<p>Hello!
I am a Tisch hopefull meaning I have decided Tisch is my dream school and would love to get in. I know it is a competitive school and I would love any tips and advice you can give me. Another thing is I have a slightly different case than the average incoming freshmen. I am just about to graduate high school and am going to a community college this coming fall. One of the reasons being: I need money in order to audition at Tisch (I didn’t want to send a tape). Another reason I am transfering instead of going straight to is because the counselors at my school are not very helpful when it comes to applying to college and only now have I really understood what I need to do (and un-incouraging parents doesn’t help much either.) Needless to say I’m going to apply, thank you for listening to my rant and I am excited to hear what anyone has to say. :]]</p>
<p>Advice: try hard to not have a dream school when BFA in MT programs have very low admit rates. Explore and find many schools that you like and see what happens. </p>
<p>Secondly, your odds are going to even be worse, sorry to say, as you will be considered a transfer student since you will have college credits beyond high school graduation. I would have advised not to go to community college. If you are doing so in order to save money to attend auditions, I think it would be better to spend a year training and taking a part time job to earn money to save up for the college auditions and to apply as a freshman applicant.</p>
<p>The only reason I’m taking classes at a community college is so I can stay under my parent’s insurance. With that put aside do you think it would really be in my best interest to go in as a freshmen and not a transfer? I know it is harder as a transfer but I also know someone who was able to make it as a transfer after having been at community college for three years.</p>
<p>I do have other schools in mind, and I’m not saying if I don’t get in I won’t get anywhere else I’m just saying this is the school that has the program I want. I’ve been exploring for the past 2 years and haven’t found anything I’d be willing to go for the gold, except this.</p>
<p>Do some people get in as a transfer applicant? Yes, indeed they do. The odds are VERY SLIM, however and SLIMMER than for a freshman applicant which are very slim already. So, it will be harder for you if you go to college in the interim. </p>
<p>I understand that NYU may be a favorite. My own kid is about to graduate from NYU/Tisch and it has been an utterly fantastic four years for her at Tisch. That said, please understand that NYU/Tisch is not the end all and be all and you should be able to find other schools where you would be “willing to go for the gold.” MANY programs are truly great. Don’t focus too much on NYU. Find programs that are equally as great. They are out there. </p>
<p>Community college still costs money. Perhaps what you will spend on CC tuition, could be put toward health insurance and some MT coaching instead. It will help your odds to apply as a freshman applicant. You are gonna make it harder for yourself to go to CC and apply as a transfer for MT BFA programs and in fact, will be paying for school for more years that way too (because many BFA programs require you to start from the first year curriculum…thus going to college for MORE than four years in sum). So, if your motivation is the health insurance payments, it may be a wash financially.</p>
<p>One more thing…
On the one hand…you say that NYU/Tisch is your “dream” school and nothing else comes close. I am wondering if you are just enamored with NYU’s reputation by chance? I say this because on another thread, you said you don’t know that much about NYU’s studios. If you don’t know this school in depth, how can it be your ultimate dream school or how can it be that no other school comes close? I am wondering if you know other schools in depth enough to compare/contrast them to even know if they come close or not. Why is NYU the only school you are willing to go to the gold for? What sets it apart to such a degree for you than other BFA programs? (mind you, I do think it is a very fine school, but just asking). Perhaps, you don’t know NYU or even the other schools well enough to know that NYU is your ultimate “must have” school. There are truly other really fine programs too. My advice is to explore all options deeply and fall in love with many, not just one.</p>
<p>I wasn’t in school this year and had no problem staying on my parents insurance. The insurance company never even inquired. And if you are taken voice lessons, acting and dance classes somewhere then you can technically call yourself a student. I’m also a transfer applicant and a boy and I’m pretty sure I wouldve had more positive results if I auditioned as a freshman, many schools aren’t too fond of transfers even though they allowed us to audition. I received wonderful feedback from some top programs then was rejected and when I inquired was told they had no room to bring a transfer in so it also can depend on numbers. And also just a word of advice, do not blame your high school counselors for why you aren’t going to college in the fall, I had a counselor who wasn’t the best senior year but I did all the research myself and that is part of growing up and being in college and if your prospective schools ask why you took a gap year make up another reason bc if you blame it on someone else they will write you off immediately bc your counselor is not there to get you into college just to assist…hopefully.</p>
