LIU/CWPost theater

stargurl93
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:00:04 +0000

Sorry if this might be a long awaited response but I thought I reply to this thread but I guess it did not happen.

The reason why I left was financial aid. At the time I was at Post, the tuition was $35,000. Now I was told that it is $40,000. I was at Post in the 2008-2009 year. I can not remember the specifics of each award but I remember my mother would had to take out $25,000 from a PLUS loan to cover the cost which is more than half the tuition to continue my second year.

There is a scholarship for acting majors which I did not get which could have help a little. And honestly, this is the big complaint for Post. There were so many people that transfer out of my freshmen year due to the same problem.
Does taking out a third party loan with higher interest than the federal loans or taking a second mortgage is that much a risk to continue a higher education even for theater?
Maybe or Maybe not. But that is your decision.
Maybe I am a little skeptical where I feel that most people that get into the theater field have enough income from a parent to support their child and live comfortably. That is great for that particular family but not so much for everyone.

With the same amount of money you are paying for school, you could live in New York and take acting classes at different acting studios.