<p>I think that NYU has sown alot of unnecessary confusion, they’ve dribbled stuff out, and I hope the school runs better than what they’ve shown so far. It is not really a matter of knowing what studio we’re in, but of confirming that this is the drama program. I’m sorry, but there is still anxiety in our household that this news isn’t really real. Not everyone who auditions for Tisch comes in there a superstar expecting that they will make it into a BFA program. We are still in the “I’ll believe it when I see it” mode.</p>
<p>SDonCC, what exactly has your son or daughter received so far from NYU?</p>
<p>SDon, who said that anyone needed to come in there a superstar? My point was that anyone who has done even a minimum amount of research about Tisch and NYU, and I would hope that all applicants who are applying to a school that is going to cost $60,000/yr. will have done that research, will know that if you audition and apply to Tisch and you get notification that you’ve been accepted, you are in to Tisch! It works the same with every NYU college. You cannot be accepted at NYU and not be in to Tisch if you have auditioned and applied to Tisch. This is how it has always been. It’s no secret! The process, from what I’ve seen this year, is the same as it always is. The admitted students’ weekend invitations come out in March, acceptances packages come out around April 1 and studio assignments usually a week later. This is nothing new or strange, nor should it be a cause for confusion. This is how Tisch does it. I have no idea why you feel that the news “isn’t really real”. If you’ve received the acceptance package, what more do you need to see?</p>
<p>alwatsamom is correct. When I got that cryptic e-mail you mentioned earlier, I had the same “I’ll believe it when I see it” feeling, but friends of mine who got the same e-mail called Tisch and were told that if they received that e-mail, they were accpeted.</p>
<p>Also, getting back to the thread topic… I JUST GOT MY STUDIO!!! They sent me the e-mail not 20 minutes ago! I auditioned/applied RD and NOT for MT, just regular acting. They put me in the “New Studio: Acting.” I knew they were making a New Studio for this year, but I thought that it was only for MT… Does anybody know any more about this?</p>
<p>My D just received her studio placement email.</p>
<p>D just received studio placement at 11pm- Meisner. Anyone know about Meisner besides what’s on the website? I know it’s the smallest. Would love to know more. She is torn bewteen the BA musical theatre program (American U) vs.Tisch. She is afraid she will have to give up singing and dance which she has been doing for so long. In reading previous threads I know she can take voice and dance as an elective and at Broadeway Dance Center so NYU sounds great to me. I just don’t know the studio info.</p>
<p>I’m not in Meisner, but I know people who are and they really love it. It is a top notch program, and I believe one or two of their faculty members (at least their speech teacher) also work at Classical.
It’s only a primary studio. And it will actually be expanding it’s enrollment, so it will no longer just have one core group. That is why they had a faculty search this year, and some of the facilities being built at 721 broadway will also be for the meisner studio.</p>
<p>operationgold- go to </p>
<p>[The</a> New Studio on Broadway: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://www.drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_newstudio.html]The”>http://www.drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_newstudio.html)</p>
<p>and you will see that the New Studio is separated into MT and Acting. There will be 32 students in the acting section and 64 in the MT section.
When you go to the above link you can go to the two different pages…one for MT and one for acting and on each of those pages you can pull up a pdf file on the righthand side that shows an example shedule for each week to see the difference between the two.</p>
<p>You really have to wonder about the quality of the training at Tisch when they have one of the worse admission processes around, not to mention that they are the last to let you know. The cryptic messages, delay in studio assignments and invitations to admitted students day prior to knowing studios, seems not only unnecessary, but inappropriate. Luckily there are other great options to choose from that seems to have their act together and can let the kids know sooner what to expect.</p>
<p>Newbie1, I don’t think the admissions process reflects on the quality of education. People have differing opinions about the latter, but the fact remains that Tisch Drama is one of the most highly sought-after programs in the country. They do things the way they do partly because of the sheer volume of applications.</p>
<p>When my son was accepted to Tisch/Adler last year, we really had to scramble to research Adler in depth during the middle part of April. They wouldn’t let accepted students sit in on studio classes, and my son did not find it possible to talk with a faculty member at Adler. That was frustrating. However, because of the number of accepted students and the nature of studio instruction, it is understandable that many of the studios can’t accommodate people in that way.</p>
<p>Through strenuous efforts, we were finally able to gather the information my son needed to make the decision between Tisch/Adler and another school.</p>
<p>While there are a handful of people here on CC (and I’m sure people who are not on CC too) who closely question the process, I believe there are many others who are so happy to get into Tisch Drama at all that they more or less trust the school with regard to studio placement and many other things. </p>
<p>Given that Tisch’s “product” is so desirable, they don’t really need to court people by doing things that would make the process easier. They are not going to have a dearth of top-quality applicants because of there being a number of people who are unhappy with the acceptance process, or even the program. </p>
<p>By talking to many current and past Tischies, one can form an opinion about how Tisch Drama might or might not be the right place for a certain individual. But I really don’t think it is valid to draw conclusions about the program itself based on the admissions process.</p>
<p>I have learned through this whole admissions process – not just the BFA programs, but all types of schools – that what the admissions departments do is not necessarily reflective of the school itself. Sometimes, the actions of the admissions office runs quite contrary to the school’s mission – sending out tons of paper from a school that touts its environmental ethos, eg. – but I stand by my comments about NYU’s notification process. This goes for NYU as a whole, not just Tisch. There seems to be so much unnecessary confusion. If it’s because the school is so big, I do hope that this is not a harbinger of how the school runs its administrative procedures on a day to day basis for the students.</p>
