<p>Yes, NMR...thank you for making sure that is clear. When I mention students changing studios after the first two years, it is NOT due usually to being UNHAPPY at one's own studio but more to do with having the opportunity to experience more than one approach. My daughter has numerous friends who have done two studios (occasionally three) while at Tisch. These "moves" were made either after soph year, mid junior year or after junior year.</p>
<p>This is very different, as you say, from someone wanting to change studios due to not liking their placement. As I mentioned, it is actually quite rare to change studios DURING freshmen year. It would have to be a compelling reason. Most students find that they do like their studios. Also, the school would want them to give it a chance. I have not heard of hardly anyone changing a studio during freshman and sophomore year. I know of ONE. Therefore, you are correct, that if you do not get your first choice studio, you should not enter NYU thinking that you can enroll and just change studios once you get there or early on. IF you feel you would ONLY accept one studio, then you need to say "X studio or none" at your audition. If you are willing to consider a second choice studio, then you mention it at your audition. Once your acceptances are in hand and your studio placement is in hand, then you must decide if you are willing to attend NYU for the assigned studio because that WILL BE your studio at least for two years. Also, I might mention that even after two years, switching INTO CAP21 is not easy and is by audition. My D has a few friends, currently juniors, who have done it. Likewise, switching into some other studios is also no easy feat. My daughter has done 2 1/2 years of CAP21 and auditioned for ETW for the current semester and told me a huge number auditioned for that track and only 15 made it. She is now in ETW. </p>
<p>I hope that makes it clear.</p>
<p>I want to mention that there are MT opportunities at several other studios, besides CAP21. Also, that students from ANY studio can audition for certain musicals. For instance, I just saw the mainstage musical and many in the cast are not from CAP21 (though some are). There are lots of kids talented in MT skills who attend other studios at Tisch. Why, our own JennyD is in the musical and she is in Meisner!</p>
<p>Thanks, Susan. I just wanted to be sure that <em>I</em> was clear and that everyone else was, too.
A question that I feel I should already know the answer to, but find I do not:
Does Tisch tell a student what studio she/he is accepted to in the official acceptance? Or does the official acceptance only say that the student is accepted and studio assignments come a little later?
Also, when are financial aid awards/allocations (whatever you call 'em!) given?</p>
<p>The answer to your first question is that first you get your admissions decision and that does NOT include your studio placement. That comes about a week later. </p>
<p>If I recall, the FA you get comes with the acceptance. </p>
<p>But actually, it was sorta a three prong notification because many of those accepted to Tisch during RD (but not all who get accepted) are invited to "Saturday in the Square", which is a reception for selected accepted Tisch students. While this is not an official "acceptance," it does mean you WILL be accepted (why else would you be invited to the accepted student open house for Tisch in April??? :D ) So, in order to give you some notice to make travel plans, the Saturday in the Square invitation comes in mid March. The actual ACCEPTANCE is about April 1. The FA comes with that letter. The studio assignment is about a week after that and the open house is just a few days after that. I recall this quite vividly three years later because the Saturday in the Square invite came when D was in the hospital in bad shape under the influence of morphine and husband called with the news which was the best medicine and a dream come true. I recall the official acceptance with the FA with the scholarship that we had no idea existed, coming when she was in a hospital bed in our living room and a nurse was tending to her and we were in shock about the award. Then, I recall not knowing the studio but the open house was coming up and my D asked me to call and they said the studio assignments had just been mailed (this was like the end of the first week of April) but they were willing to tell me over the phone and a friend was visiting on a "get well" visit by her bedside and that's when that news came. Then, I recall the open house as it was my D's first day out of a hospital bed in 20 days and so I can figure that date out!</p>
<p>I really love this forum! Everyone picks up on different aspects of a question or comment that no one is left out. Yes, switching would be rarely needed and for us not expected at all... but still nice to know, for that rare instance, they're that in tune!</p>
