<p>Again, thank you all for your information. As to visiting the colleges, we will be able to visit those in North and South Carolina plus Florida. The ones further away will have to wait until (or if) she’s accepted. We are spending a lot of time on the colleges’ websites, though. </p>
<p>We do have two in state public schools on the list. One is because it is the “best” theatre college in our state and the other is a non audition BFA. Both of these will have the benefit of in state tuition and perhaps a portion of HOPE. There is also an in state private school on her list that partners wtih a local theatre group to offer a BFA. </p>
<p>Thankfully, I’ve been down the financial aid route with my older daughter. All of her choices were at private schools, and she received quite a bit of aid from them all. She ultimately decided on Emory just because the package was so good. (But then changed majors and schools, but that is an entirely different story…) So, my younger one is also applying to those schools who have a higher price tag but also have more to give in terms of financial aid. </p>
<p>She finishes her junior year next week, and we will be spending the summer getting applications done, visiting the schools we can, and narrowing her list. </p>
<p>Thanks again for all the advice!</p>