Colleges

i am in my last year ("professional year" as they call it in our major) at SUNY Fredonia. my major is childhood education with a middle school extension and concentration in social studies. long title, but yeah, thats it. however, i'm not at college this year because i'm student teaching at home in an AMAZING program that really is (and i'm not just aying it) the best edu program around... and only 25 of us do it. i'm student teaching in a 6th grade social studies class, but also have a language arts class, and i love it so much. also taking all 6 of my methods classes on top of it (everyone else does 3 methods at a time and student teaching at a different time), so it is VERY intense. of course i'm probably not making any sense to any of you, but all you need to know is that i love it and i can't wait till i have my own classroom

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PREVIOUS COLLEGE- University of California San Diego
MAJORS (in chronological order)- Undeclared, Theatre, English, Economics, Political Science, Undeclared again, Theatre again, Theatre Management (spent hours in advisement creating this major, then transferred out the next term)

CURRENT COLLEGE- Marymount Manhattan
MAJOR- Theatre Production & Management
MINOR- Drama Education

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i'm a first time freshman right now at California State University Northridge in SoCal. My major is theatre!

I plan on going to college at Wisconsin University of Green Bay, or UW Steven's Point.

I will double major in dance (to become a choreographer) and also get my Bachelor's degree in teaching.

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I go to a little school in South Carolina called CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. I am a senior (last semester) with a major in Communication with a Theatre emphasis and Minor in English

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I have applied to...

Fordham University -- Theatre Directing
Point Park University -- Acting
Marymount Manhattan College -- Theatre Directing
Juniata College -- Theatre Studies
Carnegie Mellon University -- Theatre Directing
New York University -- Theatre Directing

I'm hoping that I get in to Fordham, Carnegie Mellon, or Point Park.

Wagner College, Arts Admin major with a concentration in theatre, I'm a junior. After that, hopefully CTI, followed by either an MFA at CUNY Brooklyn or an EMBA from Hartford's Barney School. Mooooore schooooool. And chances are, i'll get halfway through that and decide to go for *more*.

I always want to remind people that just because Harvards or Yales may be rated the best in the nation overall, they may not be the school to go to for your major. You really should take into account what kind of education you are looking for and how individual programs are rated nationally along with how they are set up. If a program is rated great but works completely different than the way you best learn you are probably better off going to a school where they cater to your needs better. I go to Ball State University in Indiana. If you told me early in high school I would be going to Ball State I would not have believed you. State schools have a bad reputation in that way. When I went to choose schools I applied to both IU and Ball State and chose Ball State over IU because it was a better fit for me and I do not regret it. I have found Ball State to be a much better school than I realized. Especially in the areas I was interested in. It isn't perfect by any means, but what school is? I am not trying to advertise Ball State but keep in mind that you need to find the college that fits you not the college that the rest of the world says are the only schols you can go to and be successful. I am not saying not to strive for excellence, but I am saying that to be excellent takes more than just going to an Ivy League school.

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Ivies are horribly overrated. I didn't bother applying to them because first of all, they were a bit of a reach for me, and second, I knew they'd be full of students who went there for the name and the prestige rather than the actual merits of the education there. Not exactly my sort of people. And then there's the grade inflation and the class sizes.

Don't get me wrong- the Ivies are fine educational institutions. But if you want the most rigorous classes and to be treated like a human being even if you're an undergrad, there are several excellent liberal arts and technical colleges that are much better choices. The Ivies are awesome for their grad programs, though.

Updated On: 10/8/04 at 01:56 AM

since i had to have surgery in the fall i couldn't go to school for my freshman fall semester. next semester i will be forced by my mother to go to either the University of Kansas or the University of Texas. i don't want to, but apparently i'm not responsible to live out of the eyesight of relitives. if i "prove myself" in the spring, i will be permitted to go to either Marymount Manhattan or Pace (i eventually want to transfer to nyu, family alma mater (sp?), although i might find i like the other schools just fine). i have NO CLUE what my major is going to be- playwriting, directing, film, psychology, song writing, minors in religion, anthropolgy, philosophy? i'm a compass in the burmuda triangle, baby. give me a direction!

edit: emcee, you're at barnard? i've been getting info from them but i can't decide if i'm into it or not. it's not too pretentious, is it? and shbrt alley- what year are you at nyu? my friend lindsey just graduated from the tisch so you might know her.

Updated On: 10/8/04 at 03:22 AM

I wouldn't recommend Philosophy, although I'm sure a lot of ppl would disagree with me. I've taken a few phil classes and I find it's something I prefer learning by myself, on my own time, and I don't like sitting and listening to someone lecture about it. I don't think you learn as much that way. Just MHO.

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It's okay sweetie. With my future law degree, you'll be the Mr. Mom and I'll be the breadwinner anyway.

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