<p>finally! got mine in an email last night, but didnt read it till this morning… those sneaky admissions people, sending it when most people are asleep :)</p>
<p>ANYWAYS! im in new studio on broadway: acting!!</p>
<p>excited! </p>
<p>anyways post what you got, cuz im uubbbberrrcurious to see where we all ended up! :)</p>
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<p>I got into Stella Adler! I’m pretty excited as it was probably my number one of the acting studios, although I’m dissapointed I didn’t get MT. Who knows! I don’t know much about the program at NYU itself, although I almost did Stella Adler (the 3 year conservatory program)'s Teen Intensive over the summer so I know a decent amount about their teachings.</p>
<p>My son got his email just before midnight. New Studio On Broadway: MT! Congratulations to all as you receive your studio placements!</p>
<p>Studio placement email came last night 11:25pm. S was placed in New Studio on Broadway: Music Theatre. This will not change his decision to attend Fordham BUT we were very curious as to where they would place him and he’s very honored by his acceptance. </p>
<p>Here are my musings on his Tisch application process for next year’s class. NYU was the only BFA he applied to. He also writes and ultimately decided he wants an equal focus on writing. The plan is to eventually create work for himself as his mentor has been so successfully doing. Now Tisch has a terrific Dramatic Writing program as well and it was hard deciding between the two. He was also interested in several majors in CAS but ultimately he chose to audition for the Tisch Drama program. </p>
<p>He picked MT because he would still be considered for all the other Acting studios as well AND because he was excited by the idea of being in the inaugural class. He is a VERY talented singer which we thought would hopefully make up for his lack of dance ability. He took dance classes when he was 10/11 but gave it up because he was so busy and it wasn’t something he absolutely loved. He does have good body awareness/posture though and can pick up choreography albeit at a much slower pace than a true dancer. So he’s not trained but trainable AND he’s a boy which meant the expectations for dance ability were considerably lower than they are for girls. Unfair maybe but true. He said he BOMBED the dance call at the audition but he had fun doing it! He also looked like a dancer and instead of getting all flustered when he couldn’t get the steps right he smiled, winged it and came back in when he could. And he said the auditor loved him for it. He’s got good presence and he certainly would never allow himself to go unnoticed! :D</p>
<p>He did very well on the other components of the audition/interview and did say he would like to be considered for the other studios but that he would leave placement up to their good judgment. AFTER the audition he started thinking more about the studios and decided he’d rather focus on straight acting than MT because he was interested in Adler and ETW. To be honest, we knew the odds for the MT studio and we never really thought he’d be on the better side of them…it seemed to be an easier way in given the voice component. So that is definitely something to carefully consider prior to applying given that you can’t change studios right away. </p>
<p>Congratulations and best of luck Tisch Class of 2014!!! :)</p>
<p>I’m in Meisner! :)</p>
<p>Alexa, when my D applied to Tisch for MT, she told them her second choice studio was Stella Adler. She ended up in CAP21 her first choice. However, she knew Stella Adler is a great acting studio. She has had several good friends who did that studio and a number of them are MT kids. For example, in her a capella group, there were some Adler kids. Some Adler friends did CAP21 for their advanced studio (you can audition for advanced studio). So, it is possible you could do the MT studio your second two years. But I believe these kids still took private voice when in Adler. As well, the Tisch musicals have MANY students in them from the ACTING studios, including Adler. These musicals in no way are just for the MT studio kids (I’m talking of mainstage musicals as well as student run ones). It so happens that there are many talented singers/dancers who are in the acting studios. Some of my D’s friends who are talented in MT but were in the acting studios, are now working in musical theater as graduates…Broadway, tours, cruises, well known regional theaters, and are Equity. My own kid who is truly a MT kid, even chose to do ETW for three semesters. Just wanted to put that out there for you. </p>
<p>sandkmom: you have a talented son. It seems he prefers a BA and so it makes sense for him, if so, to attend one. I just want to say that even as a BFA Drama student at Tisch, one can still do a lot of writing. AlwaysAMom could chime in as her D was in Atlantic studio but also double majored in CAS and is a writer and playwright. My own D, while a MT person (she was in CAP21 and ETW), also writes and composes. She wrote a musical while at Tisch and put it on (ETW has numerous independent projects of this nature) and in fact, since graduating, her musical is going further, though I don’t want to post the specifics here as to where it has gone next as her name is in theater publications and would identify her. I just want to say that it is possible to be a writer and playwright at Tisch. ETW and Playwrights Horizons studios, both acting studios (though they include singing and dancing), particularly have students who have written shows.</p>
<p>Thanks, soozievt. We knew coming in that he could do both at Tisch which is why he applied to NYU in the first place even though it was a BFA. I did remember reading your posts and those of alwaysamom and feeling that if it was possible like you both said, my S had the drive to do it, too. And may I say congratulations to YOU. Your D’s success is obviously a testament to her talent and gives the rest of us hope! 
