Ericsmom

believersmom - thanks for keeping all of this going. I'll reinforce what I think I've previously posted on BW. We know 2 graduates of the program who are outstanding triple threats. Even though BW's program emphasizes music, these people are good dancers and actors, also. When we were at audition day, we heard a number of excellent singers among the students who sang in the master class. In the show that night, we heard more good singing and thought the students were good actors! In addition, everyone we encountered is super nice!

Ericsmom

BTW - I'm not trying to monopolize this thread, but I noticed no one else has yet responded.

believersmom

Some people have responded privately-thank you to those of you that have-

I am also trying to keep BW and others on the front page in hopes that more people will respond.

And don't worry, Ericsmom, I don't think you are trying to monopolize the thread

mtfan

I'm currently an MT student at BW, so if you hav any questions you can ask me as well. I know what it's really like to go here.

razorback1

how many auditioin and how many are accepted?

mtfan

Not quite sure, but I think typically between 150-200 Audition and about 15-20 are accepted with a waitlist in order to get a class of 12... my year is the exception, 18 people accepted, But 2 have already left so now were at 16.

chrism

Why did they leave?

mtfan

One never showed up, the other didn't like the school

NotMamaRose

I was happy to learn about the MT program at BW, which I had frankly never heard of before. I went to the school's Web site and was very impressed with the way it looked, the info available, etc.

Can anyone tell me a little bit more about how the BW MT program/major is regarded? I am quite new at all this MT stuff, and realize that just because I had never heard of the college (the way I've heard of NYU or CMU's MT program) doesn't mean it is not highly regarded. Let me also say here that while I know the most important thing when choosing a college is that it is the appropriate placement for one's student, I also have to admit that a schools' reputation in MT and theater will be one of the factors we look at.

Another question: is the student body very diverse? The online materials did not feature many non-white students. Again, not that that's a deal breaker, but I am just curious. For the record, my D (and I!) are white.

Lisa

mtfan

The Program is very well regarded. Victoria Bussert, the head of the program, is a very well known director throughout the acting world and BW is probably one of the best programs "Connections" wise. About the diversity thing, the campus really isn't all that diverse, most of the students come from NE Ohio and the population is a little less than 4000 students so its pretty small.

NotMamaRose

Thanks for the information. It sounds like a very strong program. MY D is only a sophomore in high school right now, so we are in the info gathering stage. Once we get closer, we can get more detailed info to find the right handful of schools to apply for that seem both realistic (in terms of her grades, etc. ) and a good fit, personality wise.

Lisa

Ericsmom

I think BW does a good job with diversity in MT from what I've seen. One of the 2 very talented graduates we know is an African American male. The 2 guy students that were helping with dance auditions that day were African American and Asian. We heard an African American girl student sing incredibly at the master class.

nate

I'm deff interested in the program! The only downside it's only like 35 minutes from where I live now lol. The question I have is do you still in a sense get the "college experience" And I heard that alot of people from BW end up on bway and on tours right away!!! I really do want to go here it's just my parents are sooo close by and they are ministers so they will be breathing down my back about religion!

nate

Next year will they have another rolling admissions audition like they did this year?