<p>I called Tisch and was told by the person answering the phone that they invite the top 10%, based on GPA, of the students for which an admit decision has been made as of the time of the invitation. I am not sure I totally trust that number but the person was explicit that the invitations were sent to those admits whose GPA's were the highest in an attempt to encourage them to come to Tisch when the process is all said and done. She was clear that a substantial number of people for whom an admit decision has already been made, will not receive invitations.</p>
<p>Well I see it says that and you are amazing at this. Truly wonderful for you. And thanks for the posts. Cool job but I am sure 24/7 right now.</p>
<p>Good luck to her and break a leg wishes! I don't know what state literary is as we don't have it in our state. But I can tell you that attending your child's final senior year events is rather emotional. Enjoy these moments. Like you say, the show must go on and I am sure your D will rise to the occasion. A mother/daughter scene? Oy, that might make ya tear up right there!</p>
<p>While I don't think everyone who will be eventually admitted to Tisch gets the invitation, I find it hard to believe that it is only 10% of those admitted who get it. I also find it hard to believe that one SOLE criteria (GPA) would be how they are picked. However, I do believe the event is to attract some of the top students admitted (more broadly defined) to enroll.</p>
<p>What I would believe is that each division within Tisch has an event. The size of each event varies with the size of the division and the event location's capacity. So each event has a capacity and the invitations go out to the top students ranked by GPA based on the capacity and that this represents only some and not all of the students for which an admit decision has been made.</p>
<p>plsys - hm, may be soozievt can shed some light on this as her D attended some years ago. I was under the impression that these events are "school events", not studio events, so Tisch, Stern, CAS etc.</p>
<p>When my daughter and we attended Saturday in the Square in 2005, it began with ALL those who were invited for ALL of Tisch at an opening remarks and welcome in the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. In other words, all invited students and parents whether it was Drama, Recorded Music, Film, Dance, Photography and Imaging, or Dramatic Writing were at the SAME reception. At this ALL Tisch event, there was a performance by current Dance students and the Dean of Tisch also spoke. However, then there were concurrent sessions for each department at Tisch. Students only (no parents) broke into these sessions for their department (all of Drama....all studios....is ONE department). Parents could attend workshops on various topics to do with their students entering this school. Following these sessions, there was a reception for all parents and students for ALL of Tisch at the Tisch building. There were current students at that reception with whom you could chat. There was Tisch merchandise for sale. There was a financial aid session if you wanted to attend that. Those who were selected as Tisch Scholars, then had a luncheon and presentation to attend (that is a separate invitation).</p>
<p>Soozievt...congrats to your D I understand? Sorry I missed that. State Literary is a competition that includes Boys and Girls categories, individual and group. Dramatic Interpretation, Essay, Extemperaneous Speaking, and On the musical side, Solos, Boys Quartet (the most fun one), and Girls Trio. Points are accumulated and awards to top 4. The only people at state are region winners from Georgia. The Speaking competition is amazing. My D has to perform a very intense dialogue in less than 10 minutes. She has competed in trio also the last 2 years but we don't have one this year. It is fun and exciting. More fun when one is healthy!</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification on the early NYU invitations. Will try not to worry. :)</p>
<p>Poohie, that competition sounds like a really great experience and kudos to your D for reaching the state level fo the competition. We don't have that here. My niece had something like that in her state, but it was called Forensics. It is a great achievement to make it to the state competition and good luck to her. </p>
<p>My child who goes to NYU is in a competition too but of a different sort....collegiate a capella. She is the musical director (and singer) in NYU N'Harmonics. So far in each of her three years at NYU, including recently, her group has won the Northeast Quarterfinals. My D actually had to miss the competition recently because she was performing in the Tisch musical, but her arrangement she wrote for the group won for best arrangement at the recent Quarterfinals (she personally won at Semi Finals for another arrangment she wrote last year at Yale but also missed it due to being in a show). They now go onto the Semi-Finals at MIT which we are going to attend (this is equivalent to the Northeast Championship). This will be hard to win but the winner goes to the International Championships next month at Lincoln Center in NYC. For all of you MT kids out there, look into collegiate a capella. It has been a signficant experience in my D's life at college. And for those of you entering NYU/Tisch this fall, think about auditioning for the award winning NYU N'Harmonics! They are a hot group. They have performed various places and will be performing at Joe's Pub (well known venue) in NYC in May again. </p>
