<p>“Purchase” is the State University of New York (SUNY) in Purchase; it is a division of the huge state system dedicated to arts training. Its theater program is generally considered one of the best in the country, and is extremely selective. Like University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers (New Jersey’s principal state university), it is less expensive than most private colleges. As an international student, you will be ineligible for the best rates at those schools, but will probably find them competitively priced. They are all extremely difficult to get into. Do you want to confine your search to East Coast cities? There are many excellent programs throughout the country, with varying levels of selectivity. Are you exclusively interested in auditioned B.F.A. programs?</p>