Lots of Questions

ohhaybfa
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:33:52 +0000

Top Tier BFA Programs that are only based on audition:
The Juilliard School
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
SUNY Purchase
Rutgers
California Institute of the Arts

Other great options:
NYU (half is audition half is transcript, scores etc)
University of the Arts
The Hartt School
University of Evansville
Boston University
Emerson College
U of M Guthrie
University of Miami

I just went through this entire process (though I am Acting instead of Stage Management) and based on what you described of your daughter, we are VERY similar. I have an older sister at the UPenn and I don’t even know how to do long division! Before you start this long and tedious process, just be aware that these programs are ENTIRELY different than the “normal” application process. Most of these programs (with the exception of NYU) take only 20-30 people. You will need to have loads of options, including safeties, and not get your heart set on anything! It’s a crazy competitive year you have ahead of you and I wish you all the best!