Ask Me About Syracuse MT

onstage
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:29:01 +0000

Syracuse absolutely does not have a cut program or a quota. My D graduated last year, and in her sophomore year I believe only one student was asked to leave the program, and quite frankly, it was not unexpected as this student was not doing his work, skipping class, etc.

Most BFA programs have periodic reviews in which students’ progress is evaluated. Some schools do it every year; at SU it happens to come at the end of sophomore year.

At Syracuse iff for some reason students are not performing up to standards in their classes, they may be asked to re-take certain classes so they can improve. My D’s roommate, in fact, was not doing well vocally, and faculty suggested she should consider switching to an Acting major. She asked, and was given, an additional semester to improve her vocal skills – which she did and eventually graduated with high honors.

In my experience the faculty at Syracuse is very willing to work with students; they WANT you to succeed, and there is no program at all that requires a certain number to be cut at the end of sophomore year.