It’s a lively dorm @yellahamma! My D stayed away from it when she selected dorms because she was worried it would be too social but she realized she would have enjoyed it. A lot of her friends lived in 3rd North and most of the rooms have kitchens, which is really great for BFA students as their schedules make it rough to eat in the dining halls. I think your D will be fine. Has she connected with her roommates?
@CaMom13 - 3rd North was fifth on the list, but it’s close to Strasberg so I think it will be a good fit. She has connected with two of her suite mates. Her roommate lives within an hour of us. Very funny! Oh, and there’s another Tisch student in her suite.
Wow! The roommate proximity thing is unusual - they really like to combine kids from all over which can result in some serious mis-matches and can also work out great. My CA girl’s roommates were from all over the nation plus one from overseas.
Being close to the studio is HUGE! She can’t avoid those early morning classes for studio days and that’s 3 times a week! We set my D’s schedule so she could sleep in the other two days - or get up and make up for the work she couldn’t do in the evenings she didn’t have free! Not having to schlep a long distance to studio is a definite win.
I was surprised, too, @CaMom13. She doesn’t know two of them yet, but we are east coast and one is from CA. D has early mornings every day. We’ll see how that works.
S got into Lipton, roommate is from overseas and is part of NYU athletics. Not sure how that will work as my S was never into sports and hung around with his Thespian friends. His first choice was a private room in a suite but he is in double room in a three room suite. The 6 of them have already started a group chat but we shall see how this pans out.
Anyone get Rubin? Not sure why my daughter listed it. I think she was trying to be helpful and apply to the lower costs options. She’s in a triple. It looks like it’s a 1/2 mile for Strasberg. @yellahamma - Looks like your daughter is also at Strasberg - how far of a walk is that for her?
@xavierdog- Rubin is close as well. Third North is 4 blocks from Strasberg. D was hoping she would get Lipton and that was a bit further. I think she listed Rubin, too.
@xavierdog - you have a very sweet kid. Rubin is the only dorm without AC so definitely have her bring a fan! The dorm website calls it the “hottest dorm at NYU” which is pretty funny - but maybe not during those first few weeks. Rubin’s location is great.
Do students applying to NYU Tisch still have to wait until after they accept an offer to find out their studio placement like last year? I looked on the NYU website and I couldn’t figure it out.
Yes, they said so when we went to the on campus audition. But they also framed it differently than I’d heard before. They said the first two years of studio are fundamental skills. You may use a different method depending upon your studio, but the skills you get should be universal across studios. Then the next two years you have several options for continuing your studio training- staying in your studio, auditioning for another studio that does fundamental training, auditioning for one of the two studios for upperclass students (Classical and Film), studying abroad, internship, etc. The way they explained it seemed to make space for movement after two years if that’s what the student sought and also seemed less variable based on studio placement.
@cgn626 - up until last year, applicants were told their studios shortly after acceptances went out. Tisch has moved to a system where you accept your offer from “Tisch Drama” and later (over the summer) find out your studio assignment. I think it’s a change that is only good for the school, not the students. Yes, the first two years are foundational but the studios have decidedly different approaches to what constitutes a foundation for acting. You can check the various curricula here: https://tisch.nyu.edu/drama/about/studios
If you read each studio’s curriculum page and they all sound great and you just want what NYU and Tisch has to offer (and it’s a lot!) then the fact that you don’t hear your studio before making a decision probably isn’t a big deal. If you are passionate about one studio in particular, make sure to mention that in your interview.
Yes, they asked my kid “which studio appeals to you most” in the interview.
D is in the studio that she talked about in her interview. However, she’s the only one in her close circle of friends that was placed in studio of choice.
How are they liking the studios they are in @yellahamma ? I know it would have been very tough for my kid to commit to NYU without knowing her studio placement.
We were hoping that studios would be emailed out in May. What was the experience last year - was it later than that? S is fine with wherever he is placed, although he auditioned MT. I just know he’ll be itching to know. (He already is. 
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My D wasn’t thrilled with her placement - until she started and then realized she was in absolutely the best place for her. No regrets and has since done two other studios after her 2 year stint in her first and it’s just been an all around great experience. Good luck everyone!
@CaMom13 D only mentioned one friend who said “all studios” and regrets that decision because she really wants to be in NSB. Another girl in her studio didn’t come back second semester because she didn’t like the city. Otherwise, no complaints.
My daughter was not placed in the studio that she wanted but it turned out she was placed in the studio that was right for her. She ended up loving it and growing in more ways than she ever could have expected. She opted to stay in that studio for her third year and then in her fourth year she moved to Stonestreet Studios because she wanted to focus on film and tv. Being able to move studios after your first 2 years of primary training is not new, this is how it has been for a number of years. For those of you who think your kids won’t go to NYU unless they get into the studio they want, how do your kids know for sure that what they think they want is actually the best one for them and for their growth and training (except for those that want only MT and that I understand)? At 18, my daughter might have thought she knew everything about all the methods of teaching acting and which method would have been best for her, but as it turns out she was not at all knowledgeable enough to know what was right for her and she has also learned that a good actor should be trained in many different methods. Obviously, every kid has to do what is right for them and what they feel comfortable doing but I think having an open mind is important. Break a leg everyone!
@tsamuique D got her placement at the end of May and auditioned ED so it was a long wait. Since she auditioned Acting only, the studio placement was inconsequential for her. She is thriving and loves her studio. In addition, D is a singer/actor and even though she decided not to go the MT route, wants to audition for musicals. She found a voice teacher in the city to continue the training.
@yellahamma Thank you for that info! I agree with @jbtcat that at 18 it’s hard to know yourself well enough to know which kind of training is best. My S loves MT and definitely wants to continue his learning in singing and dance, but he does know that he is an actor first, so was sure enough about the studios at NYU to go ED and select MT-all. He’d love NSB but trusts the sorting hat to know where he belongs. We will hold our breath until mid-May! Thank you!