Choices for acting: Tisch, Northwesternacting

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:16:37 +0000

My daughter is absolutely loving NU. But honestly this is such a personal decision. I completely agree with skewlcounselor–you need to ask about the theatre curriculum because each are very different. One thing we both love about NU is that you get to observe the acting professors at the end of your first year and have a voice in whom you feel you’d work best with. My D is excited about that. She’s already had several acting classes she’s loved, for instance in movement and voice, and one intensive on Shakespeare. She is exploring Sociology and Psychology too and probably will minor in them. She loves the intellectual challenges at NU. My older son went to NYU, although he left midway through his second year (for complex reasons not having to do with this question). However, as a basis of comparison ONLY, I do have to say the academics at NU Freshman year are much more rigorous than academics at NYU; also there is much more academic freedom of choice at NU than NYU.

As far as ‘fun school spirit’–well, that’s really personal. I’m sure Texas fun would be different from NU fun, but NU is a Big Ten school so if you’re into football games, for instance, you’d have plenty of opportunity to enjoy.

I think alot of your questions will be answered by your visit. I’d encourage you to make sure to see at least one faculty produced show if possible, and to sit in on at least one class.