<p>My daughter has applied to several BFA acting programs and is starting to get responses. At Julliard, which was her first choice, she made the first two cuts (putting her in a group of 7 out of 90) but not the third. At Purchase she made the cut to get to a group of 2 out of 15 and is waiting to hear. At this point Purchase would be her first choice. </p>
<p>She has just been accepted to University of the Arts and I think she is likely to be accepted to Emerson, Manhattan Marymount College (“MMC”), Muhlenberg and Pace. She has also been accepted to Hofstra but that was really a safe school. She also applied to NYU/Tisch but her SAT’s might keep her out; plus, she really didn’t feel comfortable there as it seemed too massive and they farm you out to the acting studios your first two years (apparently without giving you any input into the choice of which one).</p>
<p>I tried to read the incredibly long thread about acting schools but if I read the whole thing I will have to quit work, and then who willl pay for college? Also, from what I have seen it seems like the various reputations change with time, especially since most of the acting BFA programs are relatively new. One good reputation that I don’t understand is BU; we visited the theatre school, such as it is, and were extremely unimpressed; it seems like an afterthought at that school.</p>
<p>She (and I) were impressed with the BFA acting program at MMC (which of course has the advantage of being in Manhattan) even though the school otherwise isn’t much. We also liked Emerson (although have heard mixed reviews) and U/Arts. If she is choosing between those three, what do you think?</p>