NotMamaRose

thoroughlymodern, we are so happy for you! Please promise to come back onto this list next year and let us know how you are doing and what you are doing! Minnesota/Guthrie is such a fantastic program and that Guthrie Theatre -- AMAZING! I will never forget my visit there and how magical the whole thing was. Promise to keep in touch!

crossroadsmom

My daughter has been accepted at Fordham LC and Skidmore; wait listed at Emory and Tufts. Deciding between Fordham LC and Skidmore presents these contrasts...Skidmore affirming community and she could major in the theatre program...Fordham...not accepted in the performance tract...can minor in theatre and reaudition in the spring of her freshman year or choose to wait and do it in the spring of her sophomore year...competition will be stiff...usually take 1 or 2 students.....if selects Fordham would major in English and minor in theatre, flipping this if she is able to get in performance tract, at Skidmore she would major in theatre and minor or double major in English...loves New York City...not wild about Saratoga Springs or the amount of snow she would have to deal with....loves Skidmore's programing as well as Fordham's...

anyone know how theatre minors are treated at Fordham...are they valued and included...she loved the warmth and respect between the theatre professors and their students...is this true in other disciplines?

community seemed easier to happen at Skidmore...anyone have any thoughts about Fordham...

NotMamaRose

crossroadsmom, my D's arts high school sends quite a few kids every year (mostly dancers, but some actors) to Fordham, so let me ask around for you. I do know that the acting teachers at D's school think highly of Fordham's actor training program and encouraged my D to audition for the performance track. (She decided to attend NYU/Tisch instead, for musical theater.) I agree that Fordham students and profs in the acting track seem to have great relationships; it's something that students mentioned to my D and me over and over during our visit. I will try to ask around tomorrow and get back to you. Wish I could be of more help! If I were your D, the biggest ? mark would be: could she be happy minoring in theater at a place where there are other kids majoring in theater? I think that's an important question.

Blueroses1

I made it off the alternate list and got accepted at SUNY Purchase! Now I have to decide if I definitely want to go...

checkbookmom

Congrats, BlueRoses1! I will be interested in hearing your decision and your reasons, but regardless, you should be very proud!

mom1234

Our decision has been made. My d will attend University of Minnesota in the fall. This opens up a spot at Rutgers and SMU for anyone on those waitlists. Good luck to those still waiting to hear.

NotMamaRose

mom1234, congrats to your D! Guthrie is a great program.

Lady Mac

My S stayed up last night trying to choose between Muhlenberg and Emerson Colleges. It was a long and painful process. He LOVED both programs!!!! He was accepted in the BFA acting program at Emerson and thought the faculty was amazing...YET...There was something amiss with his feelings for the school. He could not express it. He really wants the opportunity to study the classics, Shakespeare and some comparative literature, while still having a strong conservatory approach to the study of acting. That is why he loves Emerson so much...BUT He also wantsto continue voice classes to keep his instrument strong. When he asked administration about the quality of the liberal arts courses he was told that they were as "challenging as he makes them."..and he could schedule voice lessons outside of the program if he could fit them in his schedule. Even though Emerson has the name and the intense acting program, he felt that that alone wasn't enough. He would have to work too hard at "making it work" for what he wants whereas Muhlenberg has it all there...classics, voice, dance and drama.
He is sick about it but hopes he made the right decision. He feels like he through away an opportunity that others would kill for....I told him..he needs to follow his heart and his gut. College is about experiencing and exploring ALL avenues of interest. Everyone on this board has been very supportive with each other within the decision process. I hope his was the right choice.

babar

Dear Lady Mac,
Your son is clearly an independent thinker who will fare well. It is wonderful that he is able to sort out what is right for him and take that path. He will be a huge asset at Muhlenberg, which will indeed, I think, offer him what he is looking for. Give him a hug and don't look back - He's on the right track.

NotMamaRose

Lady Mac, your son is going to love Muhlenberg. He can do it all there, and the culture of the school is so, well, nice! If you haven't visited, do so. My D and I were so impressed during our two visits with how civil the kids were: they actually stopped to hold the doors open for us when coming in and out of the buildings. In addition, the production of Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending we saw there was top notch. Best of luck to your son. He's gonna love livin' in Allentown (to slightly rephrase the Billy Joel song.)

channelsurferdud

Wow!! Where did everyone go???

letsfigureitout

I've been wondering the same thing. Lots of parents over on Facebook--Parent of Theater Kids. I'm just learning over there, and I've forgotten my password twice. . .but you might want to have a look.

checkbookmom

Also, all the action has moved over to the Musical Theater threads, even for non-MT acting. That's where I've been hanging out!

mtfamily

I have been prowling the MT threads for ages and have tried a couple of times to get engaged in the information over here. Although someone has done a great job of breaking the information into Parts, overall this format is not as user friendly as the MT threads. You have to wade through pages of posts on various topics such as cut policies, good schools, unifiedes, waitlists and acceptances. Yes, you can use the search function for a specific topic, but doing this disables you from seeing topics that you had not thought of. Perhaps Theatre/Drama has outgrown this general presentation. Please understand that I am very grateful for your hard work creating the Parts. Just thought that this might be contributing to why everyone is "hanging out" over at MT. Has anyone ever considered following the same model employed on the MT space so that information is readily accessable by topic/school?

letsfigureitout

It also is hard to separate out the visual arts from theater. The above post brings up some great points. Some schools/programs discussed on the MT thread would be more appropriately placed here: BU, NCSA. and Guthrie for example, as they do not offer MT. And, is there ANY information on dance?