So when exactly are we getting our studio assignments?

soozievt
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:50:41 +0000

Newbie, as far as when NYU/Tisch sends out admissions notifications, I certainly do NOT consider it LATE!! I guess we can then poo poo the Ivy League and a slew of other selective colleges who notify applicants on April 1 (or March 31). I have had a child who applied to the top colleges in the land, as well as many clients, and this is the NORMAL admissions notification time. There are indeed some BFA programs who notify on a rolling basis, or in mid March, but most selective universities, such as NYU, notify around April 1.

Tisch actually did send the invitations for the ACCEPTED student day in MID MARCH, thus those accepted truly learned of it BEFORE April 1. The one thing I think could be different is that the invitations or emails about the accepted day event raise some questions as people sometimes wonder if that means they are accepted (though honestly if you are invited to an accepted student event, that is implied that you are admitted). But they send a NORMAL acceptance package by April 1. Didn’t you guys all get that? If it says you are ACCEPTED, anyone who applied to NYU should understand that means you are accepted to Tisch. While you might not believe your “good fortune”, that is besides the point, because you apply directly to a specific school at NYU and if accepted, you can only be accepted to that school. That is pretty clear on most literature.

The studio placements came out on April 7. I realize the studio placement is very important to prospective students, but perhaps Tisch sees it as the student is going to get Tisch Drama BFA no matter the studio, and not only do they believe in all their studios and that you are admitted to Tisch Drama, not simply a studio, you conceivably may do one studio for two years and another for two years and so the decision to attend should not be completely wrapped up in your primary studio (that means first two years) placement. Attending NYU is not only your primary studio, but also your advanced studio, your Theater Studies classes, and your liberal arts classes. So, NYU likely feels your decision is about attending NYU/Tisch primarily over the studio for the first two years. Theater Studies and liberal arts are significant components of the degree program, as well as advanced studio. The only piece you had to wait to hear is the primary studio and now you have that. The decision to attend Tisch should hinge on many factors and not just the three days per week of classes the first two years. That is also important of course.