<p>List these schools starting with the best.</p>
<p>Roosevelt
Shenandoah
Tisch
UArts
Baldwin Wallace
Emerson
Penn State
BoCo
Elon
CCM
Ithaca
Point Park</p>
<p>If you want a rating of these schools go to US News. If you want a rating of BFA MT programs look around this board. There are dozens upon dozens of posts going over this topic. There is no rating of MT programs. Every program is unique and various programs have different nuances. Someone could rate them for you based on THEIR critieria of what was “best” which might not be YOUR criteria and what is important to you at all.</p>
<p>i agree with hoosiermom- go to us news or any other college ranking websites. </p>
<p>but also keep in mind all of the other culminating factors when choosing a school. </p>
<p>go PENN STATE!</p>
<p>There is no official ranking of BFA in MT Programs. So, you’d get lots of different opinions here and I am not sure if it would help as they would be just that, opinions. These programs are very different and picking one should be about which one fits your personal selection criteria (that is, AFTER you are accepted, which is no easy feat). </p>
<p>I think there are certain programs that are more well known than others (that doesn’t mean they are better) and harder to get into than others. For example, on that list, Tisch, BOCO, and CCM are more well known for MT (and harder to get into) than Shenandoah or Roosevelt.</p>
<p>My personal favorite way to rank schools is by how much I like their school colors.</p>
<p>One could also look at the school mascots. ;)</p>
<p>Or the sound of the school’s name. </p>
<p>I once had a babysitter for my kids and she was gonna to go a college called Slippery Rock State (and this wasn’t in our own state) and I asked how she heard of it or picked it and she said “the name”. I kid you not. Then there’s the name of one of my kid’s colleges: Brown. It’s a color. My undergraduate alma mater has a name that is kinda weird: Tufts.</p>
<p>Also, I encourage you NOT to pick a school based on the prestige factor. Not all schools are for all people. For example, CCM is definitely one of the top MT programs and my D chose not to apply and I don’t think it would be for her. It is undeniably a great program. My D goes to NYU/Tisch which has a well regarded reputation, but I know some kids who do not wish to apply (who have the qualifications to apply) as it doesn’t fit what they want in a college. I think even my other D would never have applied to NYU as it didn’t fit what she wanted. Likewise, my D at Tisch would not have applied to the school her sister went to, Brown, as it didn’t fit what she wanted. Prestige is not the end all and be all. But fit surely is!</p>
<p>When I listen to my d and her friends talk, one area that always comes up…</p>
<p>How cute the straight guys on campus are</p>
<p>DancinDG, do you mean University Park or a branch campus?</p>
<p>Every school is good for the correct student. To suggest one is better than the other is to suggest that all students are exactly the same, learn in the same way, and have the same goals. And that simply isn’t the truth. Each program has strengths and weaknesses. Each program trains students in a different way and has a different culture. The name of the school won’t get you work. There is a posting each year after the Tony awards - there you can see the amazing diversity of training. Look for the school that fits you the best - go with how it all feels and you probably won’t go wrong.</p>
<p>You really have to give some serious thought to the type of environment you want to live in for the next several years – as well as what your plans may be for post-college (even though that may change a lot between now and then). My D knew early on that she did not want to go to school or live in NYC – so schools that were either located there or tended to be feeders to NYC never made it on her list – even though there are GREAT schools that fit the description. Big school/small school? urban/smaller community? Curriculum - do you want some level of liberal arts education along with your acting/MT focus, or none?, How important is academic reputation? It may be that certain things matter alot, and others hardly at all. But be as honest with yourself as you can possibly be about what you feel you need. And try not to be talked into going to a place that is not a fit based upon those criteria only because the school wants you and/or gives you good money. I am speaking more from experience with student athletes than arts – but I saw many of my older daughter’s friends being lured to schools because of their athletic ranking/reputation and money, only to transfer after a year because the school was such a bad fit for them. Many of them ended up leaving the sport in frustration which is the ultimate bad outcome for talented kids.</p>
<p>I’ll rate them but this is how they rate for me. Everyone wants something different from a program.</p>
<p>CCM - great faculty and program
Penn State -amazing vocal and overall
BoCo -AMAZING dance, great faculty and great city
Tisch - Cap 21 isn’t my favourite but Acting studios such as Atlantic and Stella Adler are great.
Ithaca
Point Park
Baldwin Wallace
UArts<br>
Roosevelt
Shenandoah
Emerson
Elon</p>
<p>Greaat!!! Thank you all so much for you opinions. I agree that its pretty much impossible. I was trying to make a list of ‘if I got in everywhere’ and I was finding it difficult to rank theses schools. So I think I will wait and see where I get in, visit each campus talk to the students/faculty and get the feel of the place. </p>
<p>thanks again! have a GRET Day!</p>
<p>If you get in all 12 consider how much money each one is offering</p>
<p>I would personally rank the schools like this for merely reputation sake (from what I have gathered anyways):</p>
<p>CCM
Tisch
BOCO
Ithaca
Penn State
Emerson
Elon
UArts
Baldwin-Wallace
Point Park
Roosevelt
Shenandoah</p>
<p>But as an example of how reputation really doesn’t matter, I didn’t even apply for schools like BOCO or Tisch because even though they both have exceptional programs, I knew that they wouldn’t be right for me… so like everyone has said, everyone’s list is going to be very different… my personal rankings would be very different than this list.</p>
<p>HEY! What about the West Coast?
Don’t forget…
USC
UCLA
and didn’t UC Irvine (great program for drama, btw) just begin a Musical Theatre program?</p>
<p>The original poster was just asking about that specific list of schools.</p>
<p>I dunno about the rest of you, but I really dislike these “rate the schools” threads because there really is no way to rate the schools/programs in any kind of accurate or meaningful way. How would you do it: by the percentage accepted of those who audition? By the number of graduates in the last 10 years making a living primarily through performance? By how many people have heard of it? </p>
<p>It’s an impossible task.</p>
<p>Some other things to keep in mind are that:</p>
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<li><p>A school’s “reputation” among the public and within the “industry” are 2 very different things. “Big Name” schools with public reputations of being the “best” do not have a lock on high quality training and opportunities. There are many “lesser known” schools that offer excellent training and are known within the industry as such.</p></li>
<li><p>No one is going to employ a performer because you went to one school or another. The only thing that counts is your audition. A year out from graduation, the school you went to won’t matter.</p></li>
<li><p>The more pertinent questions are a) how to construct a well balanced list of schools to which to apply so as to maximize the chances of acceptance and b) how to evaluate schools and programs to make sure the schools on your list are all good matches for what you want out of a school and what you bring to the process.</p></li>
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