<p>Thanks, guys, for the info! Boarding school is really a financial stretch for us, so if we do it we won’t be able to do summer programs, too. If she continues in her local private school we are planning to apply for CMU’s summer program this year and Cherubs the next (plus a few others.)</p>
<p>One of our thoughts on the expense is that being in an environment where she has a more balanced schedule, she should be able to do better academically in addition to receiving arts training she needs. We hope that it will enable her to qualify for scholarships for college, which would make up for some of the extra HS expense. Question for you re: scholarships - Are there many MT programs out there offering scholarships? Do most people get them for academics or talent? Are they more common at the smaller, lesser-known colleges, or do the “big guys” give them away, too? How hard is it to get scholarships for MT? Do you have to be in the top few of your class?</p>