NYU

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/9/08 at 12:14am

I just wanted to see if anyway knew about financial aid and scholarships for musical theater at NYU i have looked into their tuition and its very expensive im hoping their is a way for it to be affordable.

[lovelyspotlight]

Posted: 2/9/08 at 4:46am

What I've heard about NYU in terms of scholarships is that they're SUPER stingy. Quite lucky if you get a substantial scholarship at all.

[justabwaybaby]

Posted: 2/10/08 at 2:39pm

I have like, two friends who picked NYU because, with financial aid, it was their cheapest option.

Everyone else here is still trying to figure that out, since all that we got were loans/work study.

So...if you're lucky, you can get a good amount of financial aid.

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/10/08 at 2:44pm

thanks i heard they really don't give out many scholarships and even if they do they aren't much help

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 2/11/08 at 12:26am

If that is where you REALLY want to go, maybe you could move there long enough to get IN-STATE tuition (assuming that you are out-of-state). It could help the cost go down. You might could even get some basics at a Community College there while you wait to became an IN-STATE resident.

[i*heart*fame]

Posted: 2/11/08 at 1:17am

Actually, being in-state doesn't matter for NYU since it is a private university.

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 2/11/08 at 2:12pm

NYU Tisch tuition is about $52,000, no matter where you live. I don't think they're that stingy with scholarships. I got a $12,000 Tisch scholarship that was supposed to be tuition only, but with my dad's benefits from the university he works at, I already had tuition almost covered, so NYU is letting my family use the Tisch scholarship for room and board. The financial aid person that we were corresponding with was very friendly and helpful.

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/11/08 at 9:18pm

Thats awesome thanks
Does anyone know what they base their scholarships off of?
Say someone wanted to major in musical theater...could you still receive a scholarship based on academics? or is it entirely musical theater and your audition etc.?

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 2/12/08 at 1:50pm

You can definitely get an academic based scholarship... I doubt my audition was so phenomenal that they wanted to give me money, but I've got great grades and test scores. They base their financial aid off of need as well as academic merit, because they are a highly academic-based school. (Remember, no theatre programs at Tisch are conservatory- you will still have gen. ed. classes to be a "well-rounded" scholar.) So don't you can definitely count on your academics helping you.

[stonewall2]

Posted: 2/12/08 at 4:31pm

I guess it all depends on how good you are and what your needs are. A young man here was accepted Early Decision at NYU and received $52,000 total aid package! I certainly don't call that stingy, but I also know other girls who did not get anything even near that last year and in the past. I would think that it might also have to do with how theyt want to configure their various studios and who they want to place where so it becomes a case of "right place and right time".....

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/12/08 at 5:13pm

thats awesome, absolutely great
thanks for all of your help
does anyone know how many students are accepted into the musical theater program at tisch?

[irlandaise890]

Posted: 2/12/08 at 9:10pm

Well I just auditioned there today and they gave us a bunch of numbers... lets see if I can do this right..

2000 applicants to the Tisch School
Out of those... 1000 are musical theatre
375 of all applicants get accepted to all Tisch Studios
Out of those 375, 64 get accepted into CAP21.
The End.

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 2/13/08 at 1:44pm

That's an impressively concise way to put it. Odds are always better for ED students of course, but there's certainly still a possibility of getting in. I will tell you, if you do apply, when you go for your audition, they will ask you if it's "CAP or bust," meaning are you willing to take another studio, or will you be absolutely miserable with a non-music theatre program, in which case NYU may not end up being the right choice for you.

Like I said, I didn't think they were stingy with their scholarships... but to get the full $52,000 there had to be a decent amount of financial need as well. But major congratulations to that person.

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/13/08 at 7:33pm

well thats crazy but nothing im completely shocked about
Does anyone here go to NYU tisch?
what is the audition process like?

[irlandaise890]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:26am

Well I don't go there, but like I said I auditioned on Tuesday...

I got there around 9:30, the audition is off-campus at Chelsea Studios in Chelsea. I think there may have only been about fifteen people in total auditioning, which is a lot smaller than any of my other auditions. We just filled out some information, met with the people auditioning us and had a little information session, then we began.

We got called in one by one- there were three different rooms so the whole process was really quick. I was there for only two hours. They don't provide accompaniment, so you need to bring your music on CD or cassette. It was just me and the auditioner in the room, I did my songs and then my monologues. He asked me to do my second monologue again except this time pretending I couldn't find the door to get out of the room haha. Then we had a short interview asking me "CAP or bust" and just things about myself like what else I like to do and if I was currently in a production.

