BFA and applying to non-MFA Grad School

BreakIntoSong
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:47:09 +0000

I would go the BA route. BFA are specifically designed to give you professional level training so that when you graduate you are ready for the demands and competition in the professional entertainment industry. Depending on the program you will take little, if any other courses besides theater, voice and dance. Aside from places like NYU-Tisch, UMichigan and PSU where you do take some outside courses, it’s very difficult to minor or do much else but your major.

If you want to be a lawyer, stick with the BA degree. You’ll have more exposure to a variety of subjects and definitely have a more of a well-rounded education. That’s not to say that a BFA degree will not give you a full education, but unless your career involves voice, dance and theater in some way; the education you recieved will limit you in such a field, especially when applying for something like law or business. If it’s a subject MA, like Literature, Theology or something like…then no, I don’t think it would matter. Since the education is not as specialized or difficult to get into like a top law or business grad school.

If you go the BFA path, then you are preparing to enter the profession upon graduating. If you could see yourself doing anything else with your life, then definitely go the BA path, you could always attend an MFA program from a BA.