What is the best college to go to to become an actor?

Question:far and away the best colleges for becoming an actor are Julliard, Yale, and SUNY. There are a few more and their common factors are 1. they take very few new students each year so they only take the best; 2. they are very expensive; 3. they have senior showcases for casting directors and agents. Most colleges are not worth beans for becoming an actor. A good liberal arts ed. does not hurt, but acting training is something different. Just look at the list of courses an "acting" major has to take at most universities. Most of them have nothing to do with acting. I find it amusing that colleges and universities (and professional schools) take credit for creating famous actors who once sneezed in their hallways. Great actors would become actors no matter where they went to school, or if they never went to school, because you only learn to act by acting, and most schools have very little opportunity for their students to act. For more info read my profile and write me at my aol address.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: far and away the best colleges for becoming an actor are Julliard, Yale, and SUNY. There are a few more and their common factors are 1. they take very few new students each year so they only take the best; 2. they are very expensive; 3. they have senior showcases for casting directors and agents. Most colleges are not worth beans for becoming an actor. A good liberal arts ed. does not hurt, but acting training is something different. Just look at the list of courses an "acting" major has to take at most universities. Most of them have nothing to do with acting. I find it amusing that colleges and universities (and professional schools) take credit for creating famous actors who once sneezed in their hallways. Great actors would become actors no matter where they went to school, or if they never went to school, because you only learn to act by acting, and most schools have very little opportunity for their students to act. For more info read my profile and write me at my aol address.

Northwestern U., Evanston IL (near north Chicago)

Point Park University in Penn.

The C.O.L(college of Life), dear Thespian.

NYU!

Any college with a good program as long as you have the drive in you to keep going. UCLA and USC are good as well as NYU and many others that we've never heard of, but these are in the heart of the tv/film or theatre areas. They are also extremely difficult to get into.

good luck,
Marianne

There is no best. There are many good. IT all depends on what you want out of a program, what you need, how well you get along with the faculty, etc. What are your goals, there are lots of actors who never make a living at acting.
We need more information.
Some good ones include NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Yale. There are also several wonderful programs that no one has ever heard of. You will get a lot more experience and individual attention at a small liberal arts program, but the potential contact from a large program are also wonderful.
Wherever you end up going though, you will only get out of a program with as much as you are willing to put in.
Good luck

UCLA.

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you can go out on casting calls while in school because of the location, too.