Chances for getting into NYU?

blondebelle
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:53:34 +0000

Hi! My name is Sarah and I am a junior in high school. I am highly considering applying to either NYU Steinhardt for either Voice or Musical Theater.
This is my third year taking voice lessons and I was one of 5 sophomores that made it into my schools highly selective choir last year. I do a lot of theater at my community theater. I am currently in my 6th production at my there and have been cast as a lead in two. By graduation, I will have done at least ten. I have taken one acting class and hopefully will be in at least two more by the time I will graduate. I will be participating in a national singing competition this spring. My school has a horrible drama department, so I do not do any productions connected to my school.
My weighted GPA is a 4.3 and unweighted about a 3.7-8. I am in the top 11 percent of my class. I take mostly honors classes. This year I am taking AP English 4, but next year I will be taking up to 5 AP classes. I have not taken the SAT or ACT, but I took the PLAN and did pretty well. I got a 24, which predicts I will get from a 27-32 on the ACT.
I would love to do Musical Theater, but I haven’t taken any dance classes since I was nine and I am a terrible dancer. I am also afraid that my voice is not strong enough for the Voice Department.
I would love for someone to give me some information and get me going on the right track if possible.

Thanks so much!