<p>Not sure on the congrats you mean to me, but thank you. Perhaps you are referring to that I have a daughter who is a grad school applicant and she has had some very positive news so far but it is coming in daily and she has more schools to hear from but any acceptances (with scholarships!) is a thrill. I can't emphasize enough that one can feel excited and successful in an admissions process if they do not tie their hopes on ONE or TWO schools when it is ultra competitive (as her process is). Thus, I have a happy camper so far because her happiness is not tied to one specific school and she knows she is lucky to even have acceptances to fine schools no matter what happens with the others. An open mind really helps.</p>
<p>Amen to the open mind. Yes I was referring to the good news on your grad school D. I really am not stalking you , it just seems that way!!HA! The NYU N'Harmonics sounds amazing. Is your D a junior at NYU? We have a very talented friend from our county that was accepted into Cap21 3 years ago. She and my D keep up on facebook. They probably know each other, she has an amazing voice. I think she is in a different studio now...or maybe Steinhardt? Is that possible. Her initials are HC. Mean anything?</p>
<p>Literary is fun. Georgia also has an amazing summer program for gifted hs students, Governors Honors. A lot of states have modeled programs after this one. My D went for Drama after her sophomore year (that is when she knew for sure she wanted Acting over MT). There are auditions, region, then state for that also. About 3% chance so hopefully since she did it once....? Several of her GHP friends (they were a year ahead in school) got in top MT, Acting and Dance Programs. She has been one of two from our county in the last 8 years to go for drama/theater so it was quite an honor! And free as the state paid for the entire 6 weeks!</p>
<p>I have heard of others in other states doing these summer Governors Honors programs and it sounds really amazing and definitely a huge accomplishment that your D got into it. I feel that when a child attends an immersion program that draws from a talent pool that is wider than their local pool, it is a great chance to kind of self assess in that talent pool. Her acceptance into that program is also one sort of benchmark you have to know that she is competitive for acting. While we don't have that here that I know of, I do think it has been beneficial for my own child to have competed in some state level competitions (like winning the state scholarship for classical voice and for jazz) and to attend summer theater immersion programs that draw from the country. These types of things were valuable for the experiences themselves but were also benchmarks and a way of seeing how competitive she might be beyond the local area. </p>
<p>Yes, my daughter is a junior at NYU/Tisch. She is 19, however, and would normally be a freshman in college by her birthdate. But she entered K early and then she also graduated high school early after her junior year. So, she is not that much older than your kids. If your D's friend got into CAP21 and is now a junior and has the initials of HC....I can think of two girls in her class with those initials (I don't know the entire class but of course, my D does!) and one's name (adding more letters) would be Ha---- Ch-- and the other is Ha---- Cr---. The first one I saw in the musical with my D of Jesus Christ Superstar and she has a great voice. The second one I have heard of through my D who says she is very talented. My guess is that one of these girls is your D's friend. Both know my D well. If your D discusses this, you could say my D is from VT, the one in N'Harmonics and who was just the lead in Only Children (Tisch Mainstage musical) and name begins with S, who recently switched into ETW studio.</p>
<p>Yes it is the second one! How bout that? I hope to hear your D sing some day. My sister was a voice major and still has such a remarkably beautiful voice. Your D is so young. My D is 18 now, older for her grade but that is better for us since she may be far away! Your D is truly talented and our friend is doing well I think. I will let my D know. And her friend (HC) encouraged her to try for NYU and Emerson. Hope to see your D perform someday.</p>
<p>Funny, small world. I do know that girl's name only because my D has mentioned how talented she is. I will keep my fingers crossed for your D. I know as a parent how much it means to see our children happy. While I am a college counselor and try to volunteer to help out, I really am a mom who is posting as well. I totally understand what everyone is feeling in this process. I am literally shaking at the moment since my older D just called with astonishing admissions news and seeing her dreams realized is a feeling that is indescribable! But let me say that even the acceptances she received in the last few days before the ones today, felt awesome and lucky and were good enough. Getting into top schools is like a cherry on top but frankly, getting in anywhere is enough.</p>
