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Let me preface this by saying I haven't read all 4 pages of this thread, so I'm not sure if this point has been brought up yet...
Anywyas, I took a workshop at my summer theatre program from a woman who had been on the faculty at CMU for several years now. One of the main differences she pointed out is that because NYU admits so many more people, the class sizes are much bigger, as opposed to CMU where the classes are small. NYU might have up to 48 kids in an acting class which makes it very tough to get individual attention. CMU only has 18 kids in your major, and that 18 is split up into separate acting classes, so there you will be getting MUCH more individual attention.
As far as academics go, CMU MT is a conservatory with very little liberal arts. However, CMU Acting is not a conservatory and reqires 7 non-theatre elective per year, of which you can choose academic classes, or silly classes like "Jogging for fitness" therefore you can get a top notch theatre education, along with hand chosen academic electives. Also, in CMU acting you are required to take voice and dance classes which are taught by the same teachers at the MT program. I don't know anything about NYU academics, sorry.
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