<p>I decided to apply to 5 schools, but every now and then I freak out and think "that may not be enough!!" I am auditioning for
Syracuse
BoCo
NYU
Hartt
and one safety
Plymouth State Univ. in NH</p>
<p>Are there any programs that are highly regarded by some of you that I am overlooking?? Emerson is out b/c they don't accept transfers into the BFA MT. If there are any smaller, less well known programs in new england/the northeast...I'd love to hear some input. I've read up on a lot of programs, but none have jumped out at me....so if anyone wants to throw out the name of a school or two...that'd be fine with me. :)
Thanks thanks thanks</p>
<p>Amy (a worrier/second guesser/overanalyzer like everyone else)</p>
<p>I cannot think of another school in the Northeast... but Mulenburg (sp?) is another BA program. I have hear wonderful things about the program... even though it is technically a BA in theatre... the students are able to create a focus in MT through taking dance and acting. I do not know what your grades are like, but it may be a good back-up. </p>
<p>Wagner College in NY is another wonderful BA program. </p>
<p>I believe that an audition is required for Wagner... I am not sure about Mulenberg, but I am sure someone on this board will have that answer. </p>
<p>Plymouth State is a small program, but it is auditioned... and, as is often mentioned here, no school with an audition can be considered a true back-up.</p>
<p>If you are certian that you want to transfer you may want to add one non-auditoned school to your list... UNH, maybe? The dance and acting sides of the program appear to be strong.</p>
<p>Kat...right that even an audition based BA program is not a safety. Often it is "easier" odds than a BFA school by audition but still is not a sure bet. By the way Muhlenberg has an optional audition and Wagner has a required audition for its BA program. </p>
<p>Here are some options in the Northeast (New England or Middle Atlantic) by category:</p>
<p>BFA or BM in MT:</p>
<p>NYU/Tisch
NYU/Steinhardt
Ithaca College
Syracuse
Emerson
BOCO
UArts
Hartt
Penn State
Carnegie Mellon
Montclair State
Pace
Marymount Manhattan
Point Park
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Buffalo
Plymouth State</p>
<p>(if you include Ohio which is not THAT far):
CCM
Otterbein
Baldwin Wallace
Wright State</p>
<p>BA in MT by audition:</p>
<p>American
James Madison
Wagner
University of Southen Maine
Manhattanville
Nazareth College of Rochester
Seton Hill University
SUNY Geneseo</p>
<p>BA in MT (optional audition)</p>
<p>Muhlenberg (is really BA in Theater but with MT options)</p>
<p>BA in MT no audition:</p>
<p>UNH
Susquehanna
McDaniel College
SUNY Cortland
Westchester University of PA
Rhode Island College</p>
<p>You may wish to consider:</p>
<p>BA in Theater by audition:
Fordham
Fairleigh Dickinson</p>
<p>BA in Theater: Optional Audition:</p>
<p>Conn College</p>
<p>BA in Theater: no audition (though some MT opportunities/productions):</p>
<p>Drew
Sarah Lawrence
Goucher
Hofstra (has BFA in Theater audition after first year)
Brandeis
Boston College
Tufts
Brown
Yale
Middlebury
Vassar</p>
<p>oops... when I was talking about Muhlenberg I ment to say that students can create a focus in MT by taking dance and music classes.... too late to go back and edit my original post.</p>
<p>SoozieVT - thanks for that great list of schools above... it is so helpful to see them laid out by type of program! I always forget about Rhode Island and Univversity of Sounthern Maine... great schools. FYI - Plymouth State University is an auditioned BA program, not a BFA or BM.</p>
<p>Oops on Plymouth State...I know that it is a BA by audition. I was typing that out to help Amy and I was doing it on my daughter's laptop having multiple problems with the internet the entire time I was writing it. I didn't even include Plymouth State (and Amy already has it on her list) and at the last minute, after writing the post, I inserted Plymouth into the list and put it in the wrong category. I had to keep saving my post in Word, it was a mess. Then it all came out wrong when I clicked it and then I never proofread it and gave up. So, sorry there! and thanks Kat for correcting my mistyping it.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Pace University? My D was at the NYSTEA conference this past weekend and one of the instructors told her about the MT program at Pace. There is not much information on their web site.</p>
<p>Soozievt is such an asset on these boards - her list is great. I just thought to mention one more - Niagara University - they have a solid BFA in Performing arts which includes MT. This would be a back up school compared to several of the others she listed.</p>
<p>BTW, Muhlenberg's audition is solely for scholarship consideration (and I'm not sure if it even applies to transfers), not for admission to the school or the program.</p>