<p>I just got accepted into the Tisch Drama program a few days ago. Unfortunately, USC has accepted me a while back and I never thought I would get into Tisch in the first place so I had my plans set on USC. Plus USC is giving me 50 percent tuition. Theatre is my passion and love, but I also want to see where TV takes me. In a sense, I have to choose between a full ticket price to NYU Tisch (I rate opportunity ridiculously high) vs. a half off price to USC(a great school for balanced theatre program vs. social college life)</p>
<p>I’d say post over on the drama subforum, but if you don’t – did you get in BFA at USC or BA? What do you really want to do? A BA at USC is going to give you a broader liberal arts education than a BFA at NYU, but you can’t beat the opportunities at NYU. And of course, New York is not just theater – tons of t.v. work in NY as well.</p>
<p>If it’s BFA at USC, and you want a BFA, then it is a really tough choice. I think someone wrote on the theater major subforum that many of the BFA students have agents and only a handful of the B.A. kids do. </p>
<p>Do you know which studio you’d be in at NYU?</p>
<p>And what are your thoughts about a real college experience? What types of campuses were you drawn to during your college search? USC has a real campus;NYU is urban. One has fraternities, a football team and loads of school spirit, the other is edgier, cool, artsy, etc. What fits your personality?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help. Ok I’ll repost there. But its a BA at USC. Plus USC is taking care of 30,000 total. My out of pocket expenses will be around 28,000 for USC, while at NYU it’s going to be virtually double.</p>
<p>The studio placement comes out on Friday. I come from a super school spirited place, so it’s important to me that that’s there. I’ve never been to NYU, but everyone is telling me this is the opportunity of a lifetime. I want to go somewhere where there’s a risk but a calculated one, knowing that I might actually have a shot. </p>
<p>I just don’t know if having the student loan on my back for a while is worth the amazing school.</p>
<p>NYU will not give you that super spirited place. I would wait until you get your studio assignment so you can make a more informed decision. The reality is that you have to be happy in your environment. While NYU is a huge place and no campus per se, the studio family does bring it down to a very personal size. Being at Tisch is different than being at NYU for the College of Arts and Sciences, IMO, in terms of feeling a part of a community.</p>