<p>MTgrlsmom - Thank you for the insight. It definitely goes along with the impression my d got at her audition and her tour. </p>
<p>soozievt: Thank you for all the good advice you've got peppered throughout CC! I've learned a lot from you and others! Yes, at the info session the NYU team did stress that since each program is 2 1/2 years, many students try another studio afterward. Another great reason my D hopes to be accepted. :-) I'll pass along your good wishes to her! Thanks!</p>
<p>Actually, you have one misconception when you wrote that each program is "2 1/2 years." This is not correct. For instance, CAP21 is 3 1/2 years and many other students are four years. It is just that after two years, you can opt to do another studio (often via audition into it) or an advanced studio that is only available after doing a primary studio. But a student CAN stay in their own studio throughout their time at Tisch. Just want to make sure that is understood. </p>
<p>Aww, thanks so much Soozie! It was so great to meet you :) And I bet we'll be hanging out again before the end of the run! You are coming again right?</p>
<p>And, Sarasmom, just to clarify, they are definitely interested in the wellbeing of each individual student, but the instance of switching that I mentioned (ie in the first few weeks, not after the first 2 years of primary studio) was a rare occurance. Especially with the studios that are hard to get into, like CAP and the smaller ones like Meisner. The guy who transfered into our class it was only possible because he'd had a teacher at HB studios who was best friends with our studio director and put in a good word. But anyway most students are happy where they're placed, or even if it takes them a while, realize it is the right fit for them.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but....
I'm goign to be a freshman at Tisch for acting in the fall. Right now, I'm pretty sure I want to take a semester abroad my junior year. Would I be able to do an advanced studio (like Stonestreet) my senior year? Or are advanced studios only open to juniors?</p>
<p>Jenny, yes, I'll be back for the last weekend of the run. Continued "break a leg" wishes for your many remaining performances. See you soon. </p>
<p>LittleMermaid, I am pretty sure that you could still do an advanced studio like Stonestreet in senior year. In fact, even if you were not to go abroad, I believe you can do your own studio, such as CAP21 and then Stonestreet for senior year.</p>
<p>Thank you all for further clarifying things! It's funny that we came away with that bit of misunderstood information, but I guess when you have a lot of info coming at you and only have 20 - 30 minutes to soak it all in, it can happen easily. </p>
<p>Any way you slice it, my D would be thrilled to death to attend NYU. :-)</p>
<p>You can do advanced studios anytime in the last two years. You can also do Stonestreet (or a CAP21 course actually) in the summer if you wanted. </p>
<p>Any information on Stella Adler Conservatory? Haven't seen much written on here about it. Opinions? Current Students? Number of incoming freshmen each year? Thanks!</p>
<p>My daughter is now Company at Stella Adler (4Th Year). To answer your question about numbers - I believe her class started out with 60 students. That may seem large, but the students are broken down into smaller groups of 15 students. Each semester they shuffle the groups. After the two required years of the studio, quite a few experiment with the other advanced studios such as Stonestreet (film and TV) and ETW (Experimental Theater Wing). Also, a good number seem to be accepted into RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts). The students also have the option to take an academic semester and some have done that as an abroad program going to Florence, Prague and Madrid. Senior year (or as they call it Company) most students rotate back in. Both Fall and Spring semesters there is a showcase for agents which is part of their curriculum. It seems to me that program responds well to the needs of the students. I remember one semester where they offered master classes with the choices of studying with Kathleen Turner or Joanna Gleason (this was separate from the NYU program with a nominal fee.)</p>
<p>By third year, all students are cast in shows. The shows are part of their curriculum. Company (4th year) shows are done by outside directors.</p>
<p>Like all studios, the training is rigorous. From what I have observed the students all seem to love it and are quite supportive of each other. They learn very early on that they each have their own style and accordingly, will have different experiences and opportunities.</p>
<p>JennyD123..(or another poster with information about this)
I've been reading your wonderful posts about the Meisner studio.
