How much should a parent help kid to get into a BFA program?

<p>skewlcounselor-- yes, my D told me she will go to Unifieds at NYC, I will travel with her of course. I will do all the arrangements for travel, that’s fine with me but yes, I told her she is the one who communicates with schools and fills in all the papers and schedules all the auditions. I also don’t know if I should research the schools? Should I? It’s so different from what I did. I am a lawyer, it’s very far from arts life. For me the name of the school matters more, I am very sorry to admit that but that’s how it is. My D does not care about the name, she wants a program in NYC or LA so that she could start auditioning as early as possible. She keeps telling me she needs more experience. She also wants a full university experience, not just acting classes. She told me she thinks general education is very important for acting as well as professional training, that is why her reach schools and NYU and UCLA. Well, at least here I agree with her! </p>

<p>TheRealKEVP-- no, my D is not applying to MT, she understands she has no enough training. She loves singing but dance is something she couldn’t master! Sports made an impact on the way she moves, lol. And yes, I agree she can pursue other professions once she realizes she wasn’t destined for stage. Life is not that simple though. Sometimes you can not go back to fix things. That is why I am so concerned.</p>