<p>thecheckbook- Where did your daughter hear that they really like transfers? From someone at CAP? B/c that is amazing news, they did seem interested in me and talked to me quite a bit about why I want to transfer and why I want NYU etc and told me I had great reasons and they thought what I was doing was great and showed confidence and trust that I know something better is out there for me. You are completely right about sending in a deposit and backing out. That’s why I wanted to try and find out early b/c I don’t want to give my word to a great program that I will attend and then back out when I know there is another student that was probably waiting for an acceptance and praying the waitlist will work out for them. But at this point I guess it’s all I can do, unless they will extend the deadline for me…</p>
<p>soozie- Are transfers normally accepted based on slots opened up in Tisch depending on studios (like those students who decide to transfer or take time off, etc.)? I said I would be fine with any studio, but kept telling them how much I would like CAP, but am also willing to ‘broaden my horizons’ since you can change after two years.</p>
<p>Soozie, how does it work when someone transfers in to CAP or an acting studio, for that matter? My daughter has one girl in her class that is actually a junior but takes her studio classes with the other freshmen and will of course NOT be able to graduate in 2010, as scheduled, because that would not be enough semesters of studio. So how does that work? This year’s CAP freshmen … only one transfer that I know of, from the NYU College of Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>NMR- I was told in my audition when I mentioned to them that I would come in as a Freshman (I meant to say first-year, but I think they figured that out), they told me that NYU would be a great option coming in with around 50 credits (mainly gen-eds and pre-reqs for my old BA Theatre program) they told me that I could come in above a Freshman, but come into whichever studio as a first-year, but also if I wanted to wipe my credits I could possibly double major since 3 days a week is studio and other 2 days are regular classes. Or he said I could enjoy being in studio 3 days a week and then having the other two days to take outside classes (BDC, etc.) or work, since I really don’t need those other two days of classes. So that made it seem great for me, b/c I could possibly intern somewhere or at least make money on the side :)</p>
<p>This is not specific to NYU, but rather to college admissions in general… It is fine to make a deposit to a school and then back out later. </p>
<p>If you change your mind before the deposit deadline (May 1st at most schools for freshman) you will get your deposit back. If you change your mind after the deposit deadline and then decide to go to another school (ex. you get in off the waitlist), you will most likely forfeit your deposit.</p>
<p>One of the reasons that schools will admit students off the waitlist as late as August is that students who made a deposit later got off the waitlist for another school, and decide to forfeit their deposit to school “a” and attend school “b”.</p>
<p>“FYI, a friend whose son is waiting to hear Tisch results called yesterday and was told that decisions went out on Tuesday of this week. So I would imagine they would be landing in many mailboxes today.” </p>
<p>NMR, are you saying that NYU only started sending out acceptance/rejection letters for Tisch students on tuesday? Because that would explain alot.</p>
<p>NMR, unless something has changed since my D graduated, the girl in your D’s class would have to take another year to complete her Professional Training (studio) requirements, either a third year of Primary Studio or a year of an Advanced Studio. </p>
<p>Although there are transfers at Tisch, I don’t think I’d go so far as to say that they “like transfers”. At least in our experience. When my D was at Tisch in Atlantic, there was only one transfer in her class and that was also a CAS internal transfer, same as the girl in NMR’s D’s CAP21 class this year. Perhaps other studios accept more transfers? I don’t know.</p>
<p>Bird, the one possible complication with your plan to intern or work on the two non-studio days might be the required classes in Theatre Studies that take place on those two days. It’s possible that you might be able to convince Tisch to give you some credit for similar classes, but probably not for all. Those issues can be discussed after you get your letter of acceptance.</p>
<p>I don’t want to ignore you since you directed your question at me:</p>
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<p>I honestly am not sure how they do it. I would imagine they have to have some sort of handle on how much room is available in the studios but I have no inside information on the transfer process workings at NYU. </p>
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<p>I’ll do my best to answer but don’t rely on my answer, OK? To my knowledge, if someone enters NYU/Tisch in their soph year of college, they only have to attend college for three more years and they graduate on time but they start the studio along with the freshmen (first years) even though they have soph standing at NYU. So, in CAP21, someone who enters NYU in soph year, will do CAP for three years. They simply will not be able to do that seventh/showcase semester. If it is another studio, it means three years in that studio or else two years in that studio and then one year in an advanced studio. No matter…it is basically three full years of studio and three full years of NYU and they graduate on time. If the girl you mentioned is a junior…I am GUESSING she has to do three full years of studio and graduates a year late but I honestly do not know the answer to that. </p>
<p>Regardless of the scenario, the three full years COULD include two in primary studio and one in an advanced studio OR all three in the same original studio.</p>
<p>KatMT…thanks for your post. Agree with that information.</p>
<p>Bird…you can’t do the CAP showcase semester until you have spent six semesters in CAP…first. I think by then, since you are a transfer student, you will HAVE to graduate, sorry! BUT…there is an all Tisch MT Industry Showcase that is by audition that you could try to get into. My D was just in that one. After five semesters at CAP, she switched to ETW and while she could have gone back for the CAP showcase this semester as the head told her she could, she opted not to as she wanted to stay in ETW, as well as stage her own musical that she just wrote and auditioned for the Tisch MT showcase instead. That’s the showcase you would have to try for in your senior year.</p>
<p>Bird, the Tisch Showcase would definitely be an option for you. Just be aware that to get into the Tisch Showcase, you have to audition and that many, many kids from all the Drama studios are trying to get into the same showcase. It’s different for the CAP showcase, which everyone who stays in CAP for all required semesters can automatically do. I would imagine some kids do both the non-audition CAP and the Tisch showcases.</p>
<p>My daughter’s Cap21 (summer program for college students) encouraged her to apply this fall even though she is a transfer. He or she told my daughter that they like transfers. That doesn’t say they like them more than freshmen (probably not, because they represent more of a scheduling problem and less total revenue to the school). But perhaps NYU and those schools that take transfers have realized positive outcomes with transfers. Admissions look at statistics. I’m not speaking of talent but graduation rates and if accepting tranfers is good policy for the school they take them and if not they don’t. Transfers are older and their maturity may be a positive that outweighs the scheduling accommadations and reduced revenue connected with them. I only wish that schools that do not consider transfers would release that information up front!</p>
<p>just a question are people still going to be receiving acceptances or is whats left rejections. im in florida so mail takes longer… but im nervous.</p>
<p>Someone I know called the Tisch office earlier this week and was told stuff went out on Tuesday. That’s all we know! I know a few people who heard yesterday. We are in the Mid Atlantic area.</p>
<p>oh ok thats kind of encouraging florida takes atleast 3 days from ny so today would be the earliest. and our mail is slow where i am but i hope i got in…</p>
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