Final Acting Decisions Background - Class of 2023

Congratulations on NYU @Gapyearguru - I am sure she’ll love it. I am with you - both my kids will be in the same area next year and we are thrilled! :slight_smile:

Fabulous @NYDreammom - DePaul has an amazing program!

@collegeadmiss love Fordham. Congrats!

@VASkydog Thank you! He is super excited.

Thanks @nydreammom @love2share @camom13 ! After three solid years of auditions between the two of my Ds I’m EXTREMELY thrilled to be done with it all!!! Now onto the stress of finding an apartment in the city…yikes!!!

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Programs Applied to:
All initial applications were to Musical Theatre BFA or BA. Acting applications were submitted as per suggestions from the school’s performing arts staff after acting audition walk-ins.

PRESCREENS:

    • PASSED - -
      Boston Conservatory of Music
      Ithaca
      Syracuse
      Milliken
      Penn State
      U of Miami
      Hartt School of Music
      Marymount Manhattan
    • DID NOT PASS - -
      Carnegie Mellon
      Elon
      Pace
      Texas State U

ACCEPTED TO:
Milliken (BA Theatre Arts)
Wisconsin-Stevens Point (BFA Acting)
Ball State (BFA Acting)
U of Northern Colorado (BFA Musical Theatre)
LIU Post (BFA Musical Theatre)
Five Towns College (BFA Musical Theatre)
U of North Dakota (BFA Musical Theatre)
AMDA (2-year Musical Theatre)
AADA (2-year Acting)

REJECTED FROM:
Ithaca
Syracuse
Hartt
Penn State
Boston Conservatory
UCLA
CCM - U of Cincinnati

WAIT-LISTED AT:
Molloy/CAP21 (Musical Theatre)
U of Miami (Musical Theatre)
Marymount Manhattan (Musical Theatre)

BACKGROUND/TRAINING:
HS/Community/Regional Theatre productions, Performing Arts HS (senior year only), dance instruction (ages 5-10), vocal lessons (since age 9), acting lessons (past year only), played clarinet grades 6-10

SUMMER PROGRAMS:
A few Broadway Intensives (1 or 2 weeks each), Stella Adler Teen Conservatory

FINAL DECISION:
Ball State Acting BFA (with possible U of Miami Waitlist consideration)

@BivalentChomps Congrats on Ball State!

@love2share Thanks!

@BivalentChomps Congratulations!!!

Programs Applied to: All BFA Acting except BA as noted, D

Prescreens: PASSED ALL PRESCREENS
DePaul
Carnegie Mellon
Pace BFA Acting , BA Acting and FCTV
Chapman

Accepted to:
Baldwin Wallace
USC (accepted into BA with Acting Emphasis)
CalArts
University of Arizona
Loyola Marymount (audition BA)
Ball State
Long Island Post
Long Island Brooklyn
Cornish
Temple University (audition BA)
College of Charleston (BA)
Columbia College of Chicago (BA)

Rejected from:
Pace
DePaul
Carnegie Mellon
Chapman
Wright State
SMU
University of Texas
CCM
NYU
Boston University
UNCSA
University of the Arts

Wait-listed at:
CalArts
Ball State
University of Arizona
*accepted off WL into all 3 during the month of April

Coach: College Audition Coach

Background/Training: Local Musical Theatre resident company as a child, Master Student at local Acting for Film Studio, many roles in plays and musicals at non-performing arts high school

Summer Programs: USC Summer Intensive Acting, New York Film Academy, Austin Film Society

Final Decision: CalArts!

@actinghopeful Congrats on CalArts!

Wow @actinghopeful! Congrats to your D on many wonderful options and I am sure she will love CalArts!!!

@CaMom13 Thank you! The decision was harder than I thought it would be!!! I am so glad we visited all of her acceptances - her day at CalArts was special. Truly helped her realize that it is the place for her. :slight_smile: I am so happy for her!!!

Programs Applied to: BFA and BA Theatre

Prescreens: Carnegie-Mellon (passed), UCLA (academic prescreen–passed)

Accepted to:
UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara
Northwestern
USC (redirect to BA)

Rejected from:
Juilliard
Carnegie-Mellon
UCLA

Wait-listed at:
NYU
UC San Diego

Coach:None

Background/Training:
School leads, tons of children’s theatre

Summer Programs:
NU Cherubs

Final Decision:
Northwestern

Congrats @Starrystarrynight !!!

Thank you. It feels right. Now we just need to win the lottery. :wink:

@actinghopeful Congrats! Welcome to the CalArts family! Very excited for your D and family!!

Congratulations to your D @Starrystarrynight - and best of luck on that lotto win! :smiley:

Advice anyone? My daughter is still trying to make a last minute decision between Chapman in Orange and UC Davis. Undeclared but interested in Journalism and Social work. Waitlisted at UCSB, UCSD, UCI and Slo?. Davis doesn’t allow freshman to have cars so that concerns her…

@12together - this is a thread dedicated to Theater/Drama majors! :smiley: Maybe check out the Chapman forum

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/chapman-university/

and the Davis forum

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/

and see if anyone has good advice for you. I know kids who love both schools!

Programs Applied to: BFA Acting and 1 BA
Pace (FTVC,BFA ACTING, BA IPE)
NYU
Hartt school
Point Park
Uarts

Prescreens:
Pace (FTVC,BFA Acting, BA IPE)

Accepted to:
Hartt School
Point Park
Pace BA IPE
Uarts

Rejected from:
N/A

Wait-listed at:
NYU

Coach:
None

Background/Training: School and community theatre (mostly musicals)

Summer Programs: None

Final Decision: Pace BA IPE!