<p>Thank you for your comments and advice. </p>
<p>Yes, a true “gap” year where she took dance and acting classes would be great but having grown up in the city and in the shadow of her parents, she is really ready to get out of town. </p>
<p>She was accepted into the vocal program at Indiana University but doesn’t want to spend a year without any dance or acting…She had started out wanting to study Opera when she began the college application process, but it quickly changed to musical theatre.</p>
<p>Honestly, I think she would greatly benefit from going to a good, small MT program that would allow her individual attention and the chance to see what life is like for the majority of the population of the island of Manhattan. She might actually love it and not want to transfer. </p>
<p>It has been hard to convince her that there are loads of actors who didn’t go to the top colleges but are working all the time. </p>
<p>Are there any other non-audition programs whose admissions are still open?</p>