Acting programs require a balanced list. Many kids will apply to highly competitive BFA programs, lower competitive BFA programs and BA programs based on their academic level. Your S seems a perfect fit for program at Northwestern. Admission is by academics but the program is conservatory based. I do believe that students there can double major or at least have an academic minor. Their graduates are highly successful at performance based careers and academic ones. Most other programs are based on auditions and will not look at his grades, there are a few exceptions that have a standard that he will greatly surpass. He could also look at highly academic programs such as Harvard and