nice and supportive. She enjoyed her audition very much.</p>
<p>Re: NYU. My daughter is now at NYU/Tisch in CAP21. Her NYU audition was just as positive as was her audition at Fordham. Last year, when she auditioned for NYU, the procedure was somewhat different from what it is this year, from what I understand. Last year, she went to Chelsea Studios at the assigned time, signed in and waited to be called. She went into the room and did her songs and monologue for one person, who was the only auditor. They talked for awhile and again, she really liked the auditor and had nothing but positive things to say about the whole experience.</p>
<p>You asked: is it hard to get in to both programs?</p>
<p>Yes, it is. Both programs are highly selective. But try to remember that <em>someone</em> has to get in, and why not you?</p>
<p>Just be sure to read over and abide by the audition requirements of each school. (Before the Fordham audition, for instance, the students were reminded to stick very closely to the monologue length requirement and was told it would be timed.) </p>
<p>Let me know if you have any other questions, either through this board or you can PM me. </p>
<p>Break a leg!</p>
<p>how many students does fordham accept? does anybody know this?</p>
<p>hi. i auditioned for fordham last week and they said the class size for theatr emajors is 25 students, but they accept a little more than that. so yea, it is very competitive. the audition process was great, everyone was sooo nice. i got a really good feeling from the people there. break a leg!</p>
<p>i don't know about Fordham, i have my audition on saturday (so i guess i'll find out! :)) but i just had my audition for NYU on tuesday, so here is my experience. </p>
<p>i auditioned for straight theater, so not CAP21, i don't know what you are auditioning for. the thing that struck me was there were about 60 people, and only 5-10 boys( lucky them!). but we had like an hour presentation by the admissions person for tisch which i thought was very informative, and then he gave us audition times. i liked the process, they had 3 different rooms with 1 evaluator in each room. once you were called you waited outside the room for the person before you to finish, and then the evaluator cam and got you, introduced themselves, and then asked me to begin. i did my two monologues and then i had a short interview (really short, literally...no more than 2 minutes!) but the person was REALLY REALLY friendly, and asked me really easy questions, just like what studio i wanted to be in ,where could i see myself in 5 years, and what was my favorite role. good luck!</p>
<p>NOTMAMAROSE: </p>
<p>so do you do your monologues more than once? you said your D moved from room to room.</p>
<p>steinygrrl, yes, I think I am correct in saying that she had to do her monologue(s) more than once, because she was moved from one room to another and so on, which meant that the first people who saw her asked her to do her stuff for the folks in the next room. She got a kick out of the fact that one of the auditors was Elizabeth Hess, who she used to enjoy on "Clarissa Explains It All" as a younger kid/teen. (Coincidentally, Hess apparently also teaches at NYU as an adjunct.)</p>
<p>Did you have an interview? what did they ask about? Does it hurt your chances if you say you would consider Fordham even if it weren't as a Theater major? Fordham LC is my first choice!</p>
<p>from what i've read, no interview, just an info session, but i'll find out tomorrow and let you know!</p>
<p>you guyss are mega awsomee! I'm so glad to hear that the auditions were very conforting. It is so nice to know, considering we go through the process of applying and then STEP TWO. the audition (womp womp womp) .. but all of your information clearly helped. I will most definetly stick with the time limit!</p>
<p>I think that saying you would come to Fordham even if you are not selected for the acting major will ENHANCE your chances of getting in, rather than hurt them. </p>
<p>If you say you would consider Fordham for another major, that means you have two chances to get into Fordham: for acting, or for academics. That's twice the chance you have if you check the "acting only" box my daughter checked.</p>
<p>Yes, at Fordham, my daughter moved from one room to another (and maybe to a third, but I just don't remember. I am old!). At NYU (which someone mentioned above), she auditioned for only one auditor, who was probably the nicest person she auditioned for during her audition season. She was in there at least 15 and maybe 20 minutes, doing her songs and monologue(s) and talking to him.</p>
<p>but wouldn't it come across maybe that I am not as dedicated to becoming an actor if i didn't check the acting only box?</p>
<p>Hey, I just got home from NYC and I'm freaking out in retrospect about both my auditions and so yeah anyway- I found this thread.</p>
<p>My advice to anyone auditioning at fordham or nyu is to KNOW your monologue cold. like be able to do it "italien" (superfast w/o inflection) as well as blocked out and staged. Just know it. of course while you're in there...you should be overcome with that feeling...you know...like the adrenaliney type where you just do it and its great...but definately KNOW your stuff too...don't wing it or leave it up to chance or just hope that your awesomeness will cover you.</p>
<p>Fordham is my top school but NYU was definately a lot easier to audition for. You audition at the chelsea studios with one evaluator and i actually had about a 10 minute interview afterwards. everything was really relaxed...and they are genuinely interested in you as a person so really take the time to tell them about yourself...in a nonbraggy way.</p>
<p>Fordham was much more business. I auditioned there today. I filled out the paper work, and I TOTALLY recommend filling out the box about what your interested in besides theater...it does NOT negatively affect your acting-ness...they will NOT think you're not as dedicated- I asked like 18 of the student ambassadors as well as the department head.
BUt so yeah...the whole being ushered into different rooms thing is NOT so you can perform 3 times...they take you out of the big room...bring you down to another room so you can REHEARSE by yourself...then they bring you down to another floor where they allow you 15ish more minutes to rehearse and then finally you go in. there are three people on the panel and if you've ever been to an open house or info session you will KNOW who they are. they're extremely friendly...like...they're great.</p>
<p>just stay calm. don't get freaked out and be as genuine as you can. not necessarily suck up to them or anything...just be as natural and as yourself as you can be.</p>
<p>they want to see you.</p>
<p>fordham is a lot more about the core of the person and core of acting...like they are VERY different from NYU. so keep that in mind. yes, the audition is integral to your acceptance...but so is your personality. your natural charisma</p>
<p>seriously, break a leg and HAVE FUN!</p>
<p>natcat, just a clarification:</p>
<p>Last year, when my D auditioned at Fordham, they asked some kids to go into another room or rooms to do their monologues AGAIN for more faculty members/auditors. When I said that they moved the kids "from one room to another," I was NOT referencing the room where you can warm up and/or rehearse! I was talking about being moved into separate rooms so you could show your stuff to more people. (The reason I say that I think this was a good sign is that my D did it and was admitted to Fordham for acting.)</p>
<p>Of course, I have no idea if that is how Fordham is running things this year, though I do know that one of my D's friends who auditioned very recently was asked to do extra monologues and such and saw several different faculty members, so I am guessing it's the same this year as last. </p>
<p>You are 100% correct that you should have those monologues memorized so you know them in your sleep. But you should do that for every school at which you are auditioning! It's imperative to be able to stop a monologue at one place and pick it up from there without having to start over. You should even be able to do your monologue if they ask you to (as they did at one school last year) do it while you are running in circles around the room, or moving a trash can back and forth. </p>
<p>Break a leg, everyone!</p>
<p>My D audtioned for Fordham and got through to the second panel of audtiors. I hope that is a good sign, it's her first choice.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure it's always a good sign when the first bunch of auditors like you enough or are interested in you enough to pass you along to their colleagues.</p>
<p>NotMamaRose…you were right! D got acceptance letter today into Fordham Lincoln Center’s Theater program!!! We are thrilled!!!
Anyone else??</p>
<p>YAY! You are the second person today that I have heard got the “you’re in!” letter from Fordham. Congrats!</p>