<p>I agree with bisouu that I don’t think the article was talking about a BFA vs. a BA. And certainly those who opt for a BFA may also have additional interests such as history and in many programs, don’t just take courses in the arts. </p>
<p>Flossy, I see a distinction of sorts between having a Plan B and “a subset of Plan A (the arts).” When I read on CC, for example, about having a Plan B, it is often those who are talking of double majors, “in case a career in the arts doesn’t work out.” To me, that’s different than majoring in the arts and hoping to have a career in the arts, but having survival jobs on the side, or in some cases, doing jobs in the arts that are not performance based. Survival jobs are enabling the person to pursue the arts. They are not the same as “fallbacks” and “needing another major in case the arts don’t work out.” </p>
<p>My kid did not enter college with the idea of a Plan B. She went for it in the arts and is working in various capacities in the arts ever since graduating college and has not worked in any other field. She is interested in many subjects and enjoyed studying things other than the arts in terms of her worldly knowledge. However, in terms of a career, she is only working in the arts and only intends to pursue various sorts of work in her chosen field of passion. There was never a Plan B. She has held some survival jobs, but even those were all in the arts. And I have seen this with those who have taken a BFA or a BA path.</p>