<p>Hey ms92! I'm really excited to be doing the program and I'm sure it'll be great to know you!</p>
<p>soozievt, you will probably know how to answer my question, but I would appreciate anyone's feedback.</p>
<p>So, we sent in our deposit and secured my D's spot for CAP21 summer program. my question is since my D applied to both Tisch/CAP21 and CAP21, even though we will not hear until April and since we did commit to CAP21, should we withdraw our application from Tisch/CAP21? I think the concensus is that my D because she is only a rising junior, her chances are not great anyway so was just wondering if they would appreciate the heads up.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If your daughter might even consider going to Tisch's program, keep the application active. If you are 100% sure she would not attend if accepted, you could withdraw so as to allow others to be considered over her. But you do not have to because they do maintain a waitlist and so it all works out. But you could withdraw if your D has no intentions of considering their offer.</p>
<p>I think I will notify them since my d is committed to attending the CAP21 program after sending in the deposit. Although, I have to admit, it would have been curious to see if she got in as a sophomore since she had all the criteria. Anyway, you are right,though. It is the right thing to do because d will definitely not be attending Tisch this summer. Thanks again!</p>
<p>hey! I realize you probably have the majority of your questions answered as your daughter already made her decision to attend the audition based CAP21, but I just wanted to express how greatly I LOVED the program. I attended it last year and I can honestly say I have never had a more amazing experience in my life. I lived in the city as I live too far to commute and it really completed my "city experience". The classes really were incredible - you are spending Mon.- Fri. working with real working professionals. Just an example of how great the talent in the teaching staff was: one of the jazz teachers is currently in Little Mermaid, and one of the ballet teachers is currently in Chicago. I would have to say the biggest breakthrough with me was with my vocal tech teacher. I opted to take private voice with him which I think, if you are willing to pay the extra money (ughh), is 100% worth it. Not only did it help me prepare/find new music for my college auditions but I now have an excellent connection with a NYC voice teacher. Another benefit that I have found from the program is the connection with the kids. I have seen someone from the program at every audition I have attended except for 1. Regardless if I was actually friends with them, it is sooooo soothing to see a friendly face. </p>
<p>I am not one to write posts often but I really couldn't help but promote the experience I had this past summer. If you have ANY questions feel free to ask and I would be more than happy to answer.</p>
<p>I appreciate your input very much as my daughter did get into the audition based CAP21 and we have already sent in her deposit to secure her spot. My daughter wanted to get into this program so badly I was concerned that as an incoming junior her chances would be slim, but she auditioned on Valentine's Day, a Saturday and now her favorite holiday, and got her acceptance e-mail the very next business day! Needless to say there was a lot of screaming going on.</p>
<p>My questions are:
Were there many incoming juniors when you attended and did you all hang out together or did the juniors and seniors hang out seperately? </p>
<p>After the great experience at CAP21 summer, was NYU/Tisch/CAP21 one of your college choices and did you apply? </p>
<p>My daughter already knows she wants to attend NYU for her college, but I am trying to open her up to other possibilities in the city because I think that is the real reason of her desire to attend NYU. See, we are originally from NY(now in CA)and she has already had the privilege of working on a few NYC stages. That's why I loved what you said about the teachers and how they are working professionals. </p>
<p>I am very excited for my daughter and I appreciate you sharing your experience with us! Good luck with all your future auditions!</p>
<p>New to the site but learning so much from all of you. My S went to CMU summer intensive last summer and loved it. We are waiting to hear from CAP21...but he did get accepted to Emerson summer program. I hear the same schools mentioned...Tisch, CAP, CMU, MU, but don't hear about Emerson? Is it as well regarded???</p>
<p>Welcome to the site. I joined not too long ago when my D was preparing for her CAP 21 audition in February and found everyone on this site extremely helpful. If your S applied to the audition based CAP 21 summer program, you should hear back soon. If he applied to Tisch/CAP 21 everyone will find out around the first week of April. Good Luck!! As far as Emerson's summer program I really don't know anything about it except that their school seems to have a pretty good reputation for their musical theatre undergraduate program. As a matter of fact, my D has added the school to her ones to visit this summer. There are many knowledgable people on this site so I am sure you will get some helpful responses.</p>
<p>I have had two students attend the summer Emerson program and they enjoyed it a lot. If I recall, it used to be just acting and not MT and then they added MT last year or maybe the year before that. Maybe that is why those on the MT forum have not discussed it as much. </p>
<p>There is no audition to get in (which is fine!) and maybe not as many have heard of this summer program but it is an option.</p>
<p>Sorry for the delay in the response but here are my answers:</p>
<p>There was definitely a significant amount of juniors in the program, but I honestly dont know how many. It didnt matter if you were a junior or a senior, at least for me it didnt. I found the groups of friends were split more by who commuted and who lived in the city than juniors/seniors. </p>
