<p>Soooo I didn’t get an invitation to this event</p>
<p>does that mean I’ve been camping by my mailbox… waiting eagerly for a denial?</p>
<p>I spoke to the admissions office today regarding an unrelated question. My son already received an invitation to the event on April 4th. He has not received an official acceptance letter or package yet. Anyway, during the course of the conversation the person I spoke to said that all acceptance letters should be mailed by “no later than the end of next week.”</p>
<p>I’m just preparing to dry tears… I don’t understand it. She got into emerson BFA Acting early action, Cal Arts Acting, UCLA acting, CCM Acting…I’m confused. Her NYU audition was awesome. She came out so happy. She has a great GPA, is an AP Scholar. I’m so confused… She’s exhausted. Every day she has to stay at school late because she is directing something so she calls me “Mom… any mail?” “No honey.” Its like water torture.</p>
<p>chrissy, I don’t know what your D’s outcome at NYU will be. However, I must say, she has truly awesome acceptances into highly regarded programs! And four options (at least)! Most would consider your D’s outcome to be very positive indeed (so far). While I don’t know your D, she is obviously very talented by the sheer evidence of her acceptances into such selective acting programs (including that UCLA academically is also very selective). I can believe that a top talented student WILL be rejected from SOME of the highly selective schools or programs because the acceptance rates are SOOOOO low. You can be VERY talented and have a SUPERB audition and still not be admitted. Highly selective programs turn away some candidates who are every bit as qualified and talented as those they accept. Thus, you will find example after example where someone got into Harvard but not Yale, UMich’s MT Program but not Penn State’s, Yale but not Northwestern, Tisch but not UArts, CCM but not Syracuse, Tisch but not Emerson, and so on. I know many more examples where these came from. That is the nature of highly selective schools or programs. It is to be EXPECTED to have some rejections…statistically speaking. </p>
<p>One should go into such a highly selective process expecting many rejections. That is why students have a long list of 8 or more schools usually. If someone has the requisite talent and the academic qualifications for a BFA, usually that person gets into at least one (there are exceptions). So, it is hard to predict which ones will say yes, since the odds are so slim at each one, but the odds are good that such a candidate will get in somehwere. Indeed, your D has…and she even has choices at some of the best known programs. It is WAY preferred to not go into such a process like this one with the “I really have to get into X school” on the brain as it is a set up for disappointment. If an actor really wants a BFA in acting, then the hope should be “I really need to get into a BFA program that I like and so I will compile a list of several schools that appeal to me so that wherever I land, I know I will enjoy the school.” If one looks at it the latter way, then they often see how successful they are in this process. In your D’s case, if you look at it that way, she has been wildly successful thus far. I’m pretty sure she will be happily engaged at one of those schools next year (or a school she has not yet heard from) and the memory of how many schools or which schools accepted her, will be a distant memory that won’t matter to her at all.</p>
<p>i think your daughter will be A-Ok with those types of acceptances nyu or not.</p>
<p>Soozie, I am copying your entire second paragraph and emailing it to my son. As you know, he, too, has been fortunate enough to be accepted in several wonderful programs – but neither of the two he had his heart most set upon. While he has held up quite well, there was some disappointment in my house, for sure (not to mention the crisis in confidence when the first few rejections came). Luckily, he has been coming around to see the benefits of the schools to which he has been accepted, and not dwell so much on what he thinks he’s missing out on, but it always helps (and may be even a little more believable) to hear the wise counsel from someone other than your mom. 
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<p>Thank you for your perspective and ceaseless encouragement of ALL of our children.</p>
<p>perischack…thank you for your kind words. Your son has truly had an awesome outcome!! I have followed it. He’d be the envy of most MT applicants. He is very talented but also needs to realize that a rejection at a top tier MT program is not a commentary on his talent. They simply cannot take each qualified kid. The fact that your son has so many acceptances in hand is an affirmation of his talent. And perhaps the two schools he did not get into were merely idolized in his mind based on reputation more than that they would be any better experience for him. I hope he embraces the many acceptance cards he holds and picks one that really matches what he wants in a college. Each of those programs is really great. He truly cannot lose.</p>
<p>Soozievt,
I always enjoy reading your posts, they are very helpful. But I still can’t help feel a bit like I’m untalented or something. I got rejections from BoCo and Hartt today. But I got accepted into NYU Tisch (which was my dream school, along with Michigan). But you said that most people will be accepted to SOME schools, but the only BFA I got into was Tisch. Now I’m not complaining, but as I was looking at the facebook acceptance thread today it seems like so many people got into BoCo, and with a huge 25,000 dollar scholarship. I made a mistake when I chose my list by putting the most competitive schools on, but I keep wondering, what if NYU made a mistake in judging my talent and if I just got lucky at the audition. I’m also afraid that I’ll get an acting studio at NYU. I was counting on having BoCo as an alternative if I didn’t get into CAP21.</p>
