Affordable/"Good value" Acting BFA, starting research for class 2022

lovetoact
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 02:20:51 +0000

My daughter (BFA Acting and BA French) went to UMBC in Maryland and I believe her scholarship was called the Premier award. It was full tuition based on academics. At UMBC they also have the Linehan Artist Scholars program. It’s based on audition/portfolio review and maybe an essay–for visual and performing artists. I’m not sure of the amount of that scholarship–I believe it varies–but it also offers interesting experiences/activities in the arts for their students every year, including trips to NYC and DC for cultural events and a seminar class.

My son got into UMinn and was awarded a lot of scholarship money based on his academics. It was pretty close to full tuition (definitely would have cost less than an in-state school for him) because they stack scholarships. He didn’t get into the Guthrie BFA though, so he picked a different college.
The University of Alabama (alumni include Norbert Leo Butz, Michael Emerson, and Sela Ward) offers several scholarships based on GPA and SAT scores, with the top scholarship being for full tuition.