Interview 197: Sarah Lovely on “Admissions in the Arts”
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- Vince gives an in-depth preview of Sara’s background
- Sarah talks about her experience at Bowdoin, Brandeis, Walnut Hill, Tisch School of the Arts, and at Julliard
- Sarah talks about applying to Conservatory style programs
- Sarah talks about how the experience at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU was different from the Julliard experience
- Sarah says where she starts her conversations with students who are interested in the arts
- Sarah talks about the perception of the “starving artist.”
- Sarah talks about how students should reach out to faculty members in the arts
- Sarah talks about one way to know what a school values when you are doing your research
- Vince has a great idea of how to use Zoom video
- Sarah talks about the organization and her one-school-a-week plan
- Sarah and Vince talk about the importance of course selection and faculty bios
- Sarah emphasizes the importance of research
- Sarah tells a great story about a fashion student that we all can learn from
- Vince tells a great story about a prolific drawer
- Sarah says which process is the most difficult in the arts
- Sarah talks about list building for theater students, and she makes a bold statement that any theater major needs to hear
- Sarah talks about acting programs
- Sarah talks about the admissions arts interview
- Sarah talks about selecting monologues and walk-in audition
- Sarah talks about how a student strikes a balance with BA, BFA, and Conservatory schools for their college list
- Sarah gives her advice for dance majors
- Sarah talks about the timelines for dance majors
- Sarah continues discussing dance majors, and she talks about students who want to dance for a dance company
- Sarah gives in-depth advice for music majors
- Sarah talks about how a student can assess their talent level
- Sarah talks about summer programs
- Sarah talked about specific advice about visual arts majors, photography, and architecture majors
- Sarah gives her advice for National Portfolio Day
- Sarah tells us why she finds visual arts admission officers are the best
- Sarah tells us about the great resource of AICAD
- Vince shares a few additional tips for visual artists
- Vince adds some additional insights
- Sarah talks about what you can learn from art supplements
- Sarah talks about art scholarships.
- Sarah talks about the art student recommendation.
- Sarah talks about all the places in the application to show your artistic interest.
- Sarah puts Vince on the hot seat, and he asks her a question she used to ask her students when she was an admissions officer at NYU