<p>musicalthetremom…Yes, that is quite possible. When you audition for Tisch, you can specify your first choice studio but it is up to the program to place you in the studio they feel is the best placement for you. You can also mention a second or third choice studio (they often ask, though may not). But it is not up to the student. However, if you will NOT be willing to accept any studio other than CAP21, you can stipulate at the audition, “I will only accept a spot at CAP21.” HOWEVER…that will NOT increase your odds of getting CAP21. Rather what it means is if they can’t place her in CAP21 but really like her talent, she will just be rejected if she said “CAP21 ONLY.” If she was willing to accept any studio if not placed in her first choice of CAP, what CAN happen (still difficult odds) is that if they liked her audition but either don’t have room for everyone who has CAP as a first choice OR they think she would even be better placed in another studio, they will place her in another studio, and thus it is not an automatic rejection if they don’t put her in CAP as she is willing to do another studio. </p>
<p>In my view, if you apply ED and think you truly just want CAP, it would be best to say: “CAP21 ONLY” because it is a binding commitment to attend if accepted. But in the RD round, it makes sense to give CAP21 as a first choice but be open to another placement if it is offered. THEN, you open the possibility of at least still be accepted into Tisch and THEN you can weigh all your options in April and decide if an acting studio at Tisch is more appealing than your other college options or not. For example, I know many kids who got into Tisch who originally wanted CAP but got an acting studio but wanted to attend Tisch so much that they enrolled and have still done stuff in MT while at NYU. My D has another friend who wanted CAP, but got Playwrights (which she truly could have done well in), but she had four other BFA in MT acceptances including some top programs and so rather than take the acting studio, she took another BFA in MT Program but the option was available to her to attend Tisch and she did not say “CAP only”. Or my own kid was on the Priority Waitlist for Acting at CMU, even though she was seeking MT programs and she really didn’t want the wait list to come through as she didn’t want to be torn even by CMU because she knew she wanted a MT program and had five MT program options in her hand. </p>
<p>Now, all that said…I can tell you that there are opportunities to take voice and dance in several of the acting studios. As well, those in acting studios are cast in Tisch musicals. Some acting studios even put on their own musicals. Also, after two years, a student in an acting studio can audition to do two years in CAP for their advanced studio and some of my D’s friends have been able to do that. And then, look at my own D…a true MT kid…even though she wanted CAP, got into CAP, LOVED CAP…she elected to do her final three semesters in ETW studio! She has loved loved loved ETW! She has dance there and vocal type classes and she is still taking private voice. She has taken a course in song composition as well (she is a songwriter/composer). She wrote her own musical which she is putting on at ETW. She was in Tisch musicals while in ETW. So, the entire time she has been in ETW, she has still been immersed in MT while at NYU. NYU affords many options during the four years. If your D gets an acting studio, examine the curriculum, the MT opportunities at Tisch, and so on. Don’t rule out the acting studios. Many MT kids are in them. As I said, I just saw the Tisch MT Industry Night Showcase which is made up of 15 seniors from ALL Tisch studios (not just CAP) who were selected by casting directors to be in the showcase. Some were from CAP and some were from acting studios. </p>
<p>chrissyblu, what your D is going through is very, very hard. Please know that those of us who have been through it are sending hugs and love your way and your daughter’s. That said, there really is nothing else you can do but to wait as patiently as you can and encourage your daughter to anticipate the best but also to focus at the same time on any acceptances she may already have. My D (who is at college now) attended an arts high school in which most of the seniors (17 or them) were auditioning for many of the same schools, and feelings, as I recall, can run very, very high at this time of year, when everyone is asking “I just got into Such-and-Such program. How about YOU?” It can be very, very hard, indeed, when one friend is admitted to a program and the other is not. </p>
<p>One thing I learned from watching this process (and the results) last year is that there really is no predicting who will get in where. Sure, you can guess. But I saw some extremely talented kids (acknowledged by everyone, over years!) strike out where one would have thought they would have been successful. That was painful and hard to fathom. </p>
<p>But in the end (and this is the important part of my ramble!), every single one of the kids who wanted to go to college is now happily studying somewhere. No, not everyone got into his or her top choice school. But once they arrived where they decided to go, they found it was where they felt they should be all along.</p>
<p>I missed your post chrissy when I was posting a reply to another member on this thread at the same time I guess. </p>
<p>I agree with NMR. It is a hard process frought with lots of emotion and along comes plenty of rejections (every applicant gets some no matter how talented, trust me) and disappointments. But right now, you are in the thick of it and these feelings dissipate and each acceptance/denial doesn’t take on such significance in the long run. The whole reason everyone has a long list is because of the very tough odds. Schools are rejecting qualified applicants along with those who are not. So, a rejection is not a commentary on one’s talent. You have to look at the BIG PICTURE. Not only hasn’t your D officially heard from some of her schools, but already she is in a few BFA in Acting programs! That is TERRIFIC…it truly is. She would be the envy of lots and lots of kids right now. I have to assume she liked these schools enough to apply. Of course, everyone has some favored schools. But has your D visited all of her schools yet? She may not even realize just how much she will love her accepted schools. One thing I can assure you, next year…your D is gonna be immersed in an acting program at a college, and will be lovin’ it, learning lots, and will not even think about which school did or did not take her the previous year. </p>
