@sybbie719 I get where you’re coming from but i do think it’s fair to consider a group of slightly less selective audition programs as safety-ish. and re gpa, i wonder if a disastrous and health-impacted freshman year isn’t weighed differently by those looking at transcripts (i mentioned he had 3.7 in junior year). i know when i was in high school, we were told that colleges look favorably on grades moving upward as the years go on.
finally, i think it’s very possible that schools like suny purchase (where he will be auditioning for the bfa program) and ccny (where he will likely audition for jazz voice) can also double as non-audition ba theater safety options for him. i believe his academic stats should get him into either of those.