<p>Curious why any of this matters no matter what major one is chasing. With the exception of Julliard, these are all large schools known to have a fairly high academic threshold so there is a bigger pool to compete. As a percentage of enrollment, some may move ahead of others if that was the criteria. </p>
<p>But why does this matter anyway? Isn’t it as hard to be exceptional in the arts world as it is to be a Fulbright scholar in many other fields where success is a bit easier to quantify?</p>
<p>My daughter attends a high school that produces the largest number of national merit scholars in our state in absolute numbers and overwhelmingly so as a percentage of any year’s enrollment (over 25 percent of the class consistently). My take away from that is that she’s getting a great education while surrounded by high performing peers. I’m fairly sure than most of the kids in her school would not hold a candle artistically to many of the students whose interests are represented in this thread and I’m also convinced that being good at this “theatre stuff” is just as hard as being a math genius etc…</p>
<p>Believe me I struggle with the idea of whether or not to try to have it all as well. But most days I’m convinced that having it all is more about finding the school that servers her theatre interests because she’s made it clear that is the criteria that she cares about. Might mean a school where here other talents could be stretched or it could be a straight BFA program. For sure it means a list that includes schools her high school isn’t used to seeing. :-)</p>