<p>Hello,</p>
<p>At a few of the school – Syracuse (I know), Ithaca (I think), you can indicate on your MT audition form that you would also like to be considered for BFA Acting. The MT and the Acting programs are both competitive, but since your D is interested in both MT and Acting programs, it could expand her admissions chances. I do believe that more generally audition for musical theatre than acting at these schools. </p>
<p>Indiana’s BA is supposed to be very good! I know that before they started a BFA MT program many BA students were creating their own individualized studies major combining acting, music, dance. Now that there is the BFA program I do not believe that students may do this officially, but I believe hat they still can take voice lessons (I do not think with the MT faculty – but through the SOM [which is one of the best in the country]). From things I have read posted on CC and from kids I know at Indiana – it does sound as if it is less and less likely for the non-BFA MT kids to be cast in mainstage musicals. This would be a good question to ask of current students.</p>
<p>I think there is someone who used to post on the Theatre/ Drama board who has a D in the BA at Guthrie. From what I understand the BFA is HIGHLY selective. BA students do not take acting classes with the BFA students. You may want to post your question over there. </p>
<p>At schools that have both a BFA and a BA you may find that the performance opportunities are not as available to the BA students. This is important to find out. The policy may be that only BFA students can audition for certain productions. The policy could be that productions are open to all students, but that in practice BFA students are generally the ones cast. This is why it is a good idea to get both the “official” answer and the student perspective. </p>
<p>There is a representative from FSU who posts here. You may want to post your FSU questions on the sub-forum. I was curious (I did not know that FSU offered a BA), so I looked on their website. Here is a link to the student handbook (published in 2006) detailing curriculum, admissions and retention policies, etc…
<a href=“http://www.theatre.fsu.edu/pages/programs/undergraduate/2006_Handbook.pdf[/url]”>http://www.theatre.fsu.edu/pages/programs/undergraduate/2006_Handbook.pdf</a></p>
<p>As far as suggestions of schools – is there a certain part of the country she is interested in attending school? It sounds as if she is open to both BA and BFA and to acting and mt… this really opens up the options.</p>