<p>Does anyone know a percentage how many people have CAREERS after graduating from Tisch School? And I’m not talking a job working at Sassy’s Diner, I mean, good, reliable, careers that have pay that can keep a person stable? I want to enter the Drama dept. here so bad, and my parents say we’ll get good aid because they are making very little now, and we have three kids, so I’m mostly worried for paying for it. I KNOW I’ll be paying the tuition off for a LONG time after I’m graduated, but I want to make sure I can get into a decent job situation so I can live afterwards, you know? I probably know the answer to this question already; considering the life of an actor is not an easy one, but does anyone know some statistic? It’d be really helpful! :D</p>
<p>And also: when you say 65 people in CAP 21, do you mean, 65 people, out of EVERYONE that AUDITIONED in the U.S.? or 65 people, per, I dunno, some other small category? Because I’ve seen several people in this forum who say they’ve been accepted into CAP 21, and it would be ridiculous odds that all of them end up posting on this forum, to only have 65 people accepted in total, if you understand me…</p>
<p>Ahh I’m so nervous. I have an audition on the 5th of Feb. in Seattle! They opened up a new place as you can see, for this year! WISH ME LUCK! GIVE ME TIPS, AHH AHHHHH AHHHH AHHHHHHHHHH.</p>
<p>iluye - I am not sure that my answer is going to be a whole lot of help ;), but as a parent of a D who is in CAP21 right now, I can confirm that there are in fact 62 freshmen total in her class, and yes, this is out of everyone that auditioned in the US, who specified CAP as their first choice studio during their audition (according to the recent info session apparently 1500 this past year).</p>
<p>In regard to the percentage of people who have careers upon graduation, Frank Ventura, who runs CAP, proudly told us during Parent Weekend that 75% of his graduates work in the industry at any given time. How he measures that? I really don’t know. Nor do I think one should automatically assume that one will be part of that magical percentage. If anything is certain it is probably the fact that there really are no guarantees in this business. Success is measured differently by different people. And reaching a goal tends to be driven not only by talent, but also a healthy dose of luck and “being at the right place at the right time”. </p>
<p>What I do know is that D has a lot of different interests, and that she will figure out a way to make things happen. For now D is happy to be getting great training in an environment where she thrives, where she is able to network and has the good fortune of being surrounded with an incredible amount of industry resources.</p>
<p>As far as tips for your audition, be prepared, comfortable with your material, and above all, be yourself! Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, spread out your top choices over reaches, matches, and safeties. Consider them all your potential “number one”, and remember to have fun!</p>
<p>Chiming in here, too, as the parent of one of the 62 kids in the freshmen class at NYU/Tisch/CAP21. Yes, it’s as MTgrlsmom said: they selected 62 kids out of 1500 who auditioned. Yes, that sounds scary when it’s put down in black and white that way. It sure sounded scary to my D (and to me!) at this time last year, when she was setting out on her own audition season.</p>
<p>However, I would advise you to try to take the attitude that I saw my own kid take, which was “They have to choose someone, so why not me?” Why not, indeed?</p>
<p>No one I have ever heard of gets in everywhere, but those who audition for a balanced and appropriate list of schools and programs usually get in somewhere, and you can only attend one school/one program (at least at a time!) So I would advise you to make sure that (obviously) NYU/Tisch is not the ONLY audition you do and that your list has a nice balance of schools/programs on it and at least one non audition safety school that you would be glad to attend.</p>
<p>iluye-it is a very scary time but as other posters suggest if you have a balanced and reasonable list of schools you should do fine. Are you also aware that NYU/Tisch is one of the few BFA/MT programs that consider your academic acceptance with equal weight to your talent/audition. Be realistic with your grades,test scores, etc, and remember they will play a big part in the acceptance process. It appears when reading your post that your questions surround how able you will be to get a job coming out of Tisch, and the numbers are fightening. You should read the thread regarding number of acceptances to see how incredibly selective all of the MT programs are. Cap 21 with 65 students is not by any means the smallest school although they have a huge applicant pool. I don’t think anyone will state that they have a better chance getting a job coming from a certain school, but rather this is a VERY difficult field to go into and you have to do so with a realistic approach. I don’t know of any young performers coming out of school and going to NYC that don’t have to take side jobs to supplement their income while auditioning, etc, unless they have significant family support. It is expected and part of the experience. Your post also seemed as if NYU was the only, or one of few, places you were considering. Like the other people giving advice I would hope that you take a close look at your list and act quickly as many audition slots will fill up soon.
Good luck!</p>
WISH ME LUCK! GIVE ME TIPS, AHH AHHHHH AHHHH AHHHHHHHHHH.</p>