Questions for Drama Students

MissJules
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:55 +0000

I’m seventeen and a senior in high school. I got a 2120 on my SAT and a 730 and 740 on my subject tests. I get straight A’s and have plenty of extracurricular activities. My ultimate dream is to be an actress. The only problem is that I want to go into musical theatre. I know that Vassar does not have a musical theatre major, just straight theatre. However, my father is a professor there and I would be able to go for free. My question is: is it worth it to go to a very good school with an excellent program for free, even if it isn’t exactly what I want? Keep in mind that I would be taking voice lessons and dance on the side.

I know this is really more of an opinion question, but I sort of need an opinion from someone outside of my family.