<p>The Florida State auditions are very competitive, particularly for musical theatre, though the acting ones are no slouch either. there are between 5-12 people in each B.F.A. class for either musical theatre or acting depending on what the program needs and the people who audition. Near as I can tell in my time here, the acting program tends to have slightly more people in it then musical theatre. I personally do not know what exactly the auditions are like because I’m studying design, but I know that one thing to know is that your monologues have to be within the time limit because they will stop you. </p>
<p>The acting program seems pretty focused and puts demands on the classes you take. It’s very hard to minor, and it seems like there are only opportunities for the gen eds and few electives that you have to take. Take this with a grain of salt though, as I’m not in the program, and this is only based on what I’ve heard. That being said, there is still time for the B.F.A.s to have a social life and all in all, the whole school socializes pretty well. We’re a tight knit group. </p>
<p>I chose a Bachelor of Arts as opposed to a B.F.A. because I wasn’t interested in either of the B.F.A. programs that FSU offered seeing as how they’re only acting and musical theatre, and as mentioned earlier, I’m studying design. But I know several actors studying as B.As who are perfectly happy, get cast, and are very good at what they do. I think the biggest difference is the kind of education you want. With a B.F.A, you’re going to get more focused and intensive acting training, but it will limit your ability to take other classes. If you’re a B.A. you’re going to get less intensive acting training, but have more opportunity to pursue interests outside of theatre by getting a second major, taking other classes, etc. It really comes down to what you want out of the program. But again, take all of this with a grain of salt, since this is only my impression of the program. </p>
<p>I hope that helped.</p>