How hard is it to get into UCLA theatre school?

chrissyblu
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:08:33 +0000

I just saw this. It is not that difficult to do a minor at UCLA, even in Theatre. You just need to take the classes. My D knows lots of the minors. You should know, however, that not that many minors are cast in the shows. There are many great student run theatre groups that put on incredible shows all year round. These are cast by the theatre minors and majors and, from what my D tells me, some are quite good.

As for the major, this year UCLA halved the undergrad freshman admissions. The class is down to 30 (15 actors, 15 MT) and I believe this is the plan for the future. Moreover, only 2 were accepted as junior transfers. Auditions have remained the same, with as many as 800 or more going through the actually audition process. Budget cuts have required this. But for those already there, its exciting. Less competition. More prestige.