Hello so I’ve began narrowing down my college search and the result was these two schools. Now, I love theatre and all but I have a slight interest in film acting. And also staying in New York if there are any other school anyone could recommend. But overall I’m just having trouble narrowing down my schools to a program worth putting money into.
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Both of those schools are VERY selective and only accept a tiny number of applicants. Juilliard’s acceptance rate for acting is less than 2 percent. So rather than “narrowing down,” you should be casting a WIDE net and auditioning for a LOT of schools, in hopes of getting accepted to one. If you’re fortunate enough to get more than one acceptance, THEN you choose between them. But your post sounds like you want to apply to only ONE school, which is a recipe for disaster.
No, I have a wide range I just wanted to have a top school that I could truly focus on getting in. These two schools I have admired but really don’t know much about so I came here to get insight that’s all.
you should audition to both 
you may be accepted to both and have to ask for help deciding. The last time I checked, Suny audition dates are filling up although there isn’t much of a recent thread on this board. I think it would be an honor to be accepted to either of these schools. Actually, it would be an honor to be accepted to many of the schools with a low acceptance rate. I agree with Dramakid000, you need to apply to many then choose. I thought we were crazy to be applying to 13 schools but then I joined this site and realized that it’s normal and almost expected. Good luck and apply soon
I can answer specific Purchase questions if you have any.
I just basically want to know how you liked the program, how much exposure do you get to film opportunities/training, is the showcase as good as it sounds, and well this is a pretty far fetch question but how is it compared to other New York acting schools??
I like the program a lot. You take an acting for film class senior year/you can appear in as many student films as you are cast in through the film conservatory all four years. Some people do up to 30 films by the time they graduate, some only do a few. It depends on your motivations/who you know/how much time you have. You get a showcase in NYC and LA and almost everyone seems to leave with representation, or at least meetings. Purchase is the only conservatory I’ve attended so I can’t compare it to any other acting school!
How close is it in relation to the city?
UNCSA. Great training, best networking.
I know it’s not close to any cities but do a lot of people reach out to this school…I’ve heard a lot about it. Are you a student/alumni?
it’s a 40 minute train ride to midtown.
@Dramakid000 I’m answering this rather late so maybe you have your answers, but Juilliard is really in a different league from SUNY Purchase or really almost any other acting school out there. Juilliard only admits around 8 undergraduates a year out of thousands who audition; your training there is unbelievably intense, but your industry access probably second to none. Just take a look at their alumni list on Wikipedia. However, their program is harsh and not like a traditional university experience you would get at many other top acting schools. Also, they are ridiculously hard to get into and most of their freshman class has had either some professional or previous secondary training. Plus diversity is HIGHLY valued. Lastly, I would advise that you not go into your audition process with a top choice as you will want to keep an open mind. The numbers do not work in the applicants favor, I’m afraid. None of the top programs admit more than about 15-20% of auditioners, and many much less.
^^^agrreed. would add that the tippy top programs admit between 2-5% with Juilliard lower than 1% for undergrad drama. SUNY Purchase is among the tippy top.