<p>Instead of focusing on BA or BFA turn your focus to the kinds of programs that interest you in terms of educational environment, opportunities, school size, location, cost, etc… you may find that you end up with a combination of BA and BFA schools on your list.</p>
<p>Some BA programs are more hands on and professionally focused than others. Some BFA programs offer more academic opportunities than others. Look at the program, not the degree.</p>
<p>At some schools that have both BA and BFA programs the BA students do get significantly less opportunities and training than the BA students. At others BA and BFA students are more integrated. When looking at schools that have both degrees this is an important question to ask.</p>
<p>You mention being nervous you cannot get into BFA programs, so the BA could be an option, also that they could make it more possible to double major. There are auditioned BA programs that are just as competitive (or even more competitive) for admissions than some BFA programs. There are non-auditioned BFA programs. </p>
<p>If you build a list of schools with one or two non-auditioned, academic, financial “safeties,” and round out your list with more competitive schools academically and/or artistically you will be well set. Make sure that you would be happy to attend all of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>Some schools to look at include:</p>
<p>Temple (non-audition BA)
Muhlenburg (non-audition BA… audition for scholarships)
James Madison (auditioned BA)
American (auditioned BA)
Montclair State (BA and BFA programs)
University of RI (non-auditioned BFA)
Penn State (auditioned BA, BFA degrees in MT and non-performance areas.) </p>
<p>These are just a few to look at that may or may not already be on your list. A combination of different types of programs.</p>
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