<p>I absolutely agree that someone like my Dad, whose ambitions were to get into academically competitive programs, needs a very high GPA.</p>
<p>But nobody really “needs” to get into an academically competitive program. Especially the kids we are talking about, who are much more artistic than academic. And, yes, that does mean the programs they are applying for can be much more competitive, but there are different criteria.</p>
<p>Are people taking my usual suggestion, that young folks who want to be actors should start out by researching the sort of actors who right now are doing the sort of acting work they would like to do someday? Did they all have ridiculously high GPAs over 4.0, and did they all get into academically competitive programs?</p>
<p>KEVP</p>