marymount manhattan college- good or bad choice?

caneactor820
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:23:30 +0000

I transfered out of their program a year ago. The BFA Acting program isn’t bad, but the musical theatre track is a bit of a joke, and if you’re in just BA Performance, don’t expect intensive training. The academics are laughable and reminded me of freshman year in high school. The theatre faculty and staff are wonderful people, but the administration of the school (Judd Shaver is an arrogant, selfish, idiot) prevent them from reaching the full potential of their teaching talents. The transfer rate is very high, which i’m sure you’ve noticed if you looked into it. I would say, if you have your heart set on being in NYC for school, it might be worth it, but that’s a lot of money to spend on sub-par training for a field that is already difficult to be successful in.