<p>I just posted this on the Acceptance by School Name thread, but then thought it might be better suited to this thread, so I’m cross-posting.
My daughter found out yesterday that if she goes to Tisch, she’ll be in the Meisner Studio. I’m curious what studios others who were accepted by Tisch were placed in and whether they are likely to choose NYU/Tisch now that they know which studio they’ll be in. My daughter had been leaning in favor of USC after attending their open house last weekend, but she did a summer intensive in the Meisner Studio last summer and loved it. So now she’s very torn. Plus we’re vising Middlebury tomorrow to see a play there. Right now she’s focusing on these 3 very good and very different options. I really don’t know what she’ll end up deciding. </p>
<p>For my D- Tisch placement was the last piece of the puzzle.She’s in Stella Adler. She had several studios she liked: She was in New Studio MT for Summer Intensive last year and LOVED it, but was also really interested in both Atlantic and Adler. To be honest- just reading the descriptions- EVERY studio sounded cool, if it was me I’d like to do a year in every one of them! Last night was spent in furious studio research- both on cc (I had a discussion thread going asking about life in Adler) and from other sources as well (social media to find surrent/prospective students, internet research on studio itself). She got more and more excited as the evening went on- really joyful for me to watch. There is still more to learn, but I would say that it is moving her towards Tisch. I think we’ll be ready to post in the Final Decision Thread soon!</p>
<p>My D was placed in Atlantic, which made her happy (she wanted Atlantic or Meisner). However, we are likely not choosing Tisch. Still haven’t decided between Emerson and Fordham! </p>
<p>mamarose, would she rather be in NYC or LA for college? Sounds like the Meisner program is great! She has as you pointed out 3 great options so I’d just go with school and city she likes most. She’s going to have excellent training regardless of school. and i guess i’d add and more experienced folks, please chime in. where does she want to end up when she graduates? if NYC, then Tisch gets a plus for that and if LA, then USC. and which school are you closer to geographically? if she gets dreadfully homesick, it would be nice to at least go home some weekends if her schedule will allow it. </p>
<p>@ctl987, we live in Texas, so we’re right in the middle, with a 3+ hour plane ride to get to any of the options. She also got into Univ of Texas, and that’s just a 3 hour car ride away, but sadly she’s more interested in the far away schools. I think the difficulty is that she’s not sure whether she wants to end up in NY or LA. I think she sees herself as more of a New Yorker (intellectual, individualist, non-conformist), but she loves the sunny, friendly, laid back vibe she got when we visited USC. The next few weeks will involve some interesting soul searching on her part.</p>
<p>oh, that is hard. I grew up in Texas, and actually went to NYU for grad school(not theatre though) and was miserable due to homesickness and you’re right, both are a long way from home. with that tidbit from u, unless you’re in Houston, she will probably feel more at home in Cali than NYC. if you’re from Houston, then NYC may be a little less of a shock on the system. NYC is very harried which was something I did not like when there. and the days get short fast during the fall and winter. I spent 2 weeks with my son in LA over the summer(he was thinking about USC at one point) and i loved being in Cali. it had a lot of the Latin culture that is part of where I grew up but was way more cosmopolitan than most, if not all, places in Texas. Which for her sounds like will be a huge plus! My guess is USC will welcome her traits u noted above. personally, i think USC will be an easier adjustment for her with what I know about Texas, NYC, and to a much lesser extent, LA. She is so lucky to have these great options!!! </p>
<p>Just gonna pipe up to say that with the traits you describe–both the New York and California characteristics–maybe she really should go to Middlebury after all! The only thing missing would be warm weather, but it’s still gorgeous in winter. 
Good luck with all the travels and decisions!</p>
<p>I have a daughter at Tisch and just was visiting USC with my senior son this week. It is more than a choice of city. The two schools are very different. I may end up with a kid in each (still deciding) but they are very different for reasons for some kids makes one choice or the other pretty obvious. </p>
<p>Middlebury also a fantastic school too. Yikes this is hard!</p>
<p>@halflokum, what types of characteristics in a kid would you think make USC a clear choice over Tisch and vice versa? I’m just curious about your perspective having a child in one and another child looking. </p>
<p>@mamarose, I don’t think I can provide a laundry list of characteristics in a kid that will be of help. My Tisch daughter is outgoing, strong, urban savvy and is studying musical theatre so she had a big reason to want to be in NYC for that. I have a very good friend whose son is very nice, extremely quiet, not outgoing at all, he has lived all over the world so I assume he is urban savvy but I’m not sure, He is studying science. Both my daughter and my friend’s son had NYU as a top choice hands down and they couldn’t be more different personality-wise and both are doing just fine.</p>
<p>I can attempt to answer what I see as differences in the two schools though I suspect I won’t be telling you anything you don’t already know. </p>
<p>NYU does not have school spirit grounded in sports culture. Not at all. At USC, everywhere you go you hear, “fight on” which I found mildly amusing but it’s also sort of nice to see the pride. Some kids LOVE that spirit stuff and are specifically looking for it in a school and those kids should probably avoid NYU for that reason. Others find it annoying. And then there are people like my son who certainly wasn’t looking for it, but thinks, “what the heck… maybe I’d learn to like it” and frankly, I think that could be true for him or he will never care but will appreciate that his friends do and will play the game. For him this point would never be a reason to rule the school in nor out.</p>
