Current experiences with Marymount Manhattan

Karamiles
Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:22:54 +0000

Hi @PrettySharpMom - My D was accepted off of the WL last April ( in the last week )She went to accepted student day while she was on the WL and continued to express interest. I’m not sure if that helped but I don’t think it hurt. I also told her later I was at a parent meeting and marched right up to one of the guys running the program and introduced myself as a mom of a WL student. He very quickly said that he didn’t anticipate going to the WL this year - which I guess wasn’t true.

My D has settled into the day to day life nicely. She has dance from 9-10:30 everyday. I think that includes 2 days of ballet and then tap & jazz ( I think ). She takes the subway to her dance studios. One is on 60th St and the other on Central Park West in the 70s. Her voice teacher is near Carnegie Hall. Dance is taken with the same group of students everyday. She purchases a monthly metro card - I think it is about $120/month. The dorm is about a 20 minute walk from the 71st St campus. She usually either walks or takes the bus ( uptown on 3rd Ave and downtown on 2nd) The cafeteria is at the 71st St campus but there is a place in the dorm to buy some food and there is a kitchen in her suite. She has one roommate and there is another room with 2 girls in her suite. They all share the kitchen and bathroom. The bathroom appears to have been renovated recently. My daughter makes a little extra money on the side babysitting on the Upper East Side which pays about $20/hr. Overall, she is enjoying her freshman year. She auditions a lot and though she hasn’t been cast yet in a mainstage, she did get close. There are also directing projects that kids are cast in. They aren’t supposed to audition for professional work but my D has auditioned for a few. I think it keeps her focused. She says her acting has improved the most so far. They read a lots of plays. All of the acting and other classes are at the 71st St campus.

I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.