<p>Just wanted to report that my son received his placement email late last evening: NEW STUDIO FOR BROADWAY: MUSICAL THEATRE. How exciting! And what a relief too …</p>
<p>Actually, I do have to reply to the observation and worry that the confusing drawn out admission process is an indication of problems tocome. My s has absolutely no complaints about his training - definitely top notch and more than he hoped for - but it is fair to say NYU in general could not have been more unhelpful or disiniterested in helping him with other issues (housing, health problems, mail not delivered, etc…) It’s a huge school so keep in mind that the student is on their own. Not necessarily a problem, but necessary to know.</p>
<p>Newbie, as far as when NYU/Tisch sends out admissions notifications, I certainly do NOT consider it LATE!! I guess we can then poo poo the Ivy League and a slew of other selective colleges who notify applicants on April 1 (or March 31). I have had a child who applied to the top colleges in the land, as well as many clients, and this is the NORMAL admissions notification time. There are indeed some BFA programs who notify on a rolling basis, or in mid March, but most selective universities, such as NYU, notify around April 1. </p>
<p>Tisch actually did send the invitations for the ACCEPTED student day in MID MARCH, thus those accepted truly learned of it BEFORE April 1. The one thing I think could be different is that the invitations or emails about the accepted day event raise some questions as people sometimes wonder if that means they are accepted (though honestly if you are invited to an accepted student event, that is implied that you are admitted). But they send a NORMAL acceptance package by April 1. Didn’t you guys all get that? If it says you are ACCEPTED, anyone who applied to NYU should understand that means you are accepted to Tisch. While you might not believe your “good fortune”, that is besides the point, because you apply directly to a specific school at NYU and if accepted, you can only be accepted to that school. That is pretty clear on most literature. </p>
<p>The studio placements came out on April 7. I realize the studio placement is very important to prospective students, but perhaps Tisch sees it as the student is going to get Tisch Drama BFA no matter the studio, and not only do they believe in all their studios and that you are admitted to Tisch Drama, not simply a studio, you conceivably may do one studio for two years and another for two years and so the decision to attend should not be completely wrapped up in your primary studio (that means first two years) placement. Attending NYU is not only your primary studio, but also your advanced studio, your Theater Studies classes, and your liberal arts classes. So, NYU likely feels your decision is about attending NYU/Tisch primarily over the studio for the first two years. Theater Studies and liberal arts are significant components of the degree program, as well as advanced studio. The only piece you had to wait to hear is the primary studio and now you have that. The decision to attend Tisch should hinge on many factors and not just the three days per week of classes the first two years. That is also important of course.</p>
<p>I also have had a kid complete four years at Tisch and don’t recall any problems during her tenure in terms of dealing with Tisch or NYU. I have never had to call NYU.</p>
<p>I’m in Meisner!!! Yesyesyesyes!! So so excited about that :).</p>
<p>…Just wondering, as my son has not yet received his studio assignment.</p>
<p>My S is in Expiremental and ready to go! He received his e mail today.</p>
<p>^^Expiremental and ready to go? I sure hope not! :D</p>
<p>I do agree with the comment below that NYU believes it has enough people seeking acceptance that they don’t really feel they have to “court” you, which is great for them. </p>
<p>However as a parent, it is comforting to know that a university cares about my child. I have experience with my children in other audition programs in large universities with over 35,000 students as well as d’s acceptance into another large school this year. It is wonderful that the other university has found the time to call (twice) and invite her to all day event (not 2 hours) and describe it to her in detail. They seem genuinely interested in getting her to accept which means a lot. My other children experienced the same personally attention upon acceptance from larger universities with voice and MT theater faculty who called them and even checked in over the summer which is a reassuring touch. </p>
<p>Last fall, NYU was my d’s dream school, but we did have some experience with NYU over the summer, and your child does have to be ready to live on their own without NYU’s assistance for housing, health related issues, etc. No complaints on the classroom training; it was great, however, she is looking at the entire experience and concerned over mentoring outside the classroom. We have talked to people in the old CAP21 who thought it was too big and impersonal. The decentralized campus at NYU has was cited in papers several years ago as being a reason for a higher suicide rate at NYU. In my opinion,the administration could go out of their way to try to counteract that by being a bit more congenial and put less stress on their accepted students. </p>
<p>As for timing, maybe it is just the schools that my child applied to but this was the very last notification of many schools (15 auditions) she applied to and the most confusing. Of course she is waitlisted on a couple, but NYU was the last that to send any communication and then it was mysteriously dragged out. Asking people to make travel arrangements for 3 days, some who would fly from far away, not giving any details, then having it be only a 2 hour event seems unnecessary. We called and they transferred us to admissions saying they could give no further information, not even the time. I am pretty sure they must have had it. We would have preferred for them not to spend the time sending out cryptic emails and had them focus their energy on getting students acceptances and studio placements out quicker. If this was suppose to be some big climatic build up to a great event, it did quite the opposite for us. We were completely turned off by the process. </p>
<p>The audition process is stressful enough for the students. We personally appreciate the universities who can quickly make decisions so the students know where they stand as well as give as much information as they can to students on where they are. Even most of the students who applied to the the larger university in the midwest know much more early on and they have excellent training as well. </p>
<p>Anyways, these are just our experiences and I know there are many happy students at Tisch. I guess it is good training for the “cattle calls” that the all the MT kids will experience once they graduate. Good luck to all where ever they choose.</p>