<p>I’m just curious… for all the people who got in, how much experiance did you have on your applications?</p>
<p>was it like, is it a bunch of people who went to an art magnets school and summer programs?
or was there anyone who got in who went to a… normal high school? :)</p>
<p>and things like SAT scores and ACT scores…
were they especially important?
like… [you don’t have to tell me tho! :)] were they WAAYYY above average or just average?</p>
<p>i just need to know so… yeah…</p>
<p>thanks for helping! :)</p>
<p>It’s possible to get into Tisch from a normal high school…my son did. Actually, his high school is way sub-normal with regards to theatre. However, he worked very, very hard on his skills in local (cheap!) summer youth theatre programs from age 14 and also gained experience performing in community theatre productions during much of high school. </p>
<p>In addition, he was fortunate in finding an excellent audition coach (professional actress, MFA from NYU) who helped him choose/shape his audition monologues. This coaching started in fall of his senior year and continued right up to his auditions. It was pricey but worth it.</p>
<p>I am speaking from the point of view of a mom whose son applied to acting BFA programs. If you are applying to CAP21 or other MT programs, everything is much, much harder and vastly more competitive and I imagine far fewer are accepted without the kind of advantages you mentioned, though perhaps it does happen.</p>
<p>My son’s SATs were around 2100 and his high school GPA is over 4.0; he’s second in a class of over 400. </p>
<p>However, by far the most critical thing is the audition.</p>
<p>I think that there is generally hope for everybody, as long as your grades are decent, you are passionate, and show potential. My daughter went to a “normal”, non PA high school, and so did the majority of her classmates.</p>
<p>That said, in my D’s class, there are a lot of very talented kids, some with exceptional grades, but then there is everything in between (talented with not so great grades, great grades, but not exceptionally talented etc). </p>
<p>One of the things that drew my D to CAP21 is just that, that the class is comprised of 60 people with very different strengths, but who all have one thing in common, their passion for the theatre and musical theatre in particular. </p>
<p>Since NYU has an emphasis on academics however, you may find that not all kids are equally strong in everything. However, CAP’s class size allows for leveled training in dance, and all other classes are broken up in smaller sized groups of about 12 students max.</p>
<p>My D just completed her freshman year, and loves everything about the program. She has learned so much, and can’t wait to go back to school in the fall :D.</p>
<p>My D will be attending CAP21 as a freshman this fall. She attended a regular high school half day and then spent the other half day at a dance magnet program. While this might have been good on her resume, I’m not sure it was that helpful in getting into NYU since they did not have dance auditions this year. D also has extensive local theatre experience (around 20 productions) and attended national summer programs including the Broadway Theatre Project, the Joffrey Ballet trainee program, and the Rockettes Intensive. I would add that good coaching (acting/singing) is essential. If possible, find someone who not only has the skills but also knows you well so they can help in picking the best material for you and know when they are getting the best out of you. When it came to crunch time, the person who was most important for us was someone who had a long-standing relationship with my D and could focus in precisely on her type, strengths, weaknesses, etc.</p>
<p>And regarding stats, SAT’s around 2100, ACT around 30 (I think), and weighted GPA of 4.0 (unweighted around 3.8+).</p>
<p>Hope this is helpful.</p>
<p>My D. went to a regular high school that only put on one show a year and had very little else. She got into Tisch for Strasberg.</p>
<p>It’s mostly about the audition, folks, and a certain academic standard. My kid did attend an arts high school (public, straight acting) and had a number of shows (plays and musicals) on her resume. But most of her classmates (as Mtgrlsmom said) are from regular old public and private high schools.</p>
<p>thanks so much for all your answers :)</p>
<p>i pretty much have been having a nonstop heart attack because i tried to put everything i had all together and it was pretty pitiful, compared to people who are in new york doing broadway camps and dancing with the rockettes [which sounds so supercool!], but im trying to bulk it up, majorly.</p>
<p>im doing a two week program at texas state university, but it not really “world renowned”.
i just had another question. i have an oppurtunity to do ONE week at INTERLOCHEN for about $40 dollars more, or i could stay at TSU for TWO weeks [and ive already put down a $200 dollar deposit at TSU]… would it be better to spend that one week at interlochen, or should i stick with TSU?</p>
<p>i mean… its interlochen. INTERLOCHEN.</p>
<p>:) thanks for the help again!!</p>
<p>Again, stripedpolkadots, it is not AT ALL about having a big name program on your resume or even shows at a big name theater. It is about developing your talents as fully as possible so that you shine in your audition. So if you were my kid, I would ask you to ask yourself whether you will get more and better training at the one week program or the longer one. Look at what each program offers, side by side, and think critically instead of just thinking “Interlochen is so well known.” The folks at Tisch won’t really care if you have Interlochen on your resume: they will care only if you impress them in the audition.</p>