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sanity · 03-21-2006, 01:11 PM

Thanks so much for this posting. For those who can't make that Sat in the Square I hope you'll check this site from time to time for questions about some of those issues that will be discussed there-- choosing studios, making dorm decisions etc.

Two questions come to mind right away: is it always possible to move from one studio to another after 2 years? For instance, if you begin with Meisner, are you guaranteed the ability to move to Cap 21 later?

Second-- and I know this is a tougher one-- are current students (and parents of current students) feeling that NYU is really worth all the extra expense, relative to more affordable programs, or schools that offer more generous scholarships? I know it's hard to balance those choices. In some cases NYU costs two or three times as much as other fine BFA and BA programs. It's also immense even if the individual classes are small. So what makes NYU so special or so much better than other schools? What do you really gain? What makes the NYU experience unique? Is it opportunities down the road, the intensity of the program, connections, classes, what?

03-21-2006, 01:11 PM	#64
sanity New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 12	More info on NYU to make sane decisions Thanks so much for this posting. For those who can't make that Sat in the Square I hope you'll check this site from time to time for questions about some of those issues that will be discussed there-- choosing studios, making dorm decisions etc. Two questions come to mind right away: is it always possible to move from one studio to another after 2 years? For instance, if you begin with Meisner, are you guaranteed the ability to move to Cap 21 later? Second-- and I know this is a tougher one-- are current students (and parents of current students) feeling that NYU is really worth all the extra expense, relative to more affordable programs, or schools that offer more generous scholarships? I know it's hard to balance those choices. In some cases NYU costs two or three times as much as other fine BFA and BA programs. It's also immense even if the individual classes are small. So what makes NYU so special or so much better than other schools? What do you really gain? What makes the NYU experience unique? Is it opportunities down the road, the intensity of the program, connections, classes, what?