Danyo

Thanks for the info NOCCA Junior!

kwibbles

Thanks NOCCA Junior - your answers are always very helpful!

coolrena8

j/w, can u transfer from tisch into stern? actually, can u transfer from tisch into w/e NYU school u want?

NOCCA Junior

Well, the easiest transfers from Tisch would definitely be CAS, Steinhardt, and possibly Gallatin. Tisch to Stern would be difficult, just because in general it's difficult to transfer into Stern because they accept less than NYU's average acceptance rate (the same goes for Tisch, actually). You can transfer from Tisch into whatever school you want, but just know that it's going to be more and more difficult to fulfill major requirements if you want too long, aka after sophomore year. Hope that helps!

lets write

Hi NOCCA Junior. I'm a freshman in high school right now and I'm starting to look for potential colleges. My absolute top choice is the Dramatic Writing program at Tisch, and I was wondering what I should be doing to prepare to apply a few years from now. I have about a 3.7 GPA and am taking mostly gifted and AP prep courses and a theatre class. I'm also heavily involved with the theatre productions at my school and have written several original plays (and a musical) and I'm currently working on writing my first screenplay. I haven't taken the SAT or ACT yet, but I've taken the PSAT a couple times now and scored the same as an average junior as a seventh grader. My big problem is I have no other after school activities besides theatre and technical service crew and have no time for any other activities considering that my aforementioned pastimes are heavily time consuming and I still have my classes to keep up with. I am aware that Tisch appreciates various after school involvement, so will this hurt me in the long run? And is there anything else I should be doing right now in preparation for applying for a possible summer dramatic writing course and the actual school itself in the future? Thanks!

NOCCA Junior

Well, I for one completely understand how theatre rehearsals can literally take over the little life you have left after classes in high school. I didn't really participate in anything else except theatre rehearsals and productions...I was part of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, but we didn't really do anything too taxing...my life was literally school and theatre rehearsal. So keep on doing what you're doing...getting experience, stuff like that, and you're fine. Tisch would rather see your solid commitment to one or two activities than see you spread yourself thin amongst a bunch of meaningless activities. Just continue to keep your grades up and SAT scores, because they do really matter at Tisch. Good luck!

lets write

That's really good to know. Thank you!

karlawang

huge question

Since I was actually accepted to the Cinema Studies of College of Arts and Science instead of the Tisch School of Art (because I began the application process too late and didn't have time for doing the portfolio, which means I will take the same film courses as with Tisch students, but other curriculum will be different from theirs), I have no idea how this will work out - will film students of CAS have less opportunity, in terms of internships and such, then film students of Tisch? What's the greatest difference?

Oh, and besides, how's the film program at Northwestern? I was also accepted there, so...

I really really appreciate your help!

NOCCA Junior

I think that the greatest difference between the CAS and Tisch film majors is the curriculum...whereas CAS studies cinema from a more historical/analytical perspective, the Tisch students generally get more into the "artistic" side of cinema studies, whatever that means...you'd know better than I would haha. Since the Tisch and CAS students share a common basic curriculum, I don't see why you shouldn't have the same opportunities as the Tisch students. It's really about having initiative--going to the Tisch building, going to the resources in CAS, seeing what's available to you. If I can ask my Cinema Studies friend about more specifics (he's acting really weird right now ehhh...) I'll let you know.

I have no idea how the film world views Northwestern...but I do know that their School of Communication is top notch. The Theatre program there was my second-ish choice after NYU. You'd be getting a very highly ranked and prestigious university in the context of a wonderful arts program.

I'm sorry I couldn't help you out as much as the others, but I'll try to find out more today and let you know as soon as I can.

bettyboop

Hey NOCCA Junior,
Any idea when the studio assignments go out? Asaka and I are waiting.....

NOCCA Junior

Haha loves itttt boo...you've found me yay...are you Gorgeous? Umm, I'm not really sure, but as I texted you today, they should be going out within a week. I got mine last year a week after March 31 (the day I got my letter). It's going to be in a cute little envelope from Tisch. But I knew before I got my little envelope even, because I actually called the Drama department around April 10th ish. The suspense was killing me.

And karlawang, I still don't know the full answer to your question, but I'll get back to you soon.

jessiemeister

Hey, I'm not really sure if this has been asked yet, but I was wondering: I'm not in Tisch, but I am really passionate about theater and performing. I know a bit about CAS's dramatic literature major, but not too much other than that. Is it possible to still do shows and do some sort of theater major if you are not in Tisch? I don't know if you'll be able to answer that, but any help would be appreciated

NOCCA Junior

Yes, there's a lot of theatre opportunities for non-theatre majors. You can take classes in the Tisch Open Arts curriculum, and there's always productions for just everyone in general going on around campus. There's definitely ways to become involved in NYU's non-Tisch theatre scene...you just have to do the research. You might also be interested in the fact that Steinhardt is really great for the arts too, theatre, music, everything...you should look into shows that they're doing too. Good luck, and hope that helps a little!

jessiemeister

Thanks! That does help

eringobraugh008

Is it possible to transfew from GSP to Tisch?