Rejected, but still attending for BA program/need advice

Natalieblueeyes
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:02:27 +0000

My D has been offered BA in Theatre Studies (or something similar) at 3 schools instead of a BFA – one of the BA even came with more scholarship money. I have looked closely at them. I don’t think she should go to a school for BA if her primary goal is to reaudition and get into the BFA program. All of the schools say that BAs can reaudition for the BFA programs and that there have been a few students who have successfully done it in the past, but it sounds like a rare occassion. When I asked one school more questions about it, the woman said that BAs get busy and it never happens.
However, I think a BA would be good choice for a student if they would be happy with the BA program itself. If the student starts out thinking of it as second best, I think it may be a difficult adjustment.

My D doesn’t even want to consider the BA options. She wants to pick one of her BFA offers and she still has three schools to hear from. She picked schools based on their BFA programs and is ready to fall in love with the school that offers the best BFA opportunity. That is the right approach for her, b/c she will put up with some negatives about a school if she is where she wants to be theatre-wise.