<p>No degree guarantees you a career. Period. Lets face it, the odds are tough. But it is certainly possible to have a successful (and I think the definition of success is up to each individual) career with a BA. Just a handful of notable examples (and again, I don’t think you need to reach this level of fame to have a successful career):</p>
<p>Julianna Margulies- Sarah Lawrence
Josh Radnor- Kenyon
Julie Bowen- Brown
John Krasinksi- Brown</p>
<p>My own daughter also wanted a balance of liberal arts and theater applied to both BAs and balanced BFAs and in the end chose her BA school over a BFA program. We won’t ever really know what might have been if she went with the BFA. But she is very happy in her BA program. She’s taking two theater courses this semester- movement for actors and a lighting design course- ran lights for the musical, performed in a staged reading, and now has two callbacks for spring productions. And has taken the kind of liberal arts courses that she really enjoys. So far, knock wood, its going well. </p>
<p>You don’t need to decide now. Keep your list balanced and see what your options are in April. If you had told my daughter she would choose a BA over a BFA back in the fall, she never would have believed it. </p>
<p>While poking around I found this list which you might find amusing. I know I did!
[Education</a> | Celebrity Actors & Their College Majors](<a href=“http://www.classesandcareers.com/education/2007/04/20/celebrity-actors-their-college-majors/]Education”>http://www.classesandcareers.com/education/2007/04/20/celebrity-actors-their-college-majors/)</p>