BU BFA Acting--Class of 2013 Acceptances

TimThom
Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:07:39 +0000

I did not choose NYU mainly because of costs. I know people who were accepted, but the most they have recieved artistically was $7,000 (excellent for an undergraduate in a major university that dishes most of its money out on its graduate students), and $7,000 is merely a drop in the bucket. If I may speak candidly, I feel as though there are many people who are wealthy and talented who can get into NYU and there are many people willing to go over $200K into debt. Frankly, I do not think the theatre school feels the need to dish out more money…but then again, I am not an expert…that is just how I view it.

I know that if I went to NYU, which graduates a total of how many out of there BFA actong class (all studios combined)? Over 200 or something? I feel like I would easily get lost in that crown.

I recall when I was researching the programs, looking for the twelve I would audition for, that SUNY Purchase was a university where a majority of the faculty had once taught at NYU. Now, Purchase is a third of the cost of NYU, and the faculty is almost the same…I chose to audition for Purchase over NYU…small, intensive, and almost the same…

NYU has the prestige, though…a graduate with NYU on his/her transcript has an aura anout them that people seem to like…and a degree from the top liberal arts university in the country (if not, the world) is definitely not a throw-away degree…