@squirk , no you are not helicoptering, you are surveilling the path ahead! We have your back here - it’s a crazy road, and it’s good to check for landmines ahead of time.
OK, I’m done beating a metaphor to death. The only thing of potential value I have to add is that a) there are a ton of programs both in and around NYC to consider, if that’s where your D thinks she’d like to be and b) my S fell in love at first sight with Tisch and nothing could sway him from applying ED. I think the most difficult part for me as a parent was to keep him focused on the fact that we still had an audition schedule to flesh out in the event that he didn’t get in, and then the scary idea of managing his disappointment if he didn’t get in.
Our happy ending is that he did get in and will be attending there this fall. He applied “MT-all studios,” which means that he did the MT audition hoping to be considered for the New Studio on Broadway, but that he trusted them to put him where they thought he would thrive the most. He will be in the Playwrights Horizons studio and is really excited!
Happy to talk you through it when the time comes. We also looked at a bunch of places in the surrounding area.
Happy travels!