<p>zkinfamous – for the purposes of getting a sense for whether this is something you like, it is not necessary to go to NYU summer to figure that out. I don’t know San Diego at all but you might even be able to find something local. Certainly, LA has many many options. There has been very little evidence here that going to a summer program for a program has any impact no the likelihood of being accepted at that school so I would not go there for that reason. </p>
<p>I’m not the right person to ask about BA programs. My daughter’s largely been “all-in” about wanted to act since she was 8-9. Is WAY happier in a studio doing acting training than in a classroom. She wented to Stella summer and CMU summer, which only confirmed she wanted a conservatory so all she applied to was BFA programs. There is a ton of info here on BA programs. I would suggest doing some searches, which will point you to lots of threads about good BA programs. Good luck. </p>