My S17 is at Fredonia. He began in the BFA Theater Tech and after 3 semesters switched to the General Theater Arts BA with a minor in psych. The theater program is top notch and the shows I have seen were well done and filled with talented students from the BFA and BA programs. In addition, other majors are allowed to audition and are cast. If a student isn’t accepted into the BFA, they are allowed one additional chance to audition.
My son was accepted to LIU Post and Adelphi, but the merit money didn’t make it worth it, even though he could have lived at home while attending either of those schools. He visited CUNY Brooklyn, but the living arrangements aren’t reasonably priced and, even though we live in a NYC suburb, the trip to and from Brooklyn would have easily been 2 hours plus each way. He was accepted to the general theater program at Purchase, but opted not to proceed with the screening process because there is no musical theater and he enjoys that type of show and wanted to participate in them. He loved Pace but didn’t apply because we could never have afforded it.
As for academics, S17 was accepted into the honors program at Fred with a 27 ACT composite and a 3.4 GPA.