<p>Hi, everyone. I’ve been checked out. Have a trial coming up. Life is nuts, with trial prep, and constantly hounding my daughter to do college apps, sign up for auditions… well, you know the drill.</p>
<p>alwaysamom: the “mean” comment about NYU came from kids who told my daughter their experiences at NYU auditions. One was from an actor in the touring group of Spring Awakening. One told her a story of about how she did her audition, and then the auditor said “Okay. One of your monologues was good. One was bad. Tell me which one was which.” The actor didn’t like the comment or the tone in which it was said. In the end, she was accepted to CMU and CCM, but not NYU. She went to CCM (Love it, btw.) My daughter has heard other horror stories about UCLA. One student from her school last year was cut off after barely speaking two lines of her monolgue and that was it. (Frankly, the girl was not that bad.) My daughter takes all this in stride. At her school, so many teaching artists have come through and done master classes with them. She is used to good and bad. </p>
<p>Now the good news: As I have said in the past, my daughter’s SAT’s were not so great. She is a 4.07 and we just found out an AP Scholar with Honors. She has won two National Youth Theatre Awards. But the problem was her SAT. She had a 1730, with a very low math score (490). Today she got her SAT’s back again and she managed to raise them to 1840. That, according to the College Board, puts her somewhere in the 82-85%. And better yet, she got her math score to a 530, which I know is not stellar, but she doesn’t purport to be a star in math. And given her high critical reading and writing scores, and GPA and AP scores, she is now looking much better. I compared her to the CR and Writing scores for CMU and NYU and she is now sitting comfortably in the middle 50% of those universities in those areas. This has taken much stress off of her and now she can really focus on her auditions, her first one being on Nov. 22 at Emerson.</p>
<p>I can’t believe she raised her score 110 points. I’m so proud of her.</p>
<p>be_somebody are you looking to stay in the northeast? what is your general academic profile? is there a particular size of school you are looking for?</p>
<p>Hey KatMT, I’m definitely trying to stay in the northeast, especially around NY if possible. But it might be a little hard to actually live in NYC, because of the cost of living there, and being an international student, I have to pay extra and stuff.</p>
<p>Here’s my general academic profile:
GPA UW: 3.91
SAT: 2300 (CR: 770 M: 800 W: 730)
APs: Eng. Lang (5), Cal AB (5), Bio, Eng. Lit., Cal BC (self-study), Music Theory (self study)
ECs: Mainly focused on theatre/music. Stage Manager for 3 years of all the main school productions. Did some student directing, music directing, and acting. Piano for 12 years. Other stuff, like Habitat for Humanity, NHS, etc.
Did personal projects to do with video, such as creating our own reality show.</p>
<p>I’m not picky about the size of school, but I’d like a “liberal” environment. I guess that’s why I’m mainly looking at colleges in the northeast. I’m applying to Yale, and it is my first choice, but my chances are very slim, so I’m looking for other fantastic colleges. :)</p>
<p>I would consider looking at Barnard, Bard, Skidmore, Vassar, Sarah Lawrence, SUNY New Paltz, Syracuse, Penn State University Park, James Madison University, Muhlenberg, Russell Sage College, SUNY Albany, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Towson, University of Maryland College Park, Virginia Commonwealth University, William and Mary, Smith, UMass Amherst, Wesleyan… there are many more as well… but this is a cross section. </p>
<p>These are schools of very different sizes and locals… although all are northeastern or mid-atlantic… some are public, some are private… so have very different price ranges. Some are BFA some are BA, but all include liberal arts education as part of the program.</p>
<p>be_somebody, Kat has given you a good list of schools to have a look at. I just wanted to comment on one thing you said about being an international student. I’m not sure if you were talking about having to pay extra for tuition, or just travel expenses and such, but at private colleges, you will not pay extra just because you are international. That will only come into play with state schools where you’d have to pay out of state fees, just like any other student who is not a resident in that state. Just wanted to clarify that!</p>
<p>Tisch is certainly conservatory style training, but within a large university, so you’d definitely be able to have a good amount of liberal arts classes there. It is even possible to double major in the College of Arts and Science, as my D did, if that’s something that interests you. You have excellent academic stats and shouldn’t have any problem with that aspect of admission. Your gpa is higher than the average - 3.63 and your SAT scores also in great shape with the middle 50% (CR and math) at NYU being 1300-1440, so you’re in the top 25% which is excellent!</p>
<p>Here’s a link to Tisch’s tech track studio, in case you’re interested:</p>
<p>Thanks KatMT and alwaysmom! KatMT, that list looks fantastic, and I’ll start research on those this weekend. Alwaysmom, thanks for the info on Tisch and the international student payments. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, my chances for Yale seems to be diminishing after this quarter grade due to one lousy grade in a class. And my parents have told me that NYU would be too much for them to support me financially. So my first two choices are basically out of the window and I have to start from scratch… Sigh.</p>
<p>But thanks for the college list and information! Much appreciated. :)</p>
<p>I’m interested in getting my BFA in Acting once I graduate from my HS…but I’ve realized lately that I’ve become quite interested in classical theatre. What schools are known for providing great classical theatre training? And are there any summer programs that do this as well?</p>
<p>I was wondering, is a conservatory a type of college or is it a one year program? Four years while paying a ton of money I don’t have isn’t exactly what I’m looking for so I was wondering if there are any really good programs that are one or two years and not 30,000a year.</p>
<p>the college i currently go to doesn’t offer a major in theatre so i’m looking to transfer. the problem is that i don’t know how difficult it would be to try to transfer into a quality theatre program. my question is: does anyone know any schools in the new england area that have a good performing arts major that doesn’t discriminate against transfers? choosing to go to a school with no theatre major was a huge mistake that i’m really looking to fix.</p>
<p>thanks mamabear i’ll definitely look into it. a friend of mine was looking at emmanuel college in boston. do you know if thats a good program? i’m a transfer so i know i won’t be able to apply to many of the top notch programs listed in this thread but i’d still like to attend at least a decent theatre program.</p>
<p>Did anyone do the NFAA this year? I read all the posts on it, but no one seems to be talking much… We just sent my daughter’s video out today, overnight, to get there tomorrow. Last minute. I know. But with college apps and her rehearsal schedule, it wasn’t easy to do. She decided to do MT too, even though she is really an actor with a killer voice. But my understanding is there are 20 finalists in Theatre, any combination of spoken or musical theatre. Is that true? Who is trying for it? How many apply for theatre? Does anyone know? Of those, how many can get something… honorable mention or merit?</p>
<p>CC has had a very long running thread on Theater/Drama Colleges for many years which is now in Part 12 (this thread). At the start of this thread are links to Parts. 1-11. It has been a catch all thread of an ongoing discussion about all aspects of Theater Colleges. I am going to close this thread and move it to our Brand NEW THEATER/DRAMA COLLEGES FORUM !! </p>
<p>On the new forum, while you can still read through all 12 parts of this long thread, we now will no longer need to have a thread that is about EVERYTHING, but members can now create threads on a myriad of sub topics related to Theater and Drama Colleges. </p>
But it might be a little hard to actually live in NYC, because of the cost of living there, and being an international student, I have to pay extra and stuff.</p>
So my first two choices are basically out of the window and I have to start from scratch… Sigh.</p>