Cornish v. Columbia College

theatrehopeful
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:12:23 +0000

I’ve been accepted to both Cornish and Columbia College Chicago and if I don’t get into one of my top choices those are probably the two I am looking at the most. I am aware of some of the differences in the programs - Cornish gives you a BFA, and the opportunity to split into different concentrations, while Columbia lets you audition for the BFA after freshman year - but I’m just wondering if anyone has any further insight into these schools. I know Cornish is audition-based (obviously, since I auditioned for them :)) but I also know its not super selective so I’m wondering if that makes a huge difference in the student body necessarily (not to suggest you’re less talented if you go to CCC at all, but maybe in terms of commitment level or something)…basically any info/experiences anyone could give me with these schools would be awesome.