<p>Wow, thank you all for answering my questions and providing insight and some solice. I've relayed the info to my daughter and she's feeling better about things. :-)</p>
<p>Finding this board has been such a blessing! Thank you!</p>
<p>soozievt, I hear you loud and clear. We definitely made a mistake by not insisting she put some more reasonably attainable schools on her list as a fallback. After researching on this board she scrambled to find some at the last moments. Luckily, some of our State Colleges extended their app deadlines and she applied to few just a week and half ago! It's quite a roller coaster but we believe whatever happens it'll all work out. Thank you again for giving so much of your time to helping us total newbies. :-)</p>
<p>Is it necessary that students were admitted to go? I'm from Texas, and I can't really afford to go for a weekend if it's just a meet and greet type thing.</p>
<p>It is definitely not necessary to attend!! It is a meet and greet as well as informative. If you have already visited, you may not feel you need to go again. My D wanted to go and we did, even though she already knew she'd be attending NYU/Tisch and had visited twice before. For some, these open house events on college campuses for admitted students that take place in April help them to make their final decisions where to matriculate. The events can be very helpful in that way. Again, you do not need to attend if your mind is made up and you have already visited.</p>
<p>I havn't visited the school yet, nor have I made up my mind. I'm still waiting on other schools. Do you think I should go?</p>
<p>Yes, if you can find a way to go, I think you should. However, first find out all the options you are handed (you'll know those all in two weeks). From the options you are handed, decide which ones you are considering seriously (narrow it down). If you haven't visited those, you truly ought to do so because you are making a committment of huge amounts of money and four years of your life and that is hard to do without some FIRST HAND observations and talking directly to people at programs and so forth. It is a big decision. It does cost money but in the scheme of what it costs to attend for four years, this is a small amount and could be considered part of the cost of attending college. Even if you cannot make the event, I would do visits to your final choices during the month of April, if at all possible. Let me add that while I think this is important no matter which colleges are involved, I really think with NYU that you need to get a feel for what it is like to go to school in Manhattan. It is not for everyone. Make certain it is for you.</p>
<p>When my older D got into college, and she had already visited every single one on her list prior to applying, she narrowed her acceptances down to three to revisit at the April open house events. These visits helped her to make up her mind where to attend and in fact, it was AT the open house (at the end of the two day event) at Brown that my D said, "I'm going here!" and it has been a glorious four years and the open house really helped her to make up her mind. Now, as an admitted student to many grad schools, we are back with her having to go to the open houses to make her mind up in the coming weeks. I really recommend this approach, particularly if you have never visited your options. </p>
<p>For my D who got into NYU and had seen it, she knew once admitted, that she would definitely attend as it was her dream to go to NYU since age 12. Even so, we still went to the open house as it was very exciting to be wrapped up on looking to the future and it was informative and fun and was quite a special day (adding to the fact, that it was her first day out of a hospital bed and very injured and confined to a wheelchair and it was full of hope for her recovery to attend NYU six months later in the fall).</p>
<p>I am confused. Some have said the invites go out to a select few so they can make travel arrangements, i.e. they live a good distance from NY. Others have said it is based on GPA. Does anyone know which it really is? If it is distance based, then no one from NY, NJ, CT, etc should have recevied one, correct?</p>
<p>triumph, I think you have misunderstood what people have said. The invitations are definitely not distance based. They are, indeed, sent out to a relatively small group of accepted students who have been identified as some 'top' students. How this group is chosen has never really been definitively explained by NYU. However, it is the group that NYU wants to 'convince' to enroll as freshmen in the fall. </p>
<p>The invitations are sent out prior to the official acceptance packages so that those who happen to require travel arrangements are able to make those arrangements. This doesn't mean that every student who will be attending will have to fly to NYC for the event. It just means that people have time to plan, regardless of where they live. Even those who have to drive will, presumably, have to make some arrangements. The event for Tisch is on April 5. If they didn't send the invitations earlier than the official letters, some students would have less than a week to make those plans.</p>