<p>Isn’t AMTC a for profit talent competition event? It just is not comparable to college. </p>
<p>Also, early_college…you attended AMTC when? last year? after 8th grade? I know I mentioned this to you in another thread, but getting an agent as a child is not the same as getting one at age 22. A child can procure an agent more easily with less experience and training. At 22, you better have had training and experience and exposure. Also, getting an agent in GA or FL is not like getting one in NYC or LA. An agent for modeling and commercial work is also very different from securing an agent for legit work (stage/TV/film). </p>
<p>Being an extra in a film, while a neat experience to observe the whole scene (no pun intended) is not even a credit you can put on a resume. Often commercials are not listed individually on a legit actor’s resume. </p>
<p>Early_college…I don’t mind if you call me a stagemom, but I will tell you that you are reading certain things into my posts. While I am a parent of a child who has been in theater her entire life…from age 4 to 20, I also advise students seeking college theater degree programs. Thus, I am posting here to be helpful. I have some knowledge in this area. I originally was trying to help you, a young person for these forums as you are a ninth grader, and you mentioned trying to graduate high school early or go to college early. As I posted ot you a while back, my own child graduated HS at age 16 and has been on her own in college in NYC since then. I hardly run her life and she is very independent. I have learned a lot through her experiences but she is more konwledgeable than I am about the field. Anyway, I also am advising a student this year who is an applicant to BFA programs who is graduating HS a year early. So, I thought I was trying to help you with some advice. You have mentioned possible paths you may seek and I am advising you a bit on what I know, for what it is worth.</p>
<p>If you truly wish to just go audition, take some acting classes and get work, then no need to go to college. If you want excellent acting training, a college acting program is one of the best avenues you can seek. You mention many times that you just want to get your career going faster. The best way to get your career going is to gain a lot of experience and much training and you will be able to compete. You could hit auditions at age 17 after getting out of HS early and hope for the best. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>One more thing…I enjoy the many perspectives on the forum of people from many backgrounds and levels of experience and many ages. Usually, most students come to CC around junior year of HS. It is great that you are starting to think about it all already as a high school freshman. But it is more typical of someone your age to be asking for advice, rather than giving it, particularly to high school seniors, college students, and their parents. Right now, most in that category have more experience than you and so it is a good idea to glean as much information as you can and then in a few years, after you have been through this process, stay on CC and help some high school underclassmen with what you have learned.</p>