<p>Hi Everyone!</p>
<p>I'm going crazy! I got accepted into both UCLA AND TISCH acting programs, but financial aid is delaying my acceptance decision of either...</p>
<p>UCLA is about $30,000 for a whole year when I hear Tisch is somewhere around $55,000</p>
<p>UCLA is offering me $21,000 in GIFT AID while NYU is offering me like $9,000
...and $63,000 in LOANS</p>
<p>Which one should I choose? I need advice to make my decision by June 1st (or before, preferably!)</p>
<p>I want out of California, and into the best acting program I have access to--please help!</p>
<p>*UCLA is about $30,000 for a whole year when I hear Tisch is somewhere around $55,000</p>
<p>UCLA is offering me $21,000 in GIFT AID while NYU is offering me like $9,000
…and $63,000 in LOANS*</p>
<p>Do you really need to ask this very obvious question?</p>
<p>If you want to be an actor, then you do NOT want to be tied down working tons of hours as a server at some restaurant because YOU can’t take time off for any auditions because you have to have money to pay for next month’s big student loan payment. Young actors-to-be with big debt don’t have time for auditions.</p>
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<p>Not sure how any one can help you here other than some advice. Some of the best acting programs are in California and UCLA is a very good program. If you don’t like UCLA yes you have Tisch as a choice, but NYU is not known for aid. So if you really want out of California, that you are willing to have large loans then Tisch is your choice, but prepared for M2CK says. Again as M2CK says, this is a no brainer, unless you are so desperate.</p>
<p>Is the $63k in loans just for this year?</p>
<p>My son is a working actor. He lives hand to mouth. The only reason he can scrape by is because he has no loans. And he would love to go to California. You have a great deal at a great school. Congratulations. Take it. You can be down and out after you get out of schools, but with no loans so you don’t have to live at home and just might be able to get by. Otherwise, unless your parents take over your loan payments, you aren’t going to be able to live on your own.</p>