At my D's audition, the auditioner said he thought she might be best for Meisner. She recently received an invitation to come to an open house for accepted students on April 5...but my understanding is that accepted students don't find out about their studio placement for a few weeks..but Meisner certainly sounds fantastic..anyhow, my question is this..with the rigorous program of Meisner and other studios, are students who already have agents allowed to audition outside of Tisch? My D is a member of Actors' Equity and SAG and has a NYC agent. I was wondering..does she need to put auditioning (other than Tisch) on hold till after graduation? thanks so much for your help.</p>
<p>I have not heard of Tisch disallowing auditioning outside of school. I know kids who do it. I know kids who have been cast and taken a leave. My own kid has chosen not to do it as she wants to stay in school all four years (has an agent). But I will tell you that the attendance policies in most studios would be such that it is very difficult to attend outside auditions and callbacks. As well, if cast, it would be extremely difficult to stay enrolled in Tisch. I know one person who switched to Gallatin when cast but most others either left or took a leave of absence when cast.</p>
<p>PS, I think your D will learn of her studio before she arrives at Saturday in the Square....not much before but during that first week of April.</p>
<p>soozievt..thank you so much for the information...now that I've discovered the Tisch threads..I hope to learn alot in the weeks to come. Sounds like your daughter is very happy in the program..if you don't mind a couple more questions..does your daughter know anyone who is pursuing a double major..acting and something else..is it manageable?? does it require going to school over the summer, etc?? also..are you familiar with the study abroad options..for example..can a drama major participate in the screenwriting/playwriting offerings abroad..or is acting the only area open to them? Thanks again for all your help..</p>
<p>another question for someone Re: studio/show rehearsals..
I see that some rehearsals end pretty late..I think I read on one of the posts that they might end around 10 pm..does NYU have shuttle buses back to the dorms at that hour..or do students walk/cab/subway it back? thanks..</p>
<p>Yes, my daughter is extremely happy at Tisch and is a junior. </p>
<p>Yes, she knows kids doing a double major but she is not. I think a minor is easier to manage than a double major if in Tisch but a double major is possible. I believe AlwaysAMom's D who graduated from Tisch did one. A friend of my D's is about to graduate and he doubled in History with Drama/BFA. I do not believe it is necessary to go in the summer. My guess is that a double major is easier if you come in with some AP credits already. My D also had a friend who graduated from CAP21 who also did all the pre-med requirements. </p>
<p>There are several study abroad options. As much as my D would have loved it and enjoys foreign travel (she got to go to Brazil all expenses paid through Tisch Scholars last winter), she did not want to give up a semester of the training at Tisch to do a study abroad program. Very few of her friends at Tisch Drama have done it but many have done the summer abroad program through ETW in Amsterdam. She would absolutely love to do that (everyone keeps telling her to audition for it) but we cannot afford to send her to a summer abroad program while in college (it is expensive). She is earning enough this summer to pay to attend the Amsterdam program next summer herself which is allowed by those who just graduated but I don't know at that point that she would still do it. I"m not as familiar with the semester abroad options at Tisch but you should ask all this at the Saturday in the Square event. I don't know which programs are open to which students without researching it myself. </p>
<p>Yes, rehearsals can go quite late. As a matter of fact, my D has rehearsal for a musical tonight from 6 PM to midnight. She just finished a show that rehearsed each night to 11 PM. This is VERY common if you are in productions. NYU has shuttles between its buildings and dorms (but not the studios). So, this may include where her rehearsals are held but it may not (depends on the production she is in). My child has never ridden an NYU shuttle since arriving at NYU. She walks mostly and uses subways. She does not take cabs on a regular basis. I have urged her to use a cab, for instance, after a cast party that ends at 3 AM! I know it is hard to wrap your head around your child walking home at midnight from rehearsals in the big city....trust me, I KNOW....my child grew up in a rural area where she never walked to anything in her life and where it is very safe. But I have had to get over it and as she says, everyone there does it and frankly, from all my visits, the streets are packed at all hours. When she lived in a dorm, often a castmate would be walking back to that dorm or to a dorm near hers. That is not the case now that she has an off campus apartment.</p>