I want to go to juilliard?

Question

I am thirteen and I know I have a long time but I really really really LOVE to dance and would love to go Juilliard!!! I've always wanted to go to college in NYC even if I can't be a dancer. :( I would really love any advice. I know I don't really have any specific question but I don't really care. Please don't answer that I'll never get in because I already know it's hard. Please don't answer if you don't really have anything to say. Thanks a bunch if you do!!!

Meghan

Answer 1

A) You need previous instruction in dance to be admitted to Juilliard - a minimum of three years of ballet and modern to be exact. See the criteria of acceptance:
http://www.juilliard.edu/pdf/Dance.pdf

B) You don't need experience in other styles. Jazz and tap are only offered as electives at Juilliard - and not much at that.

C) Juilliard does not offer a graduate program in dance.

D) It's never too soon to start checking out college dance programs if you think that's where you're headed since it takes so much time and actual visits to see the programs first-hand. Just getting the catalog isn't nearly enough. You need to see the performances put on by the student dancers. By your junior year in high school, you need to make arrangements to take a few classes in the dance department while school is in session.

You should also know that Juilliard offers a summer dance intensive for students aged 15 - 17. While it is still tough to get accepted to the summer program, it isn't as hard as trying to get into the college program and attending the program greatly increases your chances for the college.
http://www.juilliard.edu/summer/dance.html

I'm not going to answer that you'll never get in because you didn't even say whether you've been studying dance for some time. However, I WILL say that Juilliard probably isn't for you since you're just seeing it as a NYC college AND because you seem comfortable with the possibility of not being a dancer. Such a school is not for people who "LOVE" to dance, but for people who MUST dance. If you want to go to college in NYC, go to Barnard. Some of the Juilliard dance faculty teach over there as well. I doubt Barnard/ Columbia is any cheaper than Juilliard, though.

Answer 2

http://www.juilliard.edu/admissions/admissions.html

You or your parents could call Juilliard's admissions office and ask them to send you a catalog and an application. (No need to tell them how old you are.) A few years from now, when the time comes to apply, things might have changed a bit, so you'll need to get a new application at that time, but it doesn't hurt to get an advance look at what you'll be dealing with.

There will certainly be an audition involved in the application process, so keep up your dance studies over the next few years to develop your skills to the max.

Be sure to look at other schools with good dance programs, as well. Juilliard is very competitive. You can be very good and still not get in, so it's good to apply to more than one place.

Answer 3

Well, hopefully you've already begun taking dance instruction. If you haven't, you'll have to do a lot of catching up...most of the dancers at Juilliard started when they were very small. You have a lot of different styles to learn...jazz, ballet, tap, modern, and personally I would recommend African as well.

It is possible to get in with no previous instruction, but you'd have to be an exceptional natural, raw talent to do so.

If you find you can't get caught up with everything you need to learn in time for freshman year, go to undergrad somewhere else while you learn and apply for your graduate studies at Juilliard instead.

A lot of students do this and not just dance students. They'll go to less expensive local colleges, make sure they get fantastic grades that no upper crust school would turn down, commute to classes from home instead of paying rent on a dorm, save their money and put the money into the grad school of their dreams after they get their bachelors degrees.

Another thing to know is that many college professors teach at different schools in the same or different cities. Many of the professors I knew at New England Conservatory also teach at Berklee and at the New School here in New York simultaneously.

So conceivably, you could go to a different school but still study with Juilliard professors at potentially less cost. Nice huh? In the performing arts, it's less about where you studied that it is who you studied with.

Answer 4

Idk how old you are but i am 13 and rlly wanna go to julliard two. Hopefully we both get in! See u there ;)