<p>Money is definitely an obstacle for us. We have a good bit saved up, and my techie is my only child, but still can’t cover the cost of private college outright.</p>
<p>Son knows this going in - that there has to be at least a little merit money (grades pretty good, 3.5 ish, lots of APs; don’t have test scores yet) or FA (though I think we probably won’t qualify for much). I will let him borrow a little, like maybe 4K a year tops. But if the gap can’t be narrowed, he’s staying in state.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the great info stagemum… Emerson is on D’s short list (but not on mine- since I had heard about their “less-than-stellar” FA packages). I will have her look into UArts - she had mentioned it in the past. I guess her GPA is middle ground (3.5 “unweighted”… With numerous honors and AP courses), I think her scores fall about the same (about 1550). I’m not sure how that compares or if its high enough to be considered for merit. I’m thinking the same as Virginia718 at this point - she can borrow a bit, but if the gap is too big instate is looking good.</p>
<p>Adelphi University on Long Island has a very nice BFA in Design/Tech. They also offer excellent merit/talent scholarships. With UW 3.5+ and good test scores you can get as much as $27K - which covers just about full tuition.</p>
<p>I just came across this old thread and thought it was time for an update. There hasn’t been much here about tech lately, and I wonder how others are doing as we get closer to the end of this process.</p>
<p>My S was able to narrow his list down based on what he was looking for in a program. He had planned on applying to CMU but that early deadline kind of snuck up on him during a very busy fall. The final list and any results we have are:</p>
<p>Great to see posts from some tech moms!!! My D is a junior in h.s. but wants to pursue a BFA in Wig and Makeup Design. There are only two schools that offer that degree: Webster and UNCSA!! Makes me very nervous that we only have two schools on our list! Anyone out there know how many typically apply and are accepted to these programs???</p>
<p>I don’t know much about those two, momarmarino, but just two schools would make me nervous, too. However, when my D decided on five schools, even that bothered me, so I badgered her into applying to two more, including a state safety even though her college counselor said she didn’t need one. She put no energy at all into the two additional schools and in the end she didn’t need either one. I think there is some competition at the “name” schools, including UNCSA and Webster, but they probably accept 2/3 or 3/4 of applicants. If you look at the techie posts on this forum, you won’t see a lot of disappointment, although it does happen.</p>
<p>CMU with reasonable FA. She is almost finished, with lots of likes and dislikes at this point, but I think she would agree it was the best choice. </p>
<p>But I’m wondering if maybe your D’s list is too narrow? I’ve watched my D and all of her CMU friends change at least a little in 4 years. Is your D set on hair and makeup, or would she consider costume design as well?</p>
<p>I’m trying to encourage her in that direction and she is starting to lean a little more that way. So hopefully over the next few months she will be willing to add a few more schools with a broader tech base. My older D is Freshman BFA in Musical Theatre at Ithaca (CMU was the top of her list and she made it to first on the waitlist but that’s as far as she got…) and my techie D is starting to talk about applying to Ithaca because of how much my older D loves it there. So time will tell…where else did your D apply when she was in this process??</p>
<p>I will chime in. My techie class of 2014 has applied to:</p>
<p>Emerson EA (Deferred)
Pace
Ithaca (accepted)
Vermont (just for the heck of it because he likes Burlington)
In state -
Virginia Commonwealth (probably top choice)
George Mason (accepted)
Mary Washington (accepted) </p>
<p>We are still waiting to hear back from half the schools, which we will soon. The whole portfolio review process has been interesting and a good learning experience. </p>
<p>Funny story: We were up at Pace in NYC over the weekend (he liked it, but may not be enough of a “school” and NYC may be too overwhelming at 18). We go to the portfolio review appointment. First floor - giant room with about 60 dancers doing a group dance as part of audition (while moms of course peek in the window). Second floor - about 40 actors running lines for their audition. We wander into the reception area about 15 min. before appt. The department head comes out and says “oh, hey, are you the tech guy? Come on in.”</p>
<p>Moral of the story: so much less pressure than being a performer!</p>
<p>In case anyone in class of 2015 and beyond is reading this I have learned two things thus far:</p>
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<li><p>Don’t bother applying early to an audition/portfolio based program. Mine did and was immediately deferred. It seems like that is a common story because they have to see the whole prospective class auditions, etc. Just apply regular decision. It will save a lot of twisting in the wind.</p></li>
<li><p>Plan on spending a couple thousand just going to auditions. My friends with musical theatre kids have auditioned for 12 or so schools. Granted, some of those were at unifieds, but in general there have been several plane tickets/hotel rooms/road trips. It adds up! It is a totally different animal than just applying to be a (fill in the blank) major. We ended up traveling three times. It adds up!</p></li>
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