<p>Please, don’t count on an insurance company not asking if you are in school or not. A month before my oldest son turned 19 we got information in the mail regarding his school status. Not informing your insurance company that you are NOT a student is insurance fraud.</p>
<p>I would have to agree with mrsmia13 on the insurance question. Ours also had a special form to fill out to verify “Full-Time Student” status – meaning a minimum of 12 credits in a college, and I had to provide all the school info. So, contrary to Bird’s statement - just taking voice or dance somewhere isn’t enough to qualify you as a student.</p>
<p>Some schools are more willing to consider/accept transfers than others. I would suggest researching that and applying to those who have a more favorable track record in that regard would be wise.</p>
<p>maybe our insurance is different because my parents have never mentioned it and i know they don’t commit insurance fraud. maybe because i was in school last year the insurance company never asked again. i know we are on a different insurance plan than others because of my dad’s business, etc. so i don’t know.</p>
<p>We get health insurance for our family through my employer and they certify dependents every year. We have to <em>prove</em> that our kids are ours (via birth certificates) and for the one in college, we had to provide an official document from NYU to show she is in college FULL TIME.</p>
<p>I did not know about every single studio because the people I have talked to only focused on the studio they were in. Also I’m not applying for musical theatre. When I said go for the gold I was just using a saying. Anywhere I go I’m going to do well and I don’t know NYU super in depth hence this thread. That is why I made this thread so I can know more about the school. But from what I know already this is the school I would like to go for and with know parental backup I want to make sure the school I go to is one I’ll want to stay in and not dislike after a year or two.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to blame anything on anyone Bird7887. My parents don’t want me going to college for Acting and my counselor basically told me the same thing and for a student who is not sure what college they want to go to it’s hard to figure out what to do with people telling you you are going to fail. Which again is why I am on this board. To find all I can about the colleges I’m interested and plan accordingly by myself with the help from anyone here who would like to give it. I know I’m rambling but I just don’t want people to get the wrong idea and think I’m not putting any effort in or that I’m whinny. I just want to learn. And thank you for everyone’s help thus far.</p>
<p>Good luck to you! There is so much to learn about this process and all the ins and outs, it can be very daunting. For example, my D went to the CAP21 pre-college program last summer and we didn’t even realize there was a similar NYU/Tisch one. We just googled CAP21 and that’s what came up so that’s what she applied to–then later we found out on this board there is the other one! In fact I had posed a question about her program in the NYU section and someone said, this is not an NYU program you are in the wrong place! I had no idea! And the fact that NYU has the studio system which is completely unique takes some research to figure out. </p>
<p>And overall, how auditions work and that there are Unifieds and how the requirements for the various schools are almost, but not quite the same, so you have to confirm every detail! Well, you’ve come to the right place!!</p>
<p>thtrgeek- i can email you a file that i made when i was getting started that has many schools on it and their requirements, if you would like that. it has this years audition dates on it, but im sure most of the audition requirements will be the same for next year</p>
<p>Seeing as I’ve been told the best thing to do is not go to Community College so I don’t have to be a transfer I have a new question that hopefully someone can answer.</p>
<p>Couldn’t I just go to CC and still apply as a freshman? The credits won’t transfer, obviously, but I’m okay with that.</p>
<p>thtrGeek, even if you want to enter as a freshman, the fact is that if you have enrolled at any college past high school, you will be considered a transfer applicant.</p>
<p>even if you want to enter as a freshman, the fact is that if you have enrolled at any college past high school, you will be considered a transfer applicant. </p>
<p>Soozie, what if the student is Dual Enrolled during their senior year, and they end up with one or more college courses under their belt above and behind the high school requirements for graduation? Would they be considered a transfer applicant in the Fall after graduating from high school?</p>
<p>Mom at Home…</p>
<p>No, dual enrollment in college courses during high school still puts the student into the freshman applicant status. It is enrollment in college post secondary school that would classify someone as a transfer applicant. All such information is usually on the admissions part of each college’s website.</p>
<p>My daughter has many community college credits that she gained during high school. She was evaluated as a freshman. We still haven’t found out if they will end up taking any of the credits. Once the transcript is evaluated I’ll let you know if they took any. She’ll be at NYU Tisch (Strasberg) next year.</p>
<p>Yes racmom let me know. Good luck to your d!</p>