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11-23-2007, 08:58 AM
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| Theater/Drama Colleges Part 11
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11-23-2007, 09:48 AM
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| Am I the only one? When I try to go to parts 1-6, it comes up in some kind of unreadable Java Script format. | |
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11-23-2007, 10:23 AM
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There is too much theatre in my life!
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I'm an Acting major. I have no time.
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There are twenty-four hours in a day. It's not enough!
| I noticed on the last few pages of Part 10 of this thread that there was some concern about the dropout rates at a couple of conservatory programs and those are actual quotes from some people at both. I think that's a big contributor. In considering the more intensive programs, you should realize that what is being done is fairly unnatural. Basically, a student is expected to graduate with all the tools necessary to play virtually any role in any genre and acquire all that in four years. It should take a lifetime!
Multiple family members just came through the door so I might continue this missive at a later time. 
HSN - The links work fine on both my computer and my mom's. | |
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11-23-2007, 10:30 AM
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| Just wondering FF if you are happier in your program now. Seems awhile back you were thinking of switching?
I liked one of your comments about going with your gut feel when choosing a program. I told my daughter that is what she will need to do in the end (assuming she has choices!!!). Any other words of wisdom for the high school seniors embarking on the journey?? | |
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11-23-2007, 12:55 PM
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| I am new to this forum, so if I am not in the right thread, just tell me. I have just found this thread and wish I had found it months ago. But, better late than never. I would like to know how you register for the Unifieds, or do you just go? So far, I have only scheduled school-specific auditions, but one of mine is in New York on 2/3/2008. Since the Unifieds are there 2/2-3 as well, I wondered if it might be good to go there, too. | |
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11-23-2007, 01:58 PM
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| You have to schedule auditions for the Unifieds with each individual school. In other words, if you want to audition for (for instance) Boston Conservatory, you need to apply to the school and then schedule your audition (in this case, at Unifieds) via their online scheduler. Other schools ask that you call or email them to schedule. I wouldn't advise just showing up. Best of luck! | |
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11-23-2007, 02:16 PM
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| stlouismom,
I'm much happier. I transferred and am now in the second year of my second program. I guess that makes me a dropoout statistic at my first school although it had little to do with the intensity or quality of the program. It was a more a personal thing. But yeah ... Gotta go with the gut. You can dissect all these programs til the cows come in, but intellectual analysis falls short. I think a lot of h/s seniors don't really know what they want in a program outside just some basic ballpark ideas ... and even those can change. They sure did for me.
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You don't register for the Unifieds as such. You schedule your auditions through the schools like NotMomaRose said. Here's a link to the Unifieds Site. Also, there are a lot more schools that audition on the same days in the same cities than those that are an official part of the Unifieds. The thing to do is look at the available audition dates and locations for the schools you are interested in and see if they correspond. You can save a lot of travel money that way. There is also the possibility of doing unscheduled walk-in auditions for some schools.
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11-27-2007, 11:45 AM
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| Same problem...cannot access the previous threads!!!! | |
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11-27-2007, 01:17 PM
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| They worked for me. I tried them, just to see. It takes a moment for them to pop up. Thanks to fishbowlfreshman for the new organization! | |
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11-28-2007, 07:22 AM
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| Reflecting back on the NotMamaRose post above: is there anyone out there capable of guesstimating the number of first year students who leave DePaul's program voluntarily because of its INTENSITY - i.e., this proportion in comparison to the proportion that are cut involuntarily. | |
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11-28-2007, 07:51 AM
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| Great question, Brian! I will be interested in hearing if anyone knows anything about this. | |
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11-28-2007, 10:23 AM
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| Brian, I don't know how many leave DePaul voluntarily (not due to cuts) but I can tell you that at almost all of the BFA programs, students leave voluntarily and the classes dwindle. Many just did not realize what they were getting into in terms of the intensity of a BFA program and some leave for other reasons. This is common in my observations at all schools, not just DePaul. DePaul, however, has the cuts that are drastic (50% of the class), and many schools have no cut policies at all. Kids still leave though, of their own accord. | |
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11-28-2007, 01:42 PM
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| A friend is taking her child to auditions at DePaul NEXT weekend. I will ask her to listen carefully to what they say about how many students leave the program and what they attribute that to. If I get info, I'll be sure to post it here! | |
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11-28-2007, 01:58 PM
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| soozie, you just broached a subject that I have been wondering about, and others probably have been, too. To wit:
* Does anyone have any figures for individual schools as to what percentage of students in freshmen year BFA programs (for acting and/or MT) leave/drop out either before the end of that first year or don't return for sophomore year?
As you noted, kids leave all kinds of majors and programs for a variety of reasons. But I am wondering about various schools' BFA programs in particular. Anyone know? | |
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11-28-2007, 02:14 PM
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| The discussion about load and retention is interesting. This is one reason we wanted my S to go to a summer pre-college program. He went 9-9 (and later) for a stretch and got some sense of what it was like to take theater classes all day and work on a production in the PM. I suggested to him, OK, now take that load up a few notches and imagine sustaining it for 4 years. | |
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