briansteffy

lohiaaditya: The late SAT scores might hurt with some schools. My S is taking the ACT next week (by the way, if you are in the states, you can probably register for the DEC 8th ACT, with a penalty fee). In fact, if you read this today, I bet that you can get a seat at tomorrow's SAT. Go to the websites and register. Pay the late fee and show up. Few take the Dec. tests, so there will be seats. My S showed up at the wrong school in Oct., and it was not a problem finding him a seat.
Regarding safety schools. Read back thru the threads. I have tried to initiate a few conversations about 'safe' BFA programs. I received little feedback. Nevertheless, if you state what part of the country you are willing to live in, I will give you my opinion re: safer schools.
Back to the SATs. There are some programs that will not grant you an audition until they have your scores -FSU, Purchase, NCARTS, Rutgers, for example. But there are a lot of schools that will be OK with getting FEB (likely later in the month - takes about 3 weeks, if taking writing test) SAT scores. A quick list for those who want a 'safer' BFA application and need schools that do not require high GPA/scores - a few of these look to be classy programs, though they do not have BrandID: West Virginia (audition 1st yr), Wyoming (not sure whether audition at all), Montana, Marietta (no audition), Drake (typically audition in March), Rhode Island (horrible web site - last year auditioned, but this year's procedures are not specified). Would love to get a discussion going on - let's call it - third-tier BFA Theater programs (qualification - I do not consider some of the abovementioned third-tier - i.e., Wyoming).