<p>re: American - My D is just a freshman at AU. So far, she is happy with the training, especially the dance department. She likes her voice teacher, but since she already had significant voice training in HS, she is still waiting to see if this teacher can take her to the next level vocally. And there are many, many performance opportunities. My D has had to turn down opportunities and is already in a mainstage production in her first semester. How will this all pan out in the end? Don’t know. But she has friends at BFA and BA programs all over the country (she was in a performing arts HS) and she feels that she is getting as much “real world” experience as all of her friends (and much more performance time than most first year BFAs).</p>