lightinglouisiana
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Hello All,
So, I'm getting ready to graduate in December, at which point I plan on attending URTAs in Chicago to hopefully find the "Grad School of my Dreams". I'm worried I'm not as qualified as some people that I will be up against. You see, I'm not graduating with a degree in Theatre because my undergrad school doesn't offer Theatre as a major. Is that going to hurt my chances? My resume is filled with experience; I've got 5 main-stage lighting designs under my belt, as well as Technical Direction for 3 shows, light programing, and light board operation. I'm currently busting my ass to try and graduate with a 3.0 GPA, I transferred twice to get to the school I am at now. I guess what I'm hoping for is some fairytale stories about how Graduate Program recruiters are looking to find someone eager to learn and not necessarily the 4.0 student who studied nothing but lighting design at their school. Did anyone go to URTAs? What was it like? Any tips on Portfolio or displays to get recruiters to want me?
So, I'm getting ready to graduate in December, at which point I plan on attending URTAs in Chicago to hopefully find the "Grad School of my Dreams". I'm worried I'm not as qualified as some people that I will be up against. You see, I'm not graduating with a degree in Theatre because my undergrad school doesn't offer Theatre as a major. Is that going to hurt my chances? My resume is filled with experience; I've got 5 main-stage lighting designs under my belt, as well as Technical Direction for 3 shows, light programing, and light board operation. I'm currently busting my ass to try and graduate with a 3.0 GPA, I transferred twice to get to the school I am at now. I guess what I'm hoping for is some fairytale stories about how Graduate Program recruiters are looking to find someone eager to learn and not necessarily the 4.0 student who studied nothing but lighting design at their school. Did anyone go to URTAs? What was it like? Any tips on Portfolio or displays to get recruiters to want me?