<p>If you want to succeed as an actress, you are going to need to commit yourself to it 100%. There is a strong tendency for people who have something to fall back on to end up doing just that and falling back.</p>
<p>If what you really want to be is an actress, I would advise focusing on that exclusively for now. If you later change your mind and decide you want a different career, you can re-educate yourself at that point. There is NO rule that says you have to major in the same subject in grad school that you did as un undergrad, or even that you have to major in a related subject. I got into law school with no trouble even though my undergaduate degree is in theatre–without any sort of “dual major”, my BA is just in theatre. This page for Harvard Law school (NOT where I went!): [Admissions</a> FAQ](<a href=“http://www.law.harvard.edu/prospective/jd/apply/the-application-process/jdfaq.html]Admissions”>http://www.law.harvard.edu/prospective/jd/apply/the-application-process/jdfaq.html), just says a “Bachelor’s degree”, it doesn’t specify a BA or any particular subjects.</p>
<p>Think of it this way, all of the time you spend taking the classes for your “second major” is time that other students are spending improving their acting skills. And then these are the folks you will be competing with at auditions when you graduate.</p>
<p>The posts that people write saying “usually a BA program gives you X, a BFA program usually gives you Y” are basically correct, but the point is that “usually”. You need to look at the specific programs instead of assuming all BA or BFA programs are identical, because they aren’t. I feel as though my BA program gave me a lot more “hands-on” experience, more like a BFA program.</p>