Thank you so much. I could have searched the forums for a year and not gained the helpful insight and experience from your post above. Sheridan is definitely on the top of our Canadian list, and will be exploring the SL/Queens program (although first 2 yr in Brockville), and Dal’s combo program also looks interesting.
As we have no real world experience as parents in the performing arts, we are trying to balance whatever “prestige” or connections might come from a top-tier US school, versus the huge costs and more limited employability in the US, and LACK of connections if our kid wanted to return and work in Canada. And being fully aware how competitive all of these programs are and acceptance chances are a crapshoot.
Thanks for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and informative post.