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<p>There are a lot of great programs out there and it’s hard to pick just one. But my S is very happy with his choice. He really wanted Fordham’s BA over and above everything because for him, the Jesuit education and large core curriculum is simply more appealing than pursuing a BFA. It’s not just the BA though…he actually applied to 3 Jesuit schools so that, too, was a BIG factor for him. Just so everyone is clear, we both think NYU is amazing and he is truly honored by his acceptance into such a prestigious program!</p>
<p>sandkmom, I think selecting a school is first and foremost about fit in what you want in a college. In fact, it sounds like your son has found the perfect fit! And how great that he was accepted (no less had options too). Tisch is not better than Fordham by any means but simply a different style program and school. If a Jesuit education is a selection factor, surely Fordham provides that and NYU does not. </p>
<p>I was only trying to explain that it is possible to write shows and have them produced while at Tisch and while being a BFA Drama student, in case anyone else was reading. Also, I don’t know if writing is equal for your son with acting, or not. For my D, she considers herself first as an actor/singer, but also has loved writing/composing her own shows (for her to be in! LOL). While she is doing that and is taking her musical further now, she is not longing to be a writer/composer of musicals as a career.</p>
<p>If my S doesn’t end up a writer/performer he just may well end up a priest! ;)</p>
<p>Well, the performance training will come in handy then! Priests have to get up in front of the congregation a lot! They also have to write sermons. :)</p>
<p>Stripedpolkadots: I’m in New Studio for Acting too!!</p>
<p>LOL! And I always tell my D she could be a rabbi if the acting thing doesn’t work out. She has good people skills, loves to be up on stage, is a good writer and can sing (rabbis, along with cantors, sing the prayers). For some reason, she doesn’t like that fall back position. ;-)</p>
<p>I know some cantors who did undergrad MT!</p>
<p>oohh operationgold, you know this means thats where the cool kids are! :)not even gonna lie.</p>
<p>and by “that” i mean new studioooo:) (<–clearly i am still a little to excited about it. i should go calm down in a corner somewhere before i embarrass myself.)</p>
<p>My son got into The New Studio for acting as well! Anyone have info?</p>
<p>Any suggestions on picking a dorm? D was placed in Stella Adler (woo hoo) and we’re just trying to figure out proximity to the studio. She is doing the Facebook research - I am doing the CC research!</p>
<p>austinmtmom- if you do a yahoo search of stella adler studios it would be very helpful. Go to the map there. It shows you that the SA studio is at 27th and Broadway. On the yahoo seach map it also shows you these blue squares that have an M in them. These are subway stops. For your pick of the dorm you want you should take into account where the nearest subway is. The closest one to her studio is the N-R-W line. It goes right up Broadway and could let her off at 28th and Broadway only one block away. The best place near NYU/ Washington Square to get that NRW line is 8th and Broadway. If you want Founders or Third North dorms, you could get the subway at 14th and Broadway. Just researched this for the girl that my daughter is rooming with next year since she’s from California.</p>
<p>^^^Good advice. I want to add that another freshmen dorm in Union Square, that is apartment style, is University Hall (typically referred to as U-Hall). The subway is right there. U-Hall is on 14th Street and Union Square is such a fun place to live, and still in walking distance to the academic buildings and Tisch.</p>
<p>Soozie- University Hall isn’t listed this year as one of the halls that Freshman can pick. They must switch it up occasionally. We can only pick from Founders, Third North, Hayden, Rubin, Weinstein, Goddard, and Brittany.</p>
<p>Ah, they must have changed it. Founders is a new one. </p>
<p>Third North is apartment style (my daughter lived there freshman year, her first choice) and it is close to Union Square, yet not far from Wash Square. Easy to pick up subway in Union Square.</p>