Auditions after 1st or 2nd yr

soozievt
Fri, 15 May 2015 19:47:21 +0000

If you are only willing to do a BFA, then it’s true, there is no guarantee that a program that has auditions after a year or two into the BFA track, will put you into the BFA track, though you would still be able to do the BA track. However, I recommend such programs all the time as a way to balance a college list for someone who prefers a BFA degree. As an example, someone who primarily wants a BFA degree, might consider having 9 audition BFA programs on a list, 1 or 2 audition BA programs, 1 or 2 BA - audition after 1-2 years for BFA track programs, and 2 non-audition BA programs (one of which is an academic safety). Ya know, there is no guarantee one will get into a BFA program as a freshman applicant anyway and so a BA school that has a BFA track or some other audition-based track (like Northwestern’s MT Certificate which is a BA) still leaves such an option open once in college.