<p>I did apply to NYU (and am still anxiously awaiting my decision). I think one of the most beneficial parts of the summer was that I was able to really decide what kind of college experience I want. Although I loved my summer and would do it again a million times over, I realized that I dont necessarily want to go to college in the city. My reasons have nothing to do with NYU, just my wants for the typical college campus experience. I of course would be THRILLED to attend NYU, or any BFA program for that matter. </p>
<p>Of course having lived in NYC this would not necessarily be of value to your daughter, but living in the city for the summer has helped me feel less overwhelmed when visiting. The reason I bring this up is I just arrived home from a school trip to NYC and knowing cheap places to eat or fun things to do and just being able to navigate with such confidence is a benefit I will be able to have forever. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!!</p>
<p>Does anyone know when Tisch sends out letters regarding acceptance or denial for the summer program?</p>
<p>I do not know when they send out the letters for the Tisch program but I had a student apply there another year and she heard the last week of April. </p>
<p>There are some CC members whose kids have gone in the past, such as MTgrlsmom and they may tell you when they got their letters too.</p>
<p>I think they email you.</p>
<p>HSN - you will receive an email with a link towards the end of April, typically I think, after they have sent out their college acceptances . When you click on that link (while your heart is racing :D), it will tell you “Congratulations” or “Unfortunately…”. </p>
<p>The first year my D applied (as a rising junior) she was placed on the waiting list, the second year she was lucky enough to be accepted, and she had a great summer!</p>
<p>Thanks to so many who post here because it gives us ‘newbies’ info. and then more confidence in our decisions. My S just heard he was accepted into CAP21 Audition based summer (non-Tisch)! Even though we have heard Emerson, though new in MT, is a great program I think NYcity is best for his passions and interests. Now we feel like…how could you NOT go to CAP if given the opportunity? After CMU pre college program as a rising Junior last year (fantastic!) he learned alot, but I believe, in retrospect, he was too young to take it all as seriously as he should have. As in any good MT training…you have to jump in with both feet and work. Now as a rising Senior, He has matured and is really looking forward to being immersed in a program with others who share his passion and being part of the well respected program and the opportunity to work and learn skills further.
I would love to hear from anyone about CAP21 summer…(again non Tisch) with any advice or experiences.Our biggest CONCERN is housing!!! Does anyone know how far CAP21 is from NYU and other housing? Anyone have an idea of housing availability at this late date?
For those in the know, I would prefer my s as close as possible to CAP21 - so what housing is best and available as of now? We are in California - and he can’t wait to get east…</p>
<p>My D will be commuting but she knows someone who will be staying on campus. I will see if I can get you more information from her. However, if you want your S to stay close to CAP21, you will want him to stay in Chelsea (that is what the neighborhood is called where CAP is located) whereas the NYU campus is in the Village. BTW-we are also from CA! Congrats to your S on his acceptance!</p>
<p>Last summer we were to late for NYU housing. When my daughter recieved her CAP21 NYU acceptance they were full. We were not part of NYU but if they have any dorms or apt. available after NYU program’s students, they are made available to interns etc. Normally they go immediately but a couple of days ago I recieved an e-mail stating that they are still taking applications. Perhaps it is the economy. Anyway last year my daughter was up on 81st and it was expensive because we were too late. So I would advise you to act quickly and go online and register! The cut off is any day.</p>
<p>flady, the deadline for summer housing at NYU was the 27th. They are still accepting applications but with no guarantee that there will be a space available. The dorms available for non-NYU students are Brittany, Goddard, Rubin, and Hayden in shared rooms and you will have to also have a mealplan because there are no kitchens in those dorms. Brittany and Rubin are not air-conditioned, Goddard and Hayden are, so if he does get a spot, there’s a 50/50 chance at being in a non-a/c room, not a pleasant prospect in Manhattan in the summer. 
Since your son is under 18, you are not able to apply online, you must request a hard-copy app and submit it along with a parent’s signature. Do it soon! When you send it in, be sure to send it by a method that will record receipt of the app, as this will be your only confirmation. </p>
<p>Costs vary - Brittany and Rubin double/triple are $160/wk, Goddard and Hayden double/triple are $250/wk. Mealplans are $100/wk. for 7 meals and $30 dining dollars (can be used as cash) I just assisted the D of a friend a couple of weeks ago with this so I’m relatively sure that the numbers I have are correct. I suggest you check the NYU summer housing website to be sure.</p>
<p>You are all so helpful. Unfortunately, I see that tomorrow is the final deadline and because my son is not yet 18 (August) we have to send it in and not apply by email. Don’t quite know what to do…I will call but I do have a concern…are you saying that you make a general application and HOPE to get an air conditioned room? How can we guarantee he has AC??? Does anyone know if NYU housing is full now???</p>
<p>flady, if they are still accepting applications then I would still try to get one completed and sent in. IT’s possible that there may still be openings at that point, you never know. I’d recommend giving them a call tomorrow just to make sure. They should be able to tell you if it’s still worthwhile for you to attempt it at this point. Perhaps they could fax you the hard copy app? IT doesn’t hurt to check. I think you probably get to list your dorm choices in priority sequence but there’s no guarantee that you’ll get your top choices, particularly this late in the process.</p>