<p>I agree with both amtc and NJTheatreMom’s posts (10 & 11) above. I agree with amtc about how there is more to being an actor than acting training. Worldly knowledge can be very useful in this field. </p>
<p>Also as NJTheatreMom writes, with regard to NYU, I also thought the same thing that it is not “less” training at NYU because studio is three days per week and not five. Studio time is from 9 to 6 three days per week at Tisch and academics and theater studies on the other two days. But at some other BFA program, a student may have studio training a certain number of hours per day spread over five days and academic classes on some of those days as well. To compare accurately, you need to add up the total number of hours in conservatory training and hours in academic classes and not days of the week.</p>