@Notmath1 - I thought I kind of explained in #7, but sure. I will freely admit that I know NOTHING about AMDA - we never looked into stand alone conservatories of any kind. BUT, I have read what I will call “less than flattering” comments on CC about AMDA in the past. However, the casting of these two young ladies seem to show that some people with serious chops choose that program (I have to believe they would have been successful in BFA auditions). My “interesting” was more about the different paths people choose.