<p>I too asked myself why all the hype about Texas State since I had not heard of any recent graduates who have made their mark as of yet. Then I heard Kaitlin Hopkins and Jim Price speak about their program and now see why this program has risen from obscurity in five short years. I can’t explain it. You have to meet them and hear them talk about their program’s mission and vision to get it. They only take 12-14 kids because they want to be able to really get to know them and work with them. I can see why all the kids that meet them end up wanting to go to TXST. My child just met many of their current students at a summer intensive. They were amazingly talented and had nothing but wonderful things to say about TXST even away from the school and the staff. My child also knows several of the amazingly talented recruits from recent years and there’s no doubt in my mind that it is only a matter of time before we start seeing their names in lights. How great for those kids who will have the opportunity to make a mark for themselves and be among the first to do it for their school! This school is definitely in the top five of my child’s list alongside CM, CCM, BOCO & Michigan!</p>