<p>Hello everyone!</p>
<p>I was hoping someone may guide me into what i need to get into the NYU-Tisch MT program…
I am a sophmore in High School and NYU-Tisch is my dream school.</p>
<p>Some questions:
-What should your H.S. grades be like?
-How much theater experience would they like to see?
-What to expect…possibly.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance everyone!</p>
<p>Hey! I’m accepted into Tisch this year so I thought I might as well answer your questions…</p>
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<li><p>I have a 4.0 and got 1900 on the SATs… so I guess pretty good. Tisch is definitely one of the harder MT schools to get into academically. Make sure you’ve got great essays and letters of rec, I would say, as that probably helps an MTer (along with the audition), obviously. I didn’t get ANY academic aid, and I’m a pretty good student that got a ton at other schools- that says something about NYU. So grades are important.</p></li>
<li><p>I don’t think it matters too much what you resume looks like, but for your own sake- get experience! If you can work outside your school, please do and take lots and lots of vocal lessons, acting classes, and DANCE. If you want Tisch MT the dance is pretty important, I would say (although you can obviously get in without being a dancer, I’m not much of one). It was a tough combination.</p></li>
<li><p>My audition was about 4 hours long, and it was at a regional call. Did a tough ballet combination and the audition dance from the OBC of A Chorus Line. A lot of people had a hard time with it, as it was taught really fast in an hour, but it was a regional audition with instructors that WEREN’T from NYU. Next I waited a while, changed, and did my monologues. Did both, sat down and spoke with the auditor. He asked me some questions like…</p></li>
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<p>-Will you accept any other studio but MT?
-Describe your life thus far in one sentence.
-Tell me about yourself.
-ETC.</p>
<p>Then I went off to singing. Sang my first song (it’s a FULL SONG) yay and he asked me about my vocal type. Then sang my second one, which was only a short 32 bar cut. Then we did scales (not everyone did) and he was impressed, I suppose!</p>
<p>That’s all I got. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask. Anything specific about the program might be best answered by soozie. :)</p>
<p>Oh, and another point: START SAVING UP NOW! NYU’s COA is $59,000 now, according to the financial aid package I recieved today. I will most likely not be able to attend because of the price, so if it’s really what you want, you owe it to yourself and your parents to start saving up and being realistic now.</p>
<p>Grades are definitely important since Tisch is half academic and half artisic based admission, but I should point out that I was accepted with a 3.29 UW, so don’t lose hope if you don’t have a 4.0! As far as auditioning, I have learned that the more college auditions you do, the better at them you will be- so if you can, schedule your NYU audition last. If you want to do ED, be sure to get a lot of practice with your audition materials in actual auditions- practicing with a coach or friend is not the same. </p>
<p>Overall, I think that you have to just be yourself and trust that the right school will find you. It’s a tough process, but it will work out in the end. Good Luck!</p>
<p>^Good points! My NYU audition was also last, haha. 
I’d agree that doing ED would be awesome if it’s really where you want to go and you feel prepared… that way you save money and know where you’re going instead of flying around to various auditions! If I had been more prepared in the fall, I wish I would’ve done something like that.</p>
<p>Thank you guys so much! It means so much to me, you REALLY helped!</p>
<p>I hope that soozievt will chime in because she’s the expert, but I would think that if you are not confident in your success on the academic admissions piece, that applying ED would NOT be a good idea. You can only get rejected – not deferred – and if you’re borderline academically, you might stand a better chance in the RD pool and at least a waitlist. Unlike schools that look to ED students to help with their yield, Tisch has the luxury of knowing that it will have no problem filling the class, and so I would imagine that they would have no reason to accept someone early if that student is not a clear academic fit as well. </p>
<p>For some schools, the ED route is better if you are a bit under the stats line, but for some, it is important to be among the cream of the crop at that early stage, and I would suspect that is how it is for Tisch.</p>
<p>At Admitted Students Day, they said yield was 69%! Rivaling the Ivies!</p>
<p>If I have a strong portfolio but 3.3 GPA do you think I’d have a chance? Arghhh!</p>
<p>No one short of an admissions rep can answer your question. What I believe to be true however is that a strong portfolio will not outweigh NYU admissions wanting to make sure you have the academic capability to be successful in their program. And I’m not saying that is not the case. You might have a 3.3 paired with strong standardized tests, or have a 3.3 from an extremely academically rigorous school or have a disability or personal story that can explain a few tenths but be smart as a whip etc. Just a number is not enough to go on nor will it be what NYU will look at in a vacuum. So we cannot chance you and nor should we try.</p>
<p>I’d suggest turning the question on its ear and asking yourself “can I compete academically in a school where that matters along with talent?” The answer could be yes. Maybe gabbadabadoo who commented recently in the NYU thread will weigh in (and she knows way more than I do because she is a student, I’m just a parent) but from what I’ve heard from my daughter, even the studio classes have a strong reading and writing component that comes with them (never mind just practicing the skill) and she thinks her peers have to be (and are) smart and academically capable or they’d fizzle out.
All the best!</p>