<p>The accessiblilty to NYC was NOT a factor for my son. Had Purchase had a true MT program and had he been accepted to such a program, it would have been a major consideration. His biggest concern was getting into MT and getting specific training n that area. He wanted to learn all of the major dance forms, be able to take top notch voice classes and to integrate it all together with him having to fight the college rules in doing so. A good MT program will do a lot of that for you, but even among such programs, some are very weak in part of the triple threat prep, notably dance at some of what are considered the top programs. </p>
<p>For my son, MT Marymount would have been the easy choice over SUNY Purchase.</p>