"Let's start at the very beginning . . ."

sopranomtmom
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:49:22 +0000

It’s really great that you are starting now when your daughter is a junior so she will have time to review different programs and really think about what she wants. When we started my this process my daughter’s list of schools was so ridiculously long it was overwhelming. She had BFAs, BMs and BAs - Acting and Musical Theatre. It was clear that she really needed to narrow her focus so we sat down and talked at length about what she really wanted out of her college program- what would meet her needs, prepare her in the best way possible and make her happy. Since she attended a dual enrollment high school at our local community college she had already taken a great deal of college level GE. She really wasn’t interested in spending a lot of time in college taking more GE when what she really wanted was to focus on intense training. So for her a conservatory type of BFA quickly rose to the top of her wish list. In the end she felt that was the best fit for her. It helped to hone her list considerably and that is the type of program she will attend with just 27 units out of 137 consisting of GE. It was the right fit for her, but definitely not for everyone so it really is important to consider what it is the priority for your particular student.