<p>just because you havent gotten anything from nyu doesn’t mean your rejected yet, i don’t think atleast. The packages most havent even been sent yet… so people will still be accepted:)</p>
<p>Clay…please do not use your results as a commentary on your talent. It sounds like you applied only to top tier BFA programs and Hartt? If so, it is not odd at all that only one came through. With such a college list, you are lucky that one very good one even came through. I have had many students get into just one program. If you gotten into none, that may be different. Your list sounds short and had the hardest schools on it. The statistical odds of many of these programs coming through is not all that great. Tisch DID accept you. They would not have if they did not believe in your talent and potential. Last year, I had a boy who only got into one BFA (he applied to acting BFAs but had a MT background and much experience, training, and significant awards, plus very high academics)…Tisch. He also got into many really fine BA schools as well including Northwestern. He is at Tisch. </p>
<p>When I said if you have the requisite talent, you should get into SOME schools…I meant that you likely will not be rejected at ALL schools. Indeed, you must have the requisite talent as you were not rejected at all schools. Perhaps you did not land with options but your list sounds short and also you mostly applied to the top tier schools making it much more chancy and it doesn’t sound like your list was balanced in terms of the odds. That is a part of why you got into one and not more. Your results may have been diffferent if your list had been balanced with schools like Pace, Wagner, Roosevelt, Emerson, Marymount, Point Park, and so on.</p>
<p>Your acceptance to Tisch is the envy of many. Please be happy. It is a wonderful school no matter which studio you are placed in. Better yet…you say it was one of your “dream” schools…how lucky you are to get into one of your top choices!!!</p>
<p>You say you were counting on BOCO…no matter how talented someone is, they should not count on any school like BOCO to accept them. Not with such low acceptance rates. Even the most talented kids can be rejected from a school that accepts such a small percentage, like BOCO does. By the way, not every kid who got into BOCO received a large scholarship.</p>
<p>I feel Soozievt post #124 is so helpful at this point in the process. Thanks! As others pointed out, the last paragraph says so much. We’re all emotional right now. I, too, will show that to my child. I hope the next class starting to prepare their college lists reads that. Good luck on final decisions everyone.</p>
<p>clay, </p>
<p>I went back to what I wrote, and actually I had written:</p>
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<p>Note the part in bold. :D</p>
<p>I was telling my husband about this discussion and he reminded me of yet another example…a girl from our region who is an applicant this year…got int CMU, CCM, Elon (may have others, not sure), but has not been invited to Tisch’s Sat. in the Square event. As he says, when a school is highly selective, there is an element of a crapshoot, and odds are that some such schools will not come through, even if you have what it takes to get in.</p>
<p>Just looking at my D’s friendship group in her year…
My D got into Tisch but not Emerson.
Friend from school got into Emerson but not Tisch.
M D got into BOCO but not Emerson.
Friend got into Emerson but not BOCO.
My D got into Penn State but not UMich.
Friend got into UMich but not Penn State.
My D got into Syracuse but not Emerson.
Friend got into Emerson but not Syracuse.
My D got into CAP21, but did not apply to CCM.
Friend got into CCM and got into Tisch but was not placed into CAP21.</p>
<p>Clay,
Congratulations on your acceptance to Tisch! I think that is great. Your experiences have actually been much like my daughter’s. She applied to the same schools as you and was accepted to Tisch. She got the same rejection from BOCO yesterday too. Many of her pre-college friends were accepted. I asked her how she was feeling, and she said she is happy that she was accepted to Tisch and Marymount. She did have Marymount on her list and was also accepted into their program. After reading this board so much, she knew what the odds were and is simply happy to have at least one great school. Be happy about your accomplishments! I hope we meet you next weekend.</p>
<p>I can assure you that “admissions angst” will dissipate by summer and especially once you are in college. Right now, this is heavy on everyone’s minds and hearts. But just look at this thread…there are some holding a few acceptances but have not been invited to Tisch and there are some who got into Tisch but are not holding many other options. In both cases, people appear disappointed but in both cases, these kids are sooooooo lucky!! I know lots of kids who wish they were in either scenario right now. Be happy…you are going to a college for MT/Acting next year like you wanted! It doesn’t matter how many acceptances you got. It is not a contest and you can only attend one. You will be going to one next year…yay! I have to assume you liked all the schools on your lists if you bothered to apply to them. All will be good.</p>
<p>Hey i have been reading your post for a while and wanted to thank you all for keeping it positive.</p>
<p>I applied to tisch and am still waiting but i was wondering if you could tell me if my stats are good enough to get into NYU period.</p>
<p>Here they are:
rank: 13/300
GPA: 3.75
SAT: 1250/1600
ACT: 29
APs: 8 (Micro, Lang, lit, Bio, Macro, Pysch, Enviro, World)
I’m involved in various extracurricular and volunteer but i still worry.</p>
<p>Thanks soozievt for your words of wisdom! :)</p>
<p>Has anyone gotten the acceptance package yet?</p>
<p>We are still waiting in NY for any type of response from NYU? Our fingers our crossed and we are spending the day looking for four leaf clovers.</p>