<p>Does anyone know how difficult it is to get into the NP?</p>
<p>For admission, an interview is required and other supplemental materials but no audiiton. There are usually 60 first year students. </p>
<p>However, you must be invited to return for the second year. 2nd year class is usually about 20-25 students.</p>
<p>xxx,Mary Anna</p>
<p>Hello! Well from what we were told about 250 interviews are held each year and 60 are accepted. If anyone has any questions for me or anything, feel free to post or mail me. Sorry I haven't been on in days, I've been sick as a dog! Take care.</p>
<p>That stat makes me very nervous...I really have my heart set on NP...I really don't want to go to a university, and I just feel like the NP is the right place to be....</p>
<p>Linz4190 -
I had this on the other page, so I'll ask it again. On the application it says you need three recommendations, yet it only has a space for a "Personal Reference" and "Professional Reference"; would the third be whoever is paying since it asks for a statement from them?</p>
<p>Also can you give a generalization of the classes there? What you like about them? Anything you dislike? I'm looking in to applying there, but my ultimate goal would be an MT career. However I would like a strong acting background since I might also try to branch into TV/Film in the future. Thanks for any info!</p>
<p>Yes, the third would be a financial reference. If your parents were paying for the school, they would write out a letter saying they were willing and able to pay the tuition.</p>
<p>Oy jeez, and a generalization of the classes. Ok, lets see where to begin. First of all, NP is amazing purely for the fact that you get the complete works. You have singing, which is taught by one of the best and most famous acting coaches in NY. He is brilliant and has taught waaaay too many famous people to even begin naming! His technique is very interesting and really helps a great deal. Also, the ballet and modern training is wonderful. I have been dancing for almost 18 years and I find it a privalege to be learning from Barbara Cole, a former ABT dancer. She is graceful, smart and intense! Our speech and voice classes are equally stimulating. I can't begin to tell you how great my speech has become! I learned how to drop some of my crazy Long Island accent, as did all of the other students from all over the world. It really helped and will be perfect for theater or film. It's just great getting all the training for every aspect of acting. The acting classes themselves are the most fantastic, obviously. The teachers are all brilliant and clever and awe-inspiring. I have learned more about myself, my craft, and the world in 5 months at the Playhouse then I could in a lifetime without it. The Meisner technique is also just so much FUN. I really suggest you read his book if you are serious about attending NP or even if you want to be an actor in general. Honestly, there is not one thing about this school I dont like. The vibe is honest and warm and exciting. I have never been so happy to wake up at 6AM every day and go to school. The students are all so extremely dedicated, smart and talented that it's hard not loving everyone in that place the moment you arrive. If anyone wants to look at the school and wants a tour or something, I would be more then happy. Hope this helped a bit and I didnt sound too retarded lol ;)</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for all of that! Really gave me a good impression of the classes. I probably will make a trip up there sometime for a tour. If I do, I'll be sure to let you know! :)</p>
<p>Hey Linz- i was wondering what kind of stuff they asked you in the interview, and is there anything that caught you off gaurd? What was the general feel for the interview itself? Cold? welcoming? Thank you so much for helping me out- I really appreciate it!
-grace xoxo</p>
<p>Hmm, I'm trying to remember my interview! Well, I do remember it being extremely warm and welcoming. I was intereviewed by the head of the school, Mr. Baldridge, who is one of the nicest guys around. He just looks at your resume, may ask you some questions about your past experiences and shows and training. He asks why you want to go to the school, why you think you should be accepted...all that kind of normal stuff. He's very comforting. As soon as I got there I felt completely at ease. Then basically you just talk about whatever. It changes with each person. I had a friend sit there and just talk to him about everything in life for over two hours. Mine wasn't even close to as long, but it was a good lengthed conversation. He doesn't pop any random, weird questions at you so there is no studying or worrying at all to be done.</p>
<p>Just go and be yourself. Show your personality. That's the most important part. Have fun with it.</p>
<p>linz4190</p>
<p>Do they help you at all with housing or are you on your own?</p>
<p>For the most part you are on your own. If you want, you can always wait to get housing until you get to the school the first day, and see if anyone else needs housing too. Then you guys can figure it out from there. But its a slim chance that you will find someone without housing the first day, and you may not like them or something. So I suggest you do it yourself before hand. I think another thing you CAN do with the school is a few weeks before class, call them and tell them you are looking for a roomate or something, they might have a list of other kids who did the same so they can give you their number..that type of thing. Thats it.</p>
<p>This is taken from the AADA website and the info can really apply to any NYC school that does not offer "on-campus" housing.</p>
