@TheatreMom21 Deciding among BFA Acting, BA Theatre, and BFA Musical Theatre is a lot to think about, especially this close to application and audition time. If you have not already done so, I would suggest that you and your son consider speaking with a few national audition coaches to get a strong understanding of the different types of programs and specific schools, and also to assess his level of competitiveness, especially for MT. If you are not already familiar with the national coaches’ names, these include MTCA-Ellen Lettrich, Mary Anna Dennard, MCA-Chelsea Diehl, Halley Shefler-ArtsBridge, and Dave Clemmons.
One approach, if he feels he really could thrive in any of these environments and sees pros and cons to each, is to apply to a range of schools in all three categories. But that is going to be quite a lot of work. So the more he can narrow down what he really wants, the better. Of course, it’s hard to narrow down options too much when admissions to all three of these types of programs are so competitive. I’m sure you have some likelier BA options on the list, as well.
There have been a few recent threads on this board about Acting and Theater programs for strong academic students. You can search the threads from the past few months and perhaps find some more specific suggestions.