So when exactly are we getting our studio assignments?

soozievt
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:31:08 +0000

In terms of the timetable, some schools are rolling but some are not. NYU’s invitations were in mid March and the official acceptance package was by April 1. My D only applied to 8 colleges, all for MT. I recall that at least BOCO and CMU notified AFTER she knew she was in at Tisch. So, maybe it depends on if you applied only to rolling schools and such. Notifying in mid March and April 1 (as is the case with NYU) is pretty normal when it comes to regular selective colleges, not just BFA in MT programs.

I think it would be hard for a school as big as Tisch to call every student up to chat to convince them to come. This did not deter my kid. While Syracuse called her, it was a much smaller MT program. When she went to the accepted student event at Tisch, she was able to talk to administrators, faculty and current students. She had already done two prior visits and the school met the criteria she was looking for in a college.

I personally believe that what goes on in the admissions office is stuff that is never going to affect how much you like or dislike a program once you attend. I would pick a college based on how the college fits, more than how admissions officers handled things (or how much you like your tour guide, etc.). The experience going to the school really is not going to be related to these things.

NYU may not be a good fit for some students. But hopefully that is determined by what the school and program are about, rather than how they run admissions and admissions day events. That is my opinion.