| If you research NYU, you will see that you can only apply to ONE school at that university. Thus, you must decide ahead of time if you are applying to Steinhardt or Tisch. There are discussions on this forum about the differences of those two schools within NYU. Do a search.
If you look up CMU, you will see that for Drama, they do not offer ED or EA. Everyone finds out in March.
While both NYU and CMU are very well regarded programs in terms of prestige, they are not the only ones of that calibur. Usually, CCM and UMich are considered in that category. As well, so many other programs out there are also highly regarded and are excellent and very selective and thus it is about which fits just what you are looking for. For each school, after you research it, list the attributes about it...my D did that and some of the differences became abundantly clear. You will learn more as you talk to current students and visit. You will hopefully like MANY schools because it is so hard to get in that it is wise to fall in love or picture yourself at more than one of these programs. Naturally, you will favor some over others. But rather than look for the "best" program, look for the ones that appeal to specific criteria that YOU have. And remember, no need to figure out which you like best right now because few offer ED and if you do RD, then they are gonna pick YOU before you can pick them. I hope you end up with a choice. We figured of 8 schools, let's hope one comes through. A choice would be nice. Getting several schools, including some favorites was icing on the cake.
Susan |