<p>My son is trying to decide between Tisch NSB and another smaller program. For the last several years, there seems to have been a lot of talk about Tisch not being as good as it once was, and that their program has slipped. More money thrown toward opening NYU’s abroad universities, budget cuts, larger classes, not as prepared incoming freshman, etc., etc. Apparently the faculty and administration have been aware of a lot of these issues. I read a long thread from 2 years ago about all of these issues and the comparison of Tisch to other MT programs. I’m very curious if any things have changed since then? The first steps in improvement, are often being aware. In talking to a current Tisch student, (not MT), she loves Tisch! Says many acting kids will try to get into the NSB after their two year commitment to their studio, but she’s never heard of any MT kids wanting to leave.</p>
<p>Any comments or new info would be great! May 1st is approaching quickly! </p>
<p>I have absolutely no idea how good it once was. Why is that something to even be concerned with? What you need to understand is how good it is now and compare that to your other options. If you have specific questions or concerns, please feel free to PM me. My daughter is a sophomore MT in NSB. The training is incredible. </p>
<p>OP, are you aware that no matter what people think they know or don’t know about how “good” Tisch is now v. the past, that it’s irrelevant in the case of MT? NSB was formed four years ago; prior to that, MT was done through CAP21. Particularly in the case of NSB, my sense is that Tisch is really trying to make a name for itself with this studio and take advantage of the location, including proximity to top professional talent, to benefit the students.</p>
<p>Some NSB students do actually take training in other studios – for example, at StoneStreet for screen acting, but they can return to NSB after. That’s one of the beauties of Tisch: that students can mix it up during their last two years if they want to get different theater training, explore academic interests, study abroad – or they can stay through all eight semesters with one studio. If an NSB student does move into other areas, it’s not necessarily a reflection of the training quality, but of the student’s own personal – and sometimes evolving – interests.</p>
<p>My D is not in NSB, but I would say that those other aspects of NYU’s expansion programs have no impact on the experience at Tisch. The class sizes are still small – both in studio and the Theatre Studies classes. The personal attention is there! </p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything from my daughter about unusually large class sizes in her CAS experience. Yes, most are larger than her Theater Studies classes but nothing that is different from any university. And even the class size depends on the course itself. If it’s not a lecture course, then chances are the size is manageable. I know from the writing and studio art classes she’s taken (CAS and Steinhardt) it’s been small and personal.</p>
<p>Thank you @SDonCC for doing a much better job at articulating what I was poorly implying. If it is Cap21 training that one seeks, one can still go to Cap21 and get it. You won’t have a BFA from NYU, but you can do it. Maybe that’s a good plan if it’s that good. I don’t know a thing about Cap21 but when you think about NYU’s MT training, I do know you shouldn’t be thinking Cap21 now.</p>
<p>NYU has their own in house studio for MT and it is New Studio on Broadway. The first class to have 4 years of training at NSB is graduating this year. Is it inferior to the training that used to exist in Cap21… I have no idea. Cap21 hasn’t been in the mix for incoming students for 4 years now so people like me with students that are in NSB don’t think about it at all. We only focus on what we do have, not what others had. If the MT training at Tisch has slipped, it must have been really something else back in the day because it’s enviably great now. For all I know, NSB training is better than Cap21 ever was. But I don’t know and nor would a Tisch student who went through Cap21 back in the day know that either. Steven Stills said it best: “Love the one you’re with.”</p>