<p>That’s why the SM gets paid the big bucks… :)</p>
<p>leftofPisa - obviously the Denzel Washington thing is a joke because my daughter got into Fordham. No one has a sense of humor here. The rest is real so put your BS detector away. Thanks for wishing my daughter well. </p>
<p>bissou - I came to the realization that NYU was not for us because of this thread. There are great schools all over the country and not every one will be a fit for every student. And my daughter would have no problem sharing a toilet on set or in her dorm if it were attached to her room. But again…she can adjust for the right school. Give the SM a raise already. ;)</p>
<p>Wow! I said that NYU is a great school. I just have some issues with it. I wonder what you guys would have done if I said I hated the school? Peace Out!</p>
<p>Funny, this thread has made me feel great about all the opportunities Tisch could offer my D. But then, she didn’t read at the college level until middle school, so that could explain it. Oh, and she is turning down an ivy b/c she wants bfa. Maybe I should have thought of it as her safety</p>
<p>With all the intelligent people on this thread, I hope someone will include this thread in a script one day! :-* Just think your child could choose as our child did, with all the great programs my daughter got into here in the states, she chose to forgo all of them and go to LAMDA in London to study. Being so far away was not my choice, we were hoping she would stay in New York where we live, or at least in the states. Talk about expensive, with no aid, and living in a three bedroom flat with 5 people crammed in, boys and girls, sharing bathrooms at only 18 years old. And this is a girl that never even wanted to go away to camp. She visited all of the schools and made her decision. It’s all about fit for the child. Talk about selectivity of a school!!! End result, she couldn’t be happier and is thriving! I can only hope the same for all of your children. </p>
<p>Wonderful post, actingmom18!</p>
<p>@actingmom18 what a great story…it is in the end about the student and where they feel they should spend the next four years of their lives. How brave of you to let her go across the ocean to another country at such a young age. She will never forget your selflessness and I am sure thanks you for allowing her to find her way. </p>
<p>@actingmom18 you are a brave soul!! In the original set of 10 schools I thought we were being wild and free b/c one was West of the Mississippi and one was South of the Mason Dixon line! With that said, my Ds ultimate dream is to study someday at the RSC- I just hope she’s a couple years older before there is an ocean between us! But you missed the most important info about LAMDA- who cleans the bathroom?</p>
<p>Wow! It’s amazing how emotionally invested people are in this. It’s interesting to see people’s perspectives on what’s important in choosing a school. No one would argue being in the heart of NYC gives the kids a huge advantage; access to broadway, ability to audition and work after their first year, faculty that are actively working in the business, contacts, agents, additional training opportunities in the city itself, not to mention adapting to a super competitive environment early on, and life in the city, which will give them an advantage when auditioning in the world of theatre and film. There are many paths to the same place and everyone will have a unique and hopefully successful experience, but Tisch clearly has one of the strongest programs in the country and when combined with it’s location and academic reputation, makes it #1 in my and many other people’s opinions. Just read your Playbills!</p>
<p>@samigaga very much agree with your post… location is a great advantage :)</p>
<p>I am going to jump in and comment on the issue of location and contacts. My son graduated a few years ago and actually was a dance major but started off in MT, he has many friends working in MT and has been living in NYC for the last few years. He opted to attend a great dance program at a large state university with lots of financial help and loved every minute of it. He has said that he is so happy he didn’t have any student loans to pay off as so many of his friends have struggled financially and some have had to drop out of the dance/theatre world as just couldn’t survive. We all know how difficult it is to survive as a performer. He wouldn’t trade his undergrad experience for anything but he has had to work incredibly hard to make contacts on his own in NYC and thinks the kids that attended colleges in NYC had a big advantage in that area. So there are pros and cons to both sides! The good news is…he is still dancing!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1636624-colleges-with-the-best-bathrooms.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1636624-colleges-with-the-best-bathrooms.html</a></p>
<p>Well what d’ya know! Hot topic on Cc. </p>
<p>Love that!! LOL</p>
<p>My poor Tischie D missed out on a lot by not having a hall bath. Big social gathering place during my own college ears, especially because we could hear what went on in other places through the vents. </p>
<p>Not going to correct “college ears.”<br>
Great Freudian slip, huh? </p>
<p>I also have to be honest about my S’s Tisch experience. Two years in a row, she suffered through toilet overflows. Much more of a problem with an ensuite bathroom when you’ve got stuff leaking right there instead of down the hall…Good thing OP’s dead set against NYU for her D. Although one overflow was in a dorm and the other in her ow off-campus apartment so please don’t take our experience as representative of all NYU students. Best to do more research in this area if it’s of that much concern. </p>
<p>I went to school in France and shared an apartment with 2 girls. The bathroom was down the hall. We each had our our private bedroom (good thing because one of the girls that we thought was a student was really a hooker) so I learned quite a lot that semester….cleaning the bathroom was not at the top of our priority list…</p>
<p>@SDonCC - I thought I was done here but…the bathroom concern has nothing to do with overflow or cleaning and especially nothing to do with TISCH. At UNCSA, my daughter would be living in a coed dorm - her choice. The showers are at the end of the hall. As a mom, I am concerned about safety issues. Maybe I am overreacting but I have another daughter in college who caught a guy putting a drug in her drink at a club. Luckily she saw him so she didn’t drink it. Hard for me to trust now. So, it is a safety concern. I would rather she had a bathroom attached to her room in the coed dorm. My daughter will visit soon and check out all of this. Perhaps they have separate facilities for boys and girls.</p>
<p>@ happy days and samigaga- thanks for your perspectives. This is the kind of information I was after when I first posted. </p>
<p>Would love to hear from some DePaul parents. </p>
<p>LOL. I can’t believe students are picking colleges based on bathrooms! NYC has a lot of old buildings and dorms and apartments are both going to have the same issues. Plumbing, mice, roaches, creaky elevators or Fifth Floor walk ups. A two bedroom apartment in Harlem with old kitchen and one ancient bathroom will be $1800 and up. (However Harlem has incredibly beautiful old buildings and a lot of charm. Just very far uptown). Unless the student or graduate has a lot of money to spend on high end housing they will only be postponing the inevitable if they someday want to live and perform in NYC. The city is exciting and dynamic but also very expensive, smelly and crowded. Young performers crowd into crazy small spaces…Railroad apartments, no closets, tiny kitchens and a climate that is less than ideal. I am always amazed at the influx of young hopefuls moving into the city and admire them for their perseverance and determination. Not for the faint of heart! Feel free to PM me for more info. </p>
<p>I just spend 10 days in Harlem staying with a friends…up and coming area for artists. Certainly is not a city for the faint of heart. and VERY expensive is an understatement. :)</p>