<p>Good luck! It’s wonderful that you’re starting early with this.</p>
<p>I feel obliged to remind you of some basic truths about trying to get into auditioned theatre programs:</p>
<p>1) The most well-known, “top” schools have VERY low acceptance rates, many under 10%.
2) There are many schools that are a little less well-known that have slightly higher acceptance rates, maybe in the teens/twenty per cent. This is still a very selective group, but it’s good to have some on your list.
3) You don’t mention your academic stats, but for many schools you do have to meet their academic standards at least reasonably well to be accepted even by audition.
4) You don’t mention financial needs - theatre schools like all colleges can vary from low in-state tuition to the full-pay over-$50,000 per year cost. Some of the slightly less selective schools can offer some pretty great scholarships that the “top” schools can’t.</p>
<p>It’s wonderful to fall in love with a school - a dream come true if you get in and can afford it - but even more helpful in that it tells you what you want in your college experience. There likely are many schools that could meet most of your criteria. Try to have a balanced list in terms of selectivity and cost, and please do have some schools that do not depend on an audition for acceptance. There actually are a number of BFA programs that do not require this (see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/1177128-non-audiiton-bfas.html?highlight=non+audition+bfa[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/1177128-non-audiiton-bfas.html?highlight=non+audition+bfa</a> ), and of course hundreds of BA programs that are really quite excellent, too.</p>
<p>I wish you all the best in your journey.</p>