<p>USC has a gorgeous campus with very defined boundaries. NYU lays informal claim to massive amounts of city blocks in the lower east side/Greenwich Village/Union Square areas. So although there is no true campus per se, it’s a fairly good bet that a decent chunk of the people standing in line at the Astor Place Starbucks will be NYU students. In general (and this is my opinion, others may feel differently), I consider NYC a more accessible city for a student, especially one without a car. Doing things “off campus” whatever that means at NYU is not only easier, it’s almost impossible to avoid because going off campus might just mean walking out of your building and going 1/2 a block to the left. It takes more work to do something “off campus” at USC but I do know that people do it. We actually jumped on the metro or lightrail (whatever they call it) to go somewhere to test what one would find if they left the USC campus without a car. Full disclosure, I don’t know LA very well yet so we did the obvious and went to LA Live area which is fine but a bit predictable. I’ve since learned there were other options had we taken the line in the other direction. There is no doubt in my mind there is more to be discovered I’m just a rookie.</p>
<p>There seems to be more organized, well-attended events on the USC campus. I suspect there is less competition with city related-events that are literally just out the front door plus there is school spirit in abundance that makes those kind of things a big draw. There are a ton of things that go on at NYU too… but they don’t seem to have the scale.</p>
<p>City to city, and feel free to correct me on this but this is my impression and it could be wrong (remember… I know little about LA), I think many/most students have an attraction to NYU because it is in NYC. I think there are some students attracted to USC specifically because it is in LA (like the actors and film students etc.) and then others for whom it is less about it being in LA and more about the excellent weather. That’s my impression and I know my son isn’t thinking “woo hoo LA”, he is thinking “woo hoo, writing papers on the lawn almost year around.” The other school that he is deciding between is actually in Boston which I know he loves as a city (and knows a little bit) so he isn’t struggling with Boston vs. LA on a city vs. city basis. He is thinking, cold vs. warm. </p>
<p>UGH!!! I’ve spent a week traveling and we are still down to two awesome schools that are very different and have their own unique advantages and no real disadvantages but the choosing one over the other will mean walking away from really cool stuff that exists in one but not the other. It was so much easier to have a kid that was NYU or bust and who also was lucky enough to get in. No, we did not buy the sweatshirt - yet.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone in the same boat!</p>
<p>@halflokum, we are in the same boat. We have narrowed the list down to two schools. My D loves Northeastern and the PharmD program. She is currently doing a high school internship at a pharmacy and loves it. We are visiting Vanderbilt next weekend for the ASD. There she would be majoring in neuroscience, something she is also very interested in. I favor NEU because it is a pretty set curriculum and no doubt she will finish in 6 years (with 3 CO-OP opportunities). Not sure what happens with a neuroscience major … I guess she’ll figure it out. But she will have to apply to grad school which may be hard to get into (and she wouldn’t have to do this with the PharmD program). I know she’s going to fall in love with Vanderbilt which financially turns out to be a little bit better than NEU. It is a really tough choice. And she loves Boston and the fact that the T station goes right through campus. Socially and academically, I think she would do well at both. Living in the dorm for 4 years is a plus … she always wanted that … and she is able to do that at both schools. She is interested in the prestige of Vanderbilt, and at a slightly better price tag, it certainly makes sense. She is not a rah rah sports kind of kid so this factor doesn’t sway her … although she did say it’s cool that the freshmen run out on the football field at the first home game of the season! Didn’t really think this decision was going to be so hard!</p>
<p>@yellowgranite56 we are more in the same boat than you know. The other school I referenced but didn’t mention that made the final 2 is also Northeastern. That co-op program would be awfully hard to walk away from. The fantastic urban campus right down to the two T’s that run right through campus and all that Boston has to offer… UGH!!! He’s torn and so are his parents. In both cases he would be walking towards something wonderful but away from something else equally wonderful for different reasons. Tick tock on 5/1 but it isn’t here yet. Good luck to you and I feel your pain. :-)</p>
<p>PS: getting into that PharmD program is pretty amazing. If it is prestige she is after that program is NOT easy to get into. </p>
<p>hey just wanted to throw in that haflokum’s description of NYU and NYC is spot on. As i mentioned in earlier post, I went to NYU for grad school(not in theatre and a very long time ago) so that is a city and school I can comment intellegently on. Glad to deduce from haflokum’s post that my old intel on NYU is still valid. Makes me feel younger!!! Good luck to all!!! </p>
<p>hey, i also wanted to add that even though sports are small on NYU campus, baseball is HUGE in NYC and the campus gets frenzied up right before opening day for major league baseball. of course, there are a lot of Yankees and Mets fans but they would be more than glad to argue with you why their team is better than yours if you like another MLB team. so if a a prospective student loves MLB baseball, NYU can offer some hoopla there. </p>
<p>Even though my daughter is very happy with her college choice and is excited about started this new chapter, she has had some serious residual self doubt from the audition season. Intellectually she knows it’s a numbers game, in her heart she has been doubting her abilities and talents. Yesterday she went for an audition for summer Shakespeare work and the casting director spent over an hour with her. She got an immediate callback and will be auditioning again for them on Wednesday. She needed this little boost to bring her back around. :)</p>
<p>So glad to hear that, bisouu!</p>
<p>darn it …I hate when I see a spelling mistake and I can’t fix it! “starting”</p>
<p>That’s awesome bisouu! Soooo glad to hear that! This whole process really doesn’t make sense to me at times and I get a headache when I try to suss it out using reason and logic. You should be very, very proud of your D (I know that you are ). </p>
<p>That’s so exciting bisouu - good luck to her! This process definitely has us all beat up a little. </p>
<p>Break a leg to Bisouu’s D!</p>