<p>Couldn’t agree more about the “self-appointed experts” bit, even amongst current high schoolers. I get a lot of patronizing or doom-saying comments about going into an acting/DTA major: from family, teachers, friends of family; even from my friends-- most of whom are highly intelligent, well-off, and planning on a school like Yale or Georgetown. I’ve got comparable resumes to each one of them and am looking at similarly prestigious schools, but when the conversation turns to colleges, I always hear “Why are you going off to do that? It’s a waste of your smarts!”</p>
<p>Backhanded compliment if I ever heard one. Why am I going the artistic path instead of a “practical” one? I quote Isaac Asimov, who applied it to a slightly different field: “I write for the same reason I breathe: because if I didn’t, I would die.”</p>
<p>This thread makes for great reading, by the way, and I’m glad there are people who’ll support the next generation of actors, dancers, musicians, and artists of all persuasions. :)</p>
<p>You all seem pretty intelligent and familiar with the field-- if it’s not too much trouble, could you do me a big favor and chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1118399-chance-theatre-acting-inclined-junior-ill-chance-you-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1118399-chance-theatre-acting-inclined-junior-ill-chance-you-back.html</a> Thanks!!</p>