<p>Hang in there with NYU…all results are not out. Meanwhile, focus on what your D does have in hand. All should not ride on any one particular school. No school is the end all and be all. Sure, my kid has loved NYU, but it is not like it is the best school on earth…there are lots and lots of great programs out there including the ones your D is accepted to so far. There is plenty to rejoice about, along with the disappointments that are INEVITABLE in this process for ANY kid. It is too hard to make rhyme or reason of the outcome at individual schools and so you gotta look at overall results. </p>
<p>Ya know, while my kid got into Tisch, she didn’t get into the BFA at Emerson (which your D got into). Her friend got into Emerson but not Tisch. Another friend got into UMich, Tisch, and Ithaca, but not Emerson or Penn State. Another got into Tisch and CCM but not Syracuse. Another got into CMU but not Syracuse. Another got into Tisch but not UArts. I have a client who got into Penn State’s MT program but not Wagner. One friend got into Emerson but not BOCO and yet my D got into BOCO but not Emerson! And so it goes. Look at the BIG PICTURE in this process. One or two schools’ outcomes do not tell the entire story for a student. Your D has been pretty successful so far and has some fine options. See what else develops but even if it stops now, she has done GOOD!</p>
<p>I think it does help kids who do have acceptances in hand to focus on those and to, frankly, focus with gratitude on them. As soozievt points out, kids who have one or more acceptance in hand are the envy of those who don’t, and there <em>are</em> kids who don’t have any. I remember overhearing a conversation last year in which a student who had a handful of good acceptances but had been rejected by Purchase was bemoaning that and another student said, quietly and firmly “But you’re already in at four places and I haven’t heard ‘yes’ once. You should be grateful. I would give almost anything to be in your shoes.” It brought the complaining kid up short and reminded him that he was fortunate, indeed.
In the end, you can only attend one school. Fortunately, there are so many wonderful programs out there!</p>
<p>I agree with you and keep trying to get her to focus on “the bird in the hand.” Today, I got her to look at the CCM website at length to decide if we were going to visit. Also today she got a personal call from CalArts telling her how amazing she is and they want to talk to her about coming to join them. She’s going to call them tomorrow. I’m hoping these types of things will focus her on the amazing opportunities she has so far. Thanks again, as always for being there for me…</p>
<p>does anyone know if there still sending out the invites? They said they’d be sending through next week but i havent seen anyone post about getting any the past couple of days. also if you dont get one does that mean you arent in…? And if you still do have a chance do the acceptance packages generally come right on april first or a little before? thanks.</p>
<p>I have a daughter up at NYU this semester and she is home on break. Maybe they aren’t sending them out during this time and will resume when class is back in session.</p>
<p>.was it an invitation to saturday in the square or the actual acceptance? im in florida still waiting they said they’d be sending more stuff out this coming week. but have they already sent some official acceptances?</p>
<p>Krisjan, I am not Yasha but I feel pretty sure that Yasha, who had been away on vacation and is now just getting her mail that came while she was gone, got the invitation to the admissions event. </p>
<p>The actual admissions decisions letters arrive usually around April 1 and are not in waves.</p>
<p>Hi, I’ve been following this thread and many others. I just wanted to let you know how much this forum really helps people who are auditioning for college. I auditioned for about 8 schools and reading this forum has really helped. I’m wondering, however, if there is any chance that we will still get invites to the Saturday in the Square event if we haven’t gotten them already? Is this a new thing this year or have they always done this whole “send out invites before the official letter”? And even if we don’t get an invite, does that mean we didn’t get in? I appreciate all of your help!</p>
<p>The invitations are NOT new this year. Tisch has been holding an accepted student event in April for years but it had been called Saturday in the Square and apparently the name of the event changed this year to Accepted Students Day. </p>
<p>The invitations come out before the official admissions decision letters. Those all come out around April 1. The invitations come out sooner to allow people to make travel plans to NYC to attend the event if they so choose. </p>
<p>NYU has maintained that they are still reviewing applications and that if you don’t receive such an invitation that you can still be accepted to Tisch. I don’t think more invitations will be going out but the admissions decisions are not out yet and those will be coming in about ten days and supposedly you can be accepted to Tisch without having received an invitation to the accepted student event which is apparently just for selected accepted students.</p>
<p>thanks soozievt! When i spoke to NYU they said theyd still be mailing some invites this coming week and if they get to close may even be emailing “invites” to some… Im not sure if thats still what there doing, just what I was told… SOOZIEVT: do you know if the acceptances usually come before april 1 or after.? like will they begin to send some this week… thanks!</p>
<p>krisjan…I have no inside knowledge of NYU. I only know my own child’s experience as an appllicant from four years ago and the many accounts I have read of other applicants and advisees in the ensuing years. I do not believe that the admissions acceptances (the official ones, not the invites) are sent in waves. I believe they are all sent at one time very close to April 1 (as many colleges in fact do). </p>
<p>If the school told you that some invites are still to come, go by what they told you directly. They are the source. </p>
<p>My daughter’s offical acceptance letter in her packet is dated April 1. I no longer have the postmark on the envelope.</p>