Thank you, I found this very helpful! I know my D is very interested in a BFA as opposed to the BA and has told me many times she can only truly see herself happy within a musical theatre career field, but she also has a talent within creative writing and English (alas, another career field in which she’ll have to fight for a job), should I tell her to keep her options open and think about pursuing English if the programs or other things within her dream field end up not being what she imagined or let her find her way?
As for the MAPP program, D is very busy within school as of now, she is involved in school politics and a swim team member all while helping direct their spring musical and does some vocal work on the side. Does this program take a lot of time that would conflict with formal commitments? Husband has doubts on her choice of pursuing MT and wants her to stay within her current commitments and not set herself onto solely MT as he is very weary about her future if she does so (she’s tried very hard to change his mind, poor thing).
I know D is very, very willing to go the extra miles to achieve greatness in this field, and if she’s willing to work hard for it, I will sit back and watch gladly as she reaches for the sky. But I’m fearful of what may happen if the ground falls from under her and she’s left feeling bitter about something that once made her so immensely happy and blissful.
Another thing, (I’m very new to this program and field over all, so I have many questions and I really appreciate your help) D is auditioning for District Honors Choir as requested by her director, would this be impressive on an application for the MT program or will they be looking strictly at her musical theatre experience? Which is another thing that makes me slightly nervous, due to the lesser amounts of opportunities D has had within her performing, she has most definitely not had the same amount of experience as others hoping to get into this program. She has performed in two plays, a musical, and will have three more musicals under her belt before her high school career is over.
I have tried many times to ask her guidance counselor about these things but she has said that she’s never had a student in our school district interested in going after MT and therefore knows nothing or very little about programs and what D should be doing to level the playing field (something that was a bit disheartening for D to hear).