BFA Musical Theatre Audition Stats 2008

[jaesdare]

Posted: 8/25/08 at 12:01pm

Hey guys,
This is from collegeconfidential.com Some are from reliable sources (i.e. from heads of programs, admissions dept.,etc) and some are word-of-mouth, but I thought these were interesting numbers to look at when considering schools!
They're setup by number of kids that auditioned/ number of kids they want to yield/ and number of kids accepted

Baldwin-Wallace (BM MT) 300/12-14 (accept 20)
BOCO (BFA MT) 1000/74 (accept 100)
CCM (BFA MT) 822/24 (accept 30)
CMU 1000/28 (BFA Acting: 16, MT: 12)
Elon (BFA MT) 400/20 (accept 24)
FSU (BFA/BM MT) 240/12
Hartt (BFA MT) 400/25 (accept 60)
Illinois Wesleyan (BFA MT) 140/8 (accept 17) MT only.
Indiana (BFA MT) 315/10 (accept 12-15)
Ithaca (BFA MT) 500/12 (accept 32)*
JMU (BA MT) 100/9 freshman; 2 transfers (accepted 18 freshman; 2 transfers) (BA stats)
Michigan (BFA MT) 450/24 (650 applicants-450 academically eligible)
Montclair (BFA MT) 400/18
North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA Acting) 900/20 male 10 female
NYU Steinhardt (BM in VP) 275/25--accept 50 to yield 25 (approx. 15 are MT, 10 classical)
NYU Tisch (BFA) 2300/350 (all studios); approx. 1000+/64 (accept 75) for CAP21
OU(BFA Acting) 240/24
Otterbein (BFA MT) 340/8 (accept 10?)
Pace (BFA MT) 500/25 (30 acceptance offers)
Penn State (BFA MT) 500/12 (18 accepted to yield 12)
SUNY Purchase (BFA acting) 800/18
Syracuse (BFA MT)800/30 (accept 60)
Temple (BA MT) 120/9 freshman, 9 transfers (yielded 15 total)
TCU 84/10(MT) 10(Acting) accept(20MT, 20 Act)
UArts (BFA MT) 600/22 (50 accept)
UCLA ( BA MT) 300/16 has no wait list
UIC 205/32 (16 BFA Acting) (16 BA acting)
USC (BFA Acting) 500 - accept 26 to 30 to yield 20 however 25 accepted their spots this year: 12 male and 13 female - has no wait list
Webster (BFA MT) 450/25-28 (accept 50 Acting and MT)

Updated On: 10/14/08 at 12:01 PM

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 8/26/08 at 11:30am

Oh my god this makes me nauseus. I can't believe I have auditions in one year.

[goodmorningbaltimore]

Posted: 10/11/08 at 5:52pm

My thoughts exactly

[tinysinger87]

Posted: 10/11/08 at 7:39pm

as a transfer I have the same chance as anyone else right?

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 10/12/08 at 10:48am

Yes, but in some places you would have to re-start as a Freshman.

[tinysinger87]

Posted: 10/12/08 at 11:03am

yeah i no... holla boco lol

[rubyslippersxo]

Posted: 10/12/08 at 11:27pm

Oh my god. I need to learn not to click on threads like these. That's scary.

[SamanthaisFierce]

Posted: 10/14/08 at 6:02pm

Just so people don't think conservatories with a smaller amount of people are better, let me clear this up. In my sophomore class at BoCo, we started with 74, it's the middle of sophomore year and now we have 63. Within our class, we have SO many different types, that I would technically only be up against 2 or 3 girls who are also my type.

In a program that has 17 people...which isn't necessarily a bad thing...there isn't as much variety. Imagine spending 4 years with the same 17 people...you would kill yourself. So don't be afraid of the great programs that accept more people than the norm. It's usually because everyone is so very different.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 10/18/08 at 5:12pm

"as a transfer I have the same chance as anyone else right"

Depends on the school. Some don't take transfers. Some only take transfers if they have open spots due to attrition. Generally speaking, there are fewer spots for transfer students than for freshman applicants everywhere. At most schools, the transfer audition process is done separately and most will not get a decision as early as freshman applicants. Transfer app deadline is often much later than that for freshmen.