<p>for what it’s worth @fun2beme, my D also considered Tisch to have the highest likelihood of admission among these schools for which she auditioned: DePaul, CMU, BU, Rutgers, Purchase, Emerson, Fordham and Tisch. We never called it a “safety,” but that’s the impression I got from her.</p>
<p>"@halflokum many of the same students apply to both schools. Also, comments by the op about why they do not like about NYU is no different than the NYU moms saying their children didn’t want to apply to UNCSA for various reasons. Food for thought." @dramastudent2014 I don’t know how to make a quote box but this is your quote above. You stated that the op does not like NYU…that’s where I got my information…I was just confused…didn’t know why a person applies to a school that you have issues with…</p>
<p>@toowonderful - Hey love, everyone is entitled to an opinion. I love sharing my opinion. I’m not judging anyone. I simply stated a fact - we felt that our daughter would have a greater chance of getting into NYU. It is our opinion,we are entitled to it…and you can certainly disagree. I never said it was science. Just our opinion. So don’t take things so personally. I don;t when people imply that my very intelligent daughter is wasting her time considering a little arts school. :)</p>
<p>People apply to schools they have issues with because it’s almost impossible to like every single thing about every single school on your list. After acceptances there are trade-offs and compromises. </p>
<p>This situation seems easier than many since the 3 schools are so clearly different.</p>
<p>Bissou - Thanks. I sure she will love wherever she finally lands.</p>
<p>flossy - I see DePaul as sort of a hybrid of the other two. Big city, big school, great training like NYU but smaller and more personal training like UNCSA. It might be the best compromise for her but I hope she walks onto one of the campuses and just has that definitive feeling that she is in the right place. </p>
<p>@bisouu her daughter likes both UNCSA and NYU. The op has concerns about NY. The daughter applied to both because she liked both. Glad I could clear up any confusion. </p>
<p>@fun2beme - You misunderstand- whether or not you thought of NYU as a safety is immaterial- especially since it worked out. A friend of my Ds thought of Northwestern as a safety, (it generally has about a 25% acceptance rate, though it has dropped the last couple years due to heavy applications, I think it’s around 15% now) He has two alum parents, a 33 on his ACT and a 4.1 GPA…not accepted. It is your attitude about what you have eliminated as part of YOUR process that offends. Wishing your child all the best on their journey- hopefully the information and thoughts shared by the many helpful people within the forums will be of assistance. </p>
<p>@toowonderful - guess I have no right to be offended by what the NYU crowd eliminated as part of its process regarding Arts Schools. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I hope your D’s friend gets into some other wonderful school and finds out it is the best choice for him. Thanks for the well wishes for my daughter. I wish your child the best as well.</p>
<p>The NYU crowd stated that their daughters wanted larger, urban and not primarily arts focused schools. They did not say that there is anything wrong with any of those other attributes nor that there was anything wrong with UNCSA. On the contrary, they said it’s a great school. So where exactly is that a call to battle that needs defending?</p>
<p>Meanwhile, you had some pretty aggressive things to say about NYU that you seem to be unable to own how they are making (me) anyway feel. @toowonderful came up with a very good analogy that I think you missed the point on but I really wish you hadn’t. Allow me to cite the examples because perhaps that it will be helpful:</p>
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<p>Please feel free to detail the equivalent of what the NYU crowd said about UNCSA that made you feel you needed to defend it. </p>
<p>In answer to the last item which was contained in an apology, I am honestly telling you that some of the things you are writing are offensive to me. Does that matter at all? I am not being honest about everything but I am being polite. I don’t need anything more.</p>
<p>halflocum - those were all responses to other posts. I’m glad you got my message. I started the forum and am interested in people’s opinions. I am also entitled to post my opinions. Your contention is that NYU is a great school. I’ve already agreed so I got your point. Just not right for us. If I am so offensive to you quit posting here. I want other people’s opinions and when they differ with yours you seem to get your feathers ruffled. Have a great day.</p>
<p>@fun2beme Did you come to the realization from this thread that NYU is “just not right for us”? or did you know this when your daughter applied? </p>
<p>@fun2beme, I actually never said that NYU was a great school, not once in this thread so you did not get my point. What I did say was:
- NYU is too expensive
- you can’t sit in on studio classes (which you found a way around congratulations)
- that I love dorms with common bathrooms down the hall
- that there are no showcases at NYU
- a few paragraphs trying to redirect things on Mommy5’s behalf
- confessed to how your posts were making me feel
- expressed my amazement over your defining NYU as a safety net
- tried one more time to let you know that your posts were and still are very aggressive</p>
<p>Nope not going to quit posting. Well I had intended to at 999 but the whole bathroom thing was simply irresistible. I’ve got my answer to my question about whether or not it matters that you have said some things that I found offensive. You don’t care. Got it. Might make some folks less likely to help out but at least we know where we stand.</p>
<p>@fun2beme- I am curious, is this whole process your 1st foray into the next level of theatre? (beyond HS, community, etc) fair warning - it is a SMALL world…</p>
<p>I think it’s time to kill this thread! </p>
<p>Is this thread even real? It is a fantasy I could really groove on- acres of land, a 6,000 sf house with private bathrooms for all, $$ enough to pay for any school and buy an apartment for my kids(?) to live in, and a child so brilliant (reading college level in 3rd grade!) and talented that she is accepted by all the schools (oh and the connections to sit in on studio classes at Tisch and you name-dropped Denzel Washington too)! @fun2beme, I guess it is fun to be you. Although, if you hate to lose an argument, and seem to find arguments where none exists, that might get a little stressful. But I know, you are not simple people, and sharing bathrooms and all is a bit much, so I wish your daughter well wherever she lands. BTW, not a Tisch mom, just a mom whose BS detector is ringing.</p>
<p>@leftofpisa :x ROTFLMAO</p>
<p>Hear, hear, bardsmom!-- “as an actress I have to break it to your daughter, there are going to be lots of times if she’s serious about becoming a working actress that she’s going to have to adjust and share bathrooms, dressing rooms, sometimes beds even.” Made me smile.</p>
<p>Also want to add that you undress right in front of each other, and men and women often walk in and out. In other words, you need to get along with lots of people in a small place. And bathrooms are often gross, tiny things. Then of course, there’s being on stage and not being able to <em>use</em> the bathroom, which has happened a number of times. </p>
<p>We had the pleasure of getting to go backstage of 3 current Broadway shows this trip and let me tell you, those dressing rooms are not glamorous…or private…</p>
<p>During one of my D’s shows, the SM had to hold the very large elaborate dresses for the actresses, while they used the toilet. Ah, the life of an actor. ;)</p>