any one else feel like your kid is a slouch?

mom2gals
Wed, 01 May 2013 23:28:37 +0000

We recently visited PPU and felt that the facilities were great. All the buildings were very close to one another and many were interconnected by indoor skywalks including all the administrative offices, a cafe and a dining commons and the library, all without walking outside. Some of the classrooms are in refurbished old buildings with magnificent architectural detail in side and out. The hallways and lounge areas around offices and classrooms were wide open and spacious, clean, pretty with a lot of large window pains making it feel larger and open. Do not be concerned that the playhouse is not on the campus. There wasn’t a minute that we did not see a PPU van either at the playhouse or ready to leave the campus area. That van takes the kids into the heart of the UPitt and CMU area also allowing the kids to help out on student films at CMU. This is a conservatory with less gen eds than other programs. The students said that the administration is receptive to revising the courses to respond to student suggestions. A crucial difference about this program is that the acting majors are allowed considerable flexibility in selecting classes outside of the basic conservatory training.

Again, as far as the great majority of Acting programs that she will apply to her GPA is considered on the high end, so we all hope she keeps up her GPA and shows a strong finish but please know that all of us who are posting here know from very personal experience that her GPA will be an asset for all but a few very select prestigious programs. So much so that she should be able to get some hefty merit scholarships.

As photomom mentions, Montclair is another hidden gem which probably won’t award much FA but has a lower Cost than other schools and is a lovely campus with an up and coming program.