Overwhelmed in Texas

2DsnMT
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:43:52 +0000

Snapdragonfly,
I’m in Austin; 2 Ds in MT…one graduated from OCU, one from SHSU. You mentioned your D is looking seriously at OCU and Oberlin…is she wanting to get a BM?
Texas State is certainly up and coming but I have to agree with onstage that it can be dicey to start with a brand new program. TXState says they auditioned 600 and accepted 14 this year. They have all the right PR going and some big-name faculty but it remains to be seen how they fare overall. I’m hoping to see a couple of their shows this year as I know a few of the new students and I know some of the faculty.
SHSU may be a decent option for your D…very inexpensive! Their BFA allows for a student to ‘concentrate’ in either voice, acting or dance…with most kids choosing dance. Their shows are usually good…and class size small.
My youngest attended UCO (University of Central Oklahoma) for two years before transferring to SHSU…UCO is also a BM.