How much debt is too much debt for MTs?

zappos
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:33:26 +0000

One of the most interesting parts of the BW audition is the Master Class which parents and students are encouraged to attend. Ours was a casting agent from NYC and after he critiqued the seniors and some underclassmen he opened the forum for some Q and A. After some questions on how to secure an agent in NYC following graduation someone did ask the question on how someone would lose their agent once they were accepted into their agency for representation. The gentlemen apologized to the parents in the group first and said he was sure that many did not want to hear the following news. He would drop a client if they had to miss auditions because they had to work (i.e waitress). He said for the first year their main job was to audition. He said it would be best if someone (hello? parents) could pay for expenses the first year so that the only job was running the audition circuit. I thought it was an interesting insight and I’d share it although I’m sure it’s not reality for most but food for thought as many are making decision if we (or they) should take on massive amounts of debt. I also heard today on the radio that three major student loan providers are now freezing their programs based on the economy and poor performance on student payback.