<p>Co-Ed Residences</p>
<p>The St. George Hotel, Brooklyn Heights
Educational Housing Company
Faye Bean 212-977-9099 ext.320
<a href="http://www.studenthousing.org%5B/url%5D">www.studenthousing.org</a></p>
<p>International House
500 Riverside Drive @122nd St.
212-316-8400
<a href="http://www.ihouse-nyc.org%5B/url%5D">www.ihouse-nyc.org</a>
Through Columbia University;
must be graduate school age.</p>
<p>YMHA-YWHA DeHirsch Residence
1395 Lexington Avenue (The 92nd Street)
212-415-5500
<a href="http://www.92ndsty.org%5B/url%5D">www.92ndsty.org</a></p>
<p>Men Only Residences</p>
<p>Kolping House
165 East 88th Street
212.369.6647
<a href="http://www.kolpingny.org%5B/url%5D">www.kolpingny.org</a></p>
<p>Women Only Residences</p>
<p>Webster Apartments
419 West 34th St.
212-967-9000
Meal plans available.
Short term stays available.
<a href="http://www.websterapartments.org%5B/url%5D">www.websterapartments.org</a></p>
<p>Ten-Eyck-Troughton Residence
145 East 39th St.
212-490-5990
Roof garden, has rules of conduct.
<a href="http://www.salvationarmy-newyork.org%5B/url%5D">www.salvationarmy-newyork.org</a></p>
<p>Parkside Evangeline
18 Grammercy Park South
212-677-6200
Meal plans available.</p>
<p>Brandon Residence
340 West 85th St.
212-496-6901
<a href="http://www.thebrandon.org%5B/url%5D">www.thebrandon.org</a> </p>
<p>Metro International
212-431-1195
<a href="http://www.metrointl.org%5B/url%5D">www.metrointl.org</a>
Great website!
Helps you find a variety of housing types based on
factors like price and location.</p>
<p>Julia Carr, Best Apartments, Inc.
646-792-7441
718-614-1105 (cell)
<a href="mailto:juliacarr@prodigy.net">juliacarr@prodigy.net</a>
<a href="http://www.bestaptsnyc.com%5B/url%5D">www.bestaptsnyc.com</a></p>
<p>Streetwise
212-473-4360
Jennifer Foler</p>
<p>Urban Living
212-689-6606
Julian Rove
Benoit Gomez</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sublet.com%5B/url%5D">www.sublet.com</a>
<a href="http://www.citi-habitats.com%5B/url%5D">www.citi-habitats.com</a>
<a href="http://www.subletinthecity.com%5B/url%5D">www.subletinthecity.com</a></p>
<p>Hope that helped you out a bit brdwy1015.</p>
<p>Wow that housing information really helped! I have a question, I have noticed that while the age requirement for NP is 18, there seems to be more people in their 20's. I want to go to the NP straight after I graduate High School, do you think that this could be possible?</p>
<p>I know that Sherie Rene Scott (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Last Five Years) was accepted right after high school. On their website, it says the only requirement is that you need a high school diploma. So I'm sure it's not uncommon.
But I guess since it's a two year program without a degree, a lot of people want to get their BAs and BFAs before they go into that kind of a program. So that is probably a lot of people in their 20s go.</p>
<p>When I toured the NP last spring, I asked about that and was told (by either Mr. Baldridge or David Semonin the librarian, I don't remember who it was now) that they prefer not to accept students straight out of high school because they want you to come into their program with more "life experience" basically. Obviously it does happen as with Sherie Rene Scott and my friend who got in straight out of high school last year (who happened to have completed the Meisner program in my town, perhaps that was a factor in their decision to accept her out of high school but then again, who really knows.)
It doesn't have to be college that gives you the "life experience" they want you to have - I asked about my situation this year (taking a year off from being in school to continue training/audition/work/live on my own) and they said yes, that was the kind of thing they were looking for.
Just thought I'd add that information.</p>
<p>Yeah I am actually in the youngest of the three groups in first year. I'm about to be 21. Almost everyone in my group is 20. We only have one girl and one guy in the whole school straight out of high school. For the most part everyone else in the school is in their 20's. And now that I'm atleast halfway done with my first year, I totally understand why they want their students to get more "life experience" before coming to the school. It really is quite necessary. Everyone in the whole school but those two people have been to other colleges before this one.</p>
<p>why is it necessary???</p>
<p>I have another question, which now that I think about it is pretty obvious, but I'll just ask anyway. If I were to send in my application by very late April or early May...would I have any chance of getting in for the Fall '06 year? I'm thinking they would have already chosen just about all of the people they wanted for the coming year. So would it just be wise to wait until Jan. of '07 for the next year?</p>
<p>Well, unlike colleges they don't start accepting applications until January 1st, so I'd think April/May should be fine. Just a guess though.</p>