We are just taking a day at a time and also keeping the big picture in mind – what if she doesn’t get in anywhere at all? Or only gets into places we can’t make work financially? I think the odds of those outcomes are slim, but definitely possible. Then what? Does the world end? The earth swallow us whole? No. She has options. Academic acceptances with scholarships might open a door for her to study something else. If that doesn’t feel right, maybe a gap year to focus on training and strengthening her weak areas might be a good idea. We have a great community college nearby where she could take some core academic classes while also studying voice, dance, and acting outside of that setting. She’s young, there are no laws that say she has to go to college immediately if the right opportunity doesn’t present itself after this process. Maybe “trust the process” means trust it even if it doesn’t end at a BFA MT program in August, and keep an open heart and mind to whatever’s around that corner.
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