| NU, being a BA program, doesn't really admit students into a major as nobody is officially declaring their major before entering, even if they tell their intended major. So, NU is going to review the student as they would for most majors....the academic profile, their activities, their passions, their achievements, their essays, their personality, their recommendations. I don't think they look any more at recs for a theater applicant than an applicant to any other major.
If a student says she wants to go into theater, then the student should be showing some dedicated activities and achievements in that area and a passion for it. They are not truly examining their "talent." However, I can tell you that I know several students who attend NU for theater, have applied in the past, have been accepted currently ED to NU, or are current applicants and in ALL these particular cases that I know of, these students are very talented in theater and could have gotten into BFA programs (or in some cases, did get into BFAs as they applied to some) but wanted a BA at a selective university such as NU. So, these kids are quite talented and passionate about theater. |