Theatermom, just a clarification here regarding Tisch faculty, as it may not be clear to those students who are just in the application process. Tisch has close to 300 faculty members in the drama department, some of whom are employed at the drama studios which provide the conservatory training at Tisch. By no means are "all" Tisch teachers employed by the studios. Here's a link to those of you still researching programs. It's an interesting look at Tisch's faculty, their bios, experience, etc.
http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/page/faculty.html