Appying with BFA Acting Major Intended

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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<p>I know people at University of Central Florida in both the BFA Acting and MT programs and are very happy. It may also be worth looking at for an instate option.</p>

<p>Senior Showcase – can be useful, but I think it is more a factor to consider when deciding between programs to which you have been accepted, rather than applying only to programs that have a senior showcase. Admission to BFA programs is very competitive… and some BFA programs that have a showcase require students to audition to participate in the showcase, and only take a small number of students, so it may be better to think of a senior showcase as icing rather than the whole cake :).</p>

<p>Cuts – Most BFA programs have some sort of evaluation that happens at the end of freshman and/ or sophomore year… some schools will cut to a specific number of students regardless, other schools will only cut students who are not performing up to a specific standard, other schools give students the option of moving into a less performance oriented track for their final years of training, etc… It is important to ask each school what their policy is for cuts and evaluations.</p>

<p>Financial Aid – here are some recent discussion about financial aid –
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/638768-whos-generous-talent-awards-whos-tight.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/638768-whos-generous-talent-awards-whos-tight.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/808428-financial-aid.html?highlight=financial+aid[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/808428-financial-aid.html?highlight=financial+aid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>BA Programs – you do not have any non-auditioned BA programs on your list… possibly FSU (if you can apply to both the BA and BFA programs), because I think their BA is a non-auditioned program. You are going to want to find a few non-auditioned academic AND financial safety schools to add to your list. These should be schools that you would be happy to attend.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>