Overall the process was really quick and super relaxed, its been my favorite one so far. OH and there is no dance audition! And just an interesting side note- since we were in real studios there was auditions for BYe BYe Birdie in the room next to us and Shrek auditions going on upstairs. So that was pretty cool.

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 2:12pm

My audition process was essentially the same. My auditioner asked me my studio preference and to tell her about an experience I've had with a book. (I'd just turned in my senior research paper before I left for NYC, so I talked about the book I'd just written a 12 page paper on. lol.) She also had me do one of my monologues twice, the second time with more movement.

I too felt that it was very relaxed, or as relaxed as something can be for an audition that can decide the next four years of your life.

[irlandaise890]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:26pm

This is a little off topic... but rentingfame, did you say Cap or bust? I did but now I'm kind of regretting my decision

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 6:06pm

Well thats great
it seems like such a scary time so for it to be relaxing is great
I was going to ask the same thing?
"Cap or Bust" how do you answer if you really want to be in musical theatre
it seems to me if you say that you wouldnt care if you got a studio with theatre and theatre and no music then when there making their decision for musical theatre they would put you out
idk just how i see it
what do you guys think?

[irlandaise890]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:54pm

I don't know, my auditioner actually talked me into saying CAP or bust. He asked my preference and I told him how I wasn't sure because singing has always been my thing but I love acting also and it wouldn't be the worst thing if I was placed solely in an acting studio. Then he told me the feeling he got from me was musical theatre and just managed to talk me out of it so I said cap or bust... but now I'm kind of realizing that since you can audition to get into CAP again after your sophmore year, and it would be amazing just to be at Tisch no matter what, that I think I limited myself :/ Its really a personal decision, like they said to us if you only want musical theatre don't bother saying the other studios if you won't be happy

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:07pm

"Its really a personal decision, like they said to us if you only want musical theatre don't bother saying the other studios if you won't be happy"

Exactly. They do want you to be happy, and they said it's very rare that they switch students out of the studios that they're placed in.

And I did not say CAP or bust. I didn't even sing at my audition... didn't plan on music theatre right now, because I just started voice lessons this past fall. My top choice was Playwright's Horizons and my second was Stella Adler, and I got placed in PH. So I'm happy. May look into CAP for my junior year, but I couldn't be more pleased for now.

[theatredude102]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:18pm

i definitely understand what you mean.
thanks that makes a lot of sense
Does anyone know what types of songs to sing to audition?
Ive read a lot about it and it seems to be what you really want but i mean Broadway or pop?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 11:13pm

NYU would never give a full $52,000 dollar scholarship, fyi. $52,000 means they got a financial aid package that covered them completely with scholarships, grants, loans, and work study. Many people do not get that, but if that is your financial need, you will get it. No way do they give a full $52,000 scholarship.

Also, about the stuff on CAP...if you want to go to NYU for musical theater but you initially don't get into CAP, it's best to take advantage of being at the acting studios. First of all, CAPs acting training is pretty lousy and simplistic. Secondly, if you are in an acting studio, not only do you get better acting training, but you can still take voice lessons, dance lessons, and song performance workshops as electives through the drama department. Also--if you go to Stella Adler (which, IMO, offers the best, most well-rounded acting training), you even take a class called Acting a Song.

Lastly, if you get into NYU for acting only, you can take a summer semester at CAP 21 or you can transfer into CAP 21 after your first two years at your primary studio.

[irlandaise890]

Posted: 2/16/08 at 7:14pm

BroadwayGirl- did/do you go to NYU?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 2/17/08 at 1:14am

I go to NYU now--I'm in my second year.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 2/18/08 at 12:24pm

Broadwaygirl is correct. The largest merit scholarship NYU gives is $26,000/yr. and Tisch students are not eligible for that (it's for CAS students). The largest merit scholarship that Tisch will award is for those who are in the Scholars program and that scholarship is $20,000. This is for a combination of academics, leadership and community service in high school. VERY few students get these scholarships. I believe that it's ~20 per year and that is for all departments of Tisch, not just the drama department.

No one at Tisch, or at any other NYU college, is getting a full-ride scholarship, or anything remotely close. Even if they did get a financial aid package of $52,000, which I highly doubt because I have never heard of one in ANY NYU college, the majority of that amount will be in the form of loans which will obviously have to be repaid.

If you are auditioning for MT, there is no disadvantage to indicating that you are willing to accept another studio. It will not affect your chances of being placed in CAP21. Research the various studios ahead of time and know the differences, and know which might interest you. If you can discuss them intelligently, it will work to your advantage.

p.s. I'm a Tisch grad.