UCLA MT Question

<p>Hi! I’m new to this but I applied to UCLA for Musical Theatre and haven’t heard that many things about their program. I was hoping that someone could post their experience with UCLA either in terms of auditions or actually attending the school?</p>

<p>My daughter has applied to UCLA , and we have toured the TFT department, as well as a campus visit.</p>

<p>There are probably more knowledgeable people who can respond, but here’s the key points that we have learned.</p>

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<li>The TFT staff are friendly and helpful. </li>
<li>This is a BA program - not a BFA. You will receive a liberal arts education at UCLA (or any UC) and you are required to take classes outside the major. I believe we asked, and were told that no additional math would be required, but students would need 1 more science class post high school. If you want a conservatory style education, UCLA is not the right school for you. </li>
<li>The department will enroll freshmen in their fall classes (dance, voice, etc) - they are all in theater - and we see this as a plus - a great way to meet your fellow Theater major classmates right off that bat.</li>
<li>in Winter and Spring, they will require you to take certain classes, but you will be able to add others outside the major. I think it was 1 non-major class in Winter and 2 in Spring, but don’t quote me on that. </li>
<li>Freshmen are not allowed to audition for fall shows. </li>
<li>The Theater department (and classrooms ) are at the far NorthEast side of campus.
The dorms are at the far SouthWest/NorthWest side - so a bike will be helpful, or the campus shuttle bus. It would take you roughly 30 minutes to walk from dorms to the theater.<br></li>
<li>We were told at our TFT visit that “the audition trumps everything”, HOWEVER, in general their students have about an average GPA of 3.5, while non-theater UCLA students have an average GPA of 4.0. And we were told they have taken at least one student with a 2.0.<br></li>
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<p>hope this info helps :)</p>

<p>My D auditioned 4 years ago, so I’m sure things have changed a bit (although it looks like they still use the same process in general). At that time, voice lessons were not included in the curriculum for freshmen (and maybe sophomores- I don’t remember). It is just something to check into so that you can fairly compare all of the programs you apply to. Good luck!</p>

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