Starting The Process...

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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<p>Hello! So I will be being my senior year this year and I'm planning on majoring in Acting. I am a female who attends a public school. I leave at 11:30 everyday and take a pre-college musical theatre program from 1:30-5. I did this my junior year as well. I take dance, singing, acting, voice and speech, and audition prep classes. I also have taken private voice for the past four years. I don't want to major in MT because I like straight acting much better. However, most of my training and experience is in MT. Before the pre college program, I had only taken two years of dance and three years of acting classes at a small local theatre. I been a part of various musicals, but have only had one strong lead role, I plan on doing more this year before auditions begin. I think training wise I am strong, but my experience may hinder me. I have a 3.8 weighted GPA and my SAT scores are around 1690. I plan on taking the SATS again, as well as the ACTs and some SAT subject tests. I am also in all honors/AP classes at school and in NHS. In addition to school and training, I do volunteer work and have a part time job. The schools I am looking at are:
NYU
Point Park
Penn State
UNCSA
UCLA
USC
Chapman
Marymount Manhattan
Pace
Boston U
Conn College</p>

<p>Maybes:
Emerson
Fordham
American
Hartt
Syracuse
Sarah Lawrence</p>

<p>I know that the programs are extremely difficult to get into, but last year I got to view a lot of my fellow pre-college classmates go through this process, so I feel like I know what I am in for. I also want to apply to some more non audition schools, but am having trouble finding schools. I am currently in the process of gathering required audition information about all of the schools and beginning to put together my monologues list. I want to have around ten-twelve to work on in September with my acting teacher when my classes start up again. Should I hire another private monologue coach for this? My class is small and often we have up to 30-45 minutes of one-on-one instruction where he will help us with our monologues. Are there any schools that I should look at or maybe schools that I should move to the for sure list or any more information I will need as I begin this process. Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Missj212, I don’t think your MT background will hinder you. Plenty of students who apply to Acting programs have most of their experience in MT.</p>

<p>The most critical thing is the audition!</p>

<p>Whether or not you work with a private monologue coach might depend on whether your acting teacher is very familiar with the college audition process. Many students find it extremely helpful to work with someone who has a lot of experience helping students prepare for college auditions.</p>

<p>There are some recent threads on this forum on non audition programs that should help you.</p>

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<p>well, for some of these schools (esp. Tisch), your SAT scores are going to make it extraordinarily difficult for you to get in. I hope you will really study and practice to get that score up!!</p>

<p>I"m not sure why you would bother with a private coach if you are already getting one-on-one instruction, unless you don’t respect your teacher. Many of the colleges want to see who YOU are – not just how you’ve been coached. Some will ask you to do your monologue a completely different way right on the spot! At one of the auditions, my D was given a totally different context for where she was and who she was speaking to, and had to repeat it that way.</p>