<p>well said mybroadwaybaby! We went through this for high school with my D. We are in an area that has school of choice for public schools and while academically she could have went stronger at a private school-the public school gave my D the theatre and musical outlet she was craving. Students will shine where they are happiest. In the end you have to find the right fit for your child-and my D personally can not wait (even though she excels in school) to not take anymore math. </p>
<p>She is a junior and on her list is certaining leaning toward all the programs that are conservatory based and do not have a lot of general ed classes. We have also noticed that you will be spending the majority of your time in the theatre department while pursuing a BFA MT - so that is what you need to love and if she likes the rest of it - that’s a bonus. We went to Penn State and while she was not crazy about the athletic bias of the school or the fact that some of the students showing us around the campus were seniors and were just attending their first production - she liked the campus enough to live at it and if the theatre department is what she loves it will make her list-they are right now on the maybe list.</p>