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Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:20:34 +0000

Actually, arwarw, I wasn’t asking the questions rhetorically, but literally. The reason I ask is that a student majoring in theatre at NU is in general better positioned to get a job working in theatre upon graduation. If your D’s goal was to increase her chances to be employed as an actor or employed in theatre upon graduation, then statistically NU would be the better option. Obviously, this is just statistically. And obviously Brown is a really excellent college. But NU is better set up for this than Brown. However, if your D is still exploring her options and isn’t sure what she wants on graduation, then either Brown or NU would be good. NU would still be good–many NU undergrads double major. In my D’s dorm, there were MANy dual majors in science/math and theatre/music. But Brown would also be great in giving her options to explore what she wants. And perhaps its grading/majoring system and location and other factors would be better for her (only she can answer that). Also, as has been said earlier, Brown would probably be a bit less competitive with theatre parts, which is probably both a positive and a negative depending on what she wants.

To give you a personal example–My own D is certain that she wants to be a professional working actor upon graduation–this is her primary goal. She knows it’s extraordinarily competitive. This is why she chose NU and why she turned down other excellent schools she was accepted to (like Swarthmore). SHe too wants to be in the company of bright artistic kids and to be immersed 24/7–But MANY schools will offer that. What she wants above all is a) an excellent education to help her grow as a person AND as an actor b) like minded students to grow with and c) to be best positioned to be a working professional actor on graduation in a field that is ultra-competitive. That’s why I asked you about your D’s specific goals. Hope this helps your search.