Overwhelmed in Texas

snapdragonfly
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:22:55 +0000

We are not far - 3 hours to the east on I-30. Don’t really want to name the town but if you are in Dallas you will know which it is.

We are going to look at SHSU. In fact I called the department head today and she was very nice, answered my questions, we are going to go visit. And the more I think about it the more I think that taking the DC classes are the smart thing for her to do - all the Texas schools will take them and I think some of the others might, though I know neither Dartmouth nor Oberlin will, but, those are a real reach for her anyway. Yeah, if she could get a lot of those out of the way it will leave room for what life is all about - more theater stuff!! Yay!

Still think we ought to consider going to Unifieds if nothing else just for the experience. I am thinking the Chicago one. When I talked to SHSU, the BFA is an auditioned program and the requirements look exactly like Unifieds except there is a choreographed dance part which I don’t recall if Unifieds have that. The dance is the part I worry least about with her, she’s very good, can pick up those combinations on the spot.

But it looks like I will be joining the OMG what should she sing discussions about Unifieds.

Her drama teacher will be working with her monologues for TETA, and probably she doesn’t need two cooks on one pot of soup so I guess that unless she is doing something that even I can tell is wrong, I’ll have to leave that one up to her and her teacher.

Everyone that I have talked to who has gone to SFA or lived in Nacogdoches has nothing but nice things to say about it so I’m feeling really good about it being a safety.

Of course when I see thread about people choosing between Tisch and Carnegie and schools in that tier I feel kind of bad but we can only do what we can do for her. I figure she can pick out a few schools that look like a good fit and go to Unifieds with the idea that this IS a long shot for her, and not to be dissappointed, but to just do her best, enjoy the experience, and if something amazing happens, then it does, but not to be crushed if it doesn’t.