| Re: Fordham's drama program mirroring the real world because getting into mainstage shows is competitive, well, I think it works that way in almost every respected performance/acting program at the college level. In fact, at many schools (Rutgers Mason Gross School comes to mind as an example), ONLY the kids accepted by audition into the BFA program are even permitted to AUDITION for the mainstage shows. The kids who are studying in the BA in Theatre Arts track cannot audition for those particular shows. (Of course, most of these schools also have a bunch of student-directed shows or shows staged by student groups, and anyone can audition for those.) So I honestly don't see Fordham as unusual in that regard. That's how it works in most serious programs.
As to why my D and her friends decided to go elsewhere, well, I would say it's mainly because each of them decided they preferred more intense BFA programs to Fordham's BA program, as good as it is. My D, who does both musical theater and acting, decided to attend NYU's Tisch/CAP21 program and her buddy will be in the NYU/Tisch Atlantic Acting Studio. The other girl visited all the programs she got into (as did my D and her other NYU-to-be friend) and fell in love with DePaul. That said, all three very much liked the Fordham program or else they would not have auditioned at all. |