@GSOMTMom no kidding! I was literally just trying to make a (bad) joke and I know Norway is a country that pays for upper level education. So I quickly googled "Norwegian musical theatre thinking nothing would pop up and viola!
@mom4bwayboy, if you are an almost 6’3" male would you please do the 5’9" MT females of the world a favor and stick around for heaven’s sake!!!
Webster told us that whatever you get in the initial acceptance letter, which came before the audition, was all you could expect for the first year. After that, the talent scholarships can be sought based on your performance in the program. We got a bit off on the acceptance but were disappointed to hear that was it until the sophomore year. If that.
@mtmcmt In the past I’ve heard of some schools doing that–very little to no scholarships in the first year, but opportunities for scholarships in subsequent years.
CCPA Roosevelt gives you the same talent award all four years.
I think these places are already there. I’ve seen high school productions that have actors rivaling what I see on Broadway. Some of these are fantastic and we know they are as we are a group of people who see a lot of talent in high school. Then there are college performances that you could NOT tell weren’t professional productions.
In the past 20 years the number of people with great talent who get great training has exploded. There is only so much NYC can absorb. The overflow has to go somewhere. It will continue to flow out.
I was in the midwest a few times and saw shows that, if that quality were regular fare, I would have no need to go to NY. Or maybe only occasionally to see the big stars. In 10 years, there will be more theaters reclaimed or built all over the country.
@mtmcmt - from your lips to the Developer’s ears! Realistically, though, an overabundance of talent won’t create more theatres unless there are audiences ready to support them.
One recent developement in the market where D is working is a large suburban theatre that used to host tours austensibly got sick of the proliferation of non-union tours and has recently switched to mounting their own productions using local actors. So far this new business model seems to be working really well for them, but I’m not sure if this is happening elsewhere in the country (this is in a huge market).
When my D got a significant scholarship award upon acceptance to NYU/Tisch, the same amount was awarded for all four years.
In addition, we were surprised when on the senior year bill, there were three additional, though smaller, named scholarships, also awarded.
Just one college. Just one experience.
FYI, Rider announced for next Fall a new “Trustee’s Scholarship” good for full tuition for all four years available to 10 incoming students. There’s an additional essay for consideration, but you can still add it by Jan. 15. See the website. If the link gets removed, google Rider Trustee Scholarship http://www.rider.edu/be1of10
Does anyone know if CCM gives talent scholarships? And if so how much they typically are?
D got letter from Wright St. today offering 20 percent discount on tuition for all four years. We’re not OH residents so that actually adds up to real money.
Temple offers really great academic scholarships that are based on GPA and test scores, and the theatre department also has its own scholarships as well!
@EmsDad would you mind giving a ballpark of your D’s stats that got her the merit aid from WMU and Viterbo?
@MTheaterMom - here you go:
GPA 3.71 unweighted, 4.23 weighted (on a 5 point A weighted scale)
30 ACT
Top 15% of class (no. 24 out of about 160) in a public school with very good national rankings.
Thanks @EmsDad! We just submitted the app for WMU yesterday! D has similar stats but her high school doesn’t rank as its a charter school where there are 100 seniors all with 4.0+. I hope that ranking thing doesn’t pose a problem. I don’t remember what school I was looking at but in order to get an idea of what scholarship you’d qualify for you had to know your class ranking.
Most schools do rank, but many do not release the ranking numbers. But they will usually tell whether someone is on the top 10, top 5%, top 10%, or what quartile their grades fall into. Or they may group by grades and show the percent of students who get a various grade range. Take a look at the school report or school profile that is sent out to colleges with transcripts. This generally will have that information. Or you can call guidance.