<p>Hello,
I applied to NYU Tisch for MT. I’m auditioning in January, and it’s my top choice. My grades are not all that great, but I did fairly well on the SAT. I know that everyone says how every aspect of the application/audition process is equal, but is that as true as they say it is? How much will grades factor in for me?</p>
<p>NYU has always said that the academic and artistic reviews are equally weighted in the admissions process, so your grades are also of importance. It will depend on how “not all that great” they are. Although a great audition can make up for a poor GPA at some schools, that isn’t the case at NYU. At this point, go in and have a great audition and see what happens! Hopefully, you have a range of other schools on your list, as everyone should. Good luck!</p>
<p>so what is “not that good”? My daughter had a 3.3, not great, but after a 5 hour audition… Got accepted and is in her 2nd semester at the tisch! Good luck!</p>
<p>mbfalls, she really had a 3.3? My D has a 3.7 and is worried. Her SATS fall in their 25% range. They are good but not great for NYU.</p>
<p>The GPA also depends on where it falls in relation to the high school. A 3.7 at one school might be top 10%, but middle 50% or something at another HS.</p>
<p>My sense is (and I am really only guessing), that if someone passes both reviews, but only marginally for either one, then when they take a look at everyone who’s passed both, they will begin to weed out those who either are lower academically or were not as strong in the audition relative to the pool of applicants that made it through the first winnowing, to determine who to accept.</p>
<p>I had a 3.2 and got in–For Tisch I think it matters less, especially if your test scores and audition are good</p>
<p>Well this makes me feel more optimistic then. I thought she might have a chance but wasn’t positive. She has taken a bunch of honors, 1 AP and 2 College Level classes. keeping fingers crossed!</p>
<p>I’m new to this, my son’s school doesn’t give them a GPA on a 4.0 scale. His overall average (he’s a junior) is 92. Is that a 4.0 in terms of what others are posting?
Thanks</p>
<p>A 92 is a 3.7. A 95 is a 4.0</p>
<p>I don’t belive academics are THAT important to tisch, as long as you have applied your self in high school be taking challenging courses then you will be fine. I got accepted into tisch and I have ok grades(3.6 overall weighted) but completely bombed the SAT’s and ACT (1580 the first time and 1750 on my retake, 24 on the ACT). Also if you are apply for MT make sure to focus on your acting more than your singing beacuse they are much more likely to accept a srong actor with a developing voice than a strong singer who is missing acting fundementals( it’s a BFA in drama first and foremost).</p>
<p>SDonCC
You wrote "A 92 is a 3.7. A 95 is a 4.0 "
Is this scale specific to NYU Tisch - or is it a general conversion that most colleges use?
New here, so hope that this is not a dumb question.
Thanks.</p>
<p>^^That is a typical scale using a 4.0 system, and not specific to NYU.</p>
<p>Yes, as soozie said on the scale. And I"d love to hear someone weigh in on kumquatkitty’s comment about the emphasis on acting fundamentals. While my D applied for acting, not MT, at Tisch, I am really under the impression that the school looks for how well the student will take to training – not how much they already know about acting when they walk in the door. I want to weigh in here because a) alot of students who audition for MT end up in acting studios (with options for MT training through classes anyway) and b) at my D’s studio (Playwrights) on the first day they said, “forget everything you’ve already learned.” I would think that this goes for all the studios: they are there to train you in their methods and to help the students grow and develop as artists. The training at Tisch is about craft, but not only about that: it is really a school for developing students who think and live as artists (at least that’s my impression from my D’s experience.)</p>
<p>I think that the auditors want to see who YOU are, not just what you’ve learned or think you know, but what your natural abilities and how they will benefit from NYU training (this is what they say on the website, and I do think it’s true!).</p>