<p>NYU Tisch seems to have added a movement component to the audition. The guidelines instruct auditioners to arrive in "movement attire." I'm clueless. What does "movement attire" consist of? </p>
<p>Sorry for the intensely silly question...I tend to get worried about little details. =)</p>
<p>It means comfortable clothing, stuff you can move around in freely and not be restricted/worried about a wardrobe malfunction. Hope that helped :)</p>
<p>my daughter was premed until 1 year ago. Has taken drama, choir, and been in a musical locally recently. LOVES IT
1st in class, ACT 33, very strong academically. Is applying to Tisch and Juilliard. Wants to be in NYC, we r from Colorado. Any chances?</p>
<p>daughtersdream, unfortunately, there is no way that someone on an Internet discussion list (even one as nice and helpful as this one!) can give you a fair assessment of your daughter’s chances of being accepted to top acting programs, such as the ones at Juilliard and NYU. (By the way, Juilliard does NOT have a musical theater major. One can major in vocal music or instrumental music or in acting, but they don’t have a musical theater major at all. NYU Tisch does have studios for both acting and musical theater, however.)</p>
<p>Your daughter’s academic record is very impressive and will definitely help her at school like NYU, where academics are an important part of the mix. At conservatory programs like Juilliard or, say, Carnegie Mellon, however, it is really what she shows the auditors in an audition that counts the most. </p>
<p>I am unclear as to whether your daughter is still in high school (seems so, by giving us her ACT score) but I am assuming she is in college as you say she is premed. (Can’t be premed in high school, right? <g>) If she <em>is</em> trying to transfer, it will be important for her to research programs that allow/take transfers and to understand the odds of transferring in to a BFA are probably even lower than they are of getting in in the first place. (I don’t wish to be discouraging; it’s just a fact.) And some programs that do take transfers require the student to stay all four years, which essentially means starting over. Some do not, however. </g></p>
<p>Best wishes to your daughter. It’s a very exciting process!</p>
<p>thank you notmamarose</p>
<p>She IS a senior in high school but has already taken AP Calculus 1,2 , AP Physics, AP Biology to be on a premed track for college. Then she attending a model and talent program, was in a musical locally, took 2 drama classes and choir and now she has passionately changed direction. She wants to be an actress not actually MT programs. </p>
<p>Any tips on best monologue sources? She needs to get 4 prepared 2 contemp (contrasting) and 2 classical( one Shakespeare). Se’s a bigger than life very funny outgoing personailty…blonde 6 feet tall…beautiful…mommy talking of course</p>
<p>She has herself convincved that NYC is a must for training/future networking.</p>
<p>Time is short, but I would suggest that your D should apply to more schools because of the very low acceptance rates in these auditioned programs. Every year I hear sad stories of kids who are left with no options because they did not create a balanced list of schools to apply to. Both Julliard and NYU would be considered “reach” schools for anyone. You need at least one “safety” school, which means a non-auditioned, academically suitable school that your daughter would be happy to attend. And a few more less competitive auditioned programs would also be a good idea. Try to convince your D to look at schools outside of NYC – if she insists on being in the area, there are many schools in the northeast that are fairly close to the city.</p>