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BFA Acting Class of 2024: Preparation, Prescreens, Auditions, Questions and Support
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I thought I would get a thread started for the class of 2024.
Techies are definitely welcome here too.
@techmom99 posted this at the beginning of the Class of 2023 thread
"Wishing all of you luck and urging you not to leave out the techies. After all, your kids can't perform if there aren't kids like mine who want to do the lighting, set design, costume construction, stage management and the like..."
634 repliesTechies are definitely welcome here too.
@techmom99 posted this at the beginning of the Class of 2023 thread
"Wishing all of you luck and urging you not to leave out the techies. After all, your kids can't perform if there aren't kids like mine who want to do the lighting, set design, costume construction, stage management and the like..."
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I'll share my mantra...LOVE YOUR SAFETY.
Mom from class of 2021 here chiming in...For those of you who are perhaps making a final decision between a BA and a BFA program... bottom line...sometimes it's not just BA vs BFA, but it's about opportunities as well. Weigh everything! Also compare credits in the major. There is a big variation within BFA programs as well as within BAs. Some BAs come pretty close in credits to some BFA programs.
Each school has a Net Price Calculator, use it for list building. Hurdle #1, getting in, and hurdle#2, paying the bill.
When I started, I used the lists of schools to which people applied, you can look at the current year's thread, and previous years, it's a good starting point. I also made a spreadsheet of basic information, freshman performance, study abroad, etc. so I could compare. If I were to start this journey again, I would have started with the *BIG* financial picture, other kids/retirement, etc, and determine up front a financial strategy. Are we willing to take out loans, if so, how much? How much can we pay each year? What is our EFC (Estimated family contribution) and do we want to pursue merit aid, need aid, or both? The answers to those question informed the list just as much as the program for our family. I spent WAAAAYYYY too much time researching programs we could never afford.
One of the things we learned- they say it only takes one but I’ll add that it has to be the right one, including financially. So cast a wide net and consider places everywhere (i.e. if your kiddo is focused on one city don’t lose sight of great programs in others). You never know where you will find your fit. It’s tough out there but you will make it work!
And congrats again to your D! My D loves DePaul (it's less than a 4 hour drive for us to the Chicago area). She will be applying there.
I used an Excel spreadsheet and then separated the categories I decided to use with tabs. I'm using Microsoft Office on a Mac. The good thing is you can determine how many and what categories you want to have listed (costs, prescreen, audition dates, if at unifieds for auditions, application and audition costs, and program credit breakdown are a few of them that I use) and then size the rows and columns to fit the data for your own spreadsheet.
Now for more positive advice!
So am wondering if you set that new email up for your D2 before Junior year or do you mean set up a new one and used that one as the email address once you started applications?
Trying to get my D to build a list and understand the differences between programs. I'd rather spend a little less and have some funds available to support her the first few yrs if necessary.