<p>From reading other posts, it sounds like there are two distinct information sessions, one for Tisch and one for NYU. Is it necessary to go to both? I am trying to plan a mid February trip with my D and am just wondering if we should plan a whole day to see NYU/Tisch. Would appreciate hearing from others who have done this. Also, is there an interview done at the time of the audition (my impression is that there is) but would my D also do a separate interview on the academic side? And if so, when? Thanks!</p>
<p>I wish I could answer your question, but my D didn't do the info session until <em>after</em> she was admitted, and even then, we only did the general NYU info session and tour. She is now a freshman at Tisch and never did any kind of academic interview. I don't think they do those, though I could be mistaken.</p>
<p>Tisch does not, to my knowledge, allow prospective drama students to sit in on/observe classes, so the only thing you can really see is the physical layout/buildings and so on.</p>
<p>Yes, there are two distinct information sessions. One is run through NYU admissions. They also have a tour. We did that info session and tour and I think that is a good starting point because after all, if you attend NYU/Tisch, you will be attending far more than Tisch itself and so it is nice to have an overview of the school, the campus, and admissions in general. We also did the Tisch information session. As well, we were able to ask Tisch (in advance of our visit) if we could meet with a current student and they provided a current CAP21 student for a one on one Q and A which we did right before the Tisch info. session at that same location. In fact, there were others waiting for the Tisch info. session and I could tell they did not know you could meet with a student and so we invited them to be in on the discussion. My D also did an overnight with friends at Tisch in the dorms. She also had a friend in CAP who arranged to let her observe her dance classes. But typically you cannot observe studio classes. So, for us, this did involve the better part of a day. When we did campus visits with our kids, we spent an entire day at each school and didn't just do info. sessions and tours. We tried to line up talking with faculty members, current students, and at schools other than NYU, randomly asking kids to see inside the dorms and chatting with random kids in the cafeteria and the like.</p>
<p>Also, NYU does not do admissions interviews. It is such a large school with so many applicants, I do not believe they can grant these. Their application is pretty thorough though. At the Tisch audition, there is a little interview as part of the audition.</p>
<p>Thanks so much soozievt. As usual, you are a fountain of information. Fortunately, my D will know kids at Tisch and she should be able to visit a few who will probably even be at different studios. But I now realize we should probably do both tours. I think it will be harder at some of the other schools where my D won't know anyone, but we will try and get as much information as we possibly can. I saw that Skidmore actually has a few theatre open house days, which would be great, but I think they only run that two or three times a year, and I'm not sure we can work one of those days into our schedule. I was hoping to maybe see a couple of schools in one day (I did this with my older non-theatre daughter) but I realize that that is going to be unlikely in this case. I'm starting to understand just how time consuming this is going to be!</p>
<p>D just showed a prospective student around, a good friend of hers, NYU/Tisch/CAP pride so much fun! Audition season is in full swing :D!</p>
<p>While not the case so much at NYU/Tisch....at other colleges with my girls, my kids contacted professors or department heads and often were able to arrange to meet one on one. They contacted professors and asked to sit in on a class. If they knew kids at the school, we met up with them or they overnighted in their dorm room. But even without knowing anyone, we would walk around campus and approached various dorms (this is NOT at NYU where there is heavy dorm security), and as a kid would enter a dorm, we approached and said we were looking at the school and asked if we could see a dorm room, and every kid always agreed and not only did we get to see the dorms (which you often can't see rooms on tours) but it became an opportunity to chat with students on campus who were not the official tour guides and so forth and more off the cuff. We also approached kids in the cafeteria. For my older D, she contacted various coaches or student leaders of different extracurriculars she wanted to do and lined up to meet with them on campus too and it was another chance to talk with current students. An info. session and tour is truly only a starting point. </p>
<p>At Skidmore, call the department and ask if your D can sit in on a class and/or if there are any current students or faculty who are willing to meet with her on her upcoming visit. This is often something that is possible at BA schools (sometimes BFA ones too). It need not be an official open house day. We did our visits NOT on official event days. Faculty have been willing to meet and so have students if you call or write ahead. Your D should make those contacts. It really rounds out the visit.</p>
<p>Also, do not hesitate to contact a kid on campus who is a friend of a friend of a friend. My D, while at Brown, hosted and met with people I would send her whom she did not know and would talk with them and show them around. Lots of kids are willing to do this and so you don't have to know the kid personally.</p>
<p>HSN, our experience was similar to Susan's, although a few years before hers. :) I would highly recommend attending both sessions, and, as she said, spending an entire day on campus. Doing an overnight in a dorm is beneficial, as is talking to as many current (and former) students as possible. As Susan mentioned, Tisch does not routinely arrange for prospective students to observe studio classes. It would be too disruptive with the numbers who apply to Tisch. However, if your D knows a current student, it is possible for that current student to make the request of individual teachers, many of whom will allow it. My D was able to arrange this through a friend prior to applying/auditioning and she certainly did it for others when she was a Tischie. One other thing to consider if you're going to be in the city for the entire day is to see if any shows are scheduled for when you're going to be there. The earlier you do this the better, as tickets for Tisch shows sell out so fast that you could almost say immediately. :) I should mention that a lot/most/all of the smaller shows do not actually charge admission but you need to get your name on the ticket list early to be assured that you can get in. Best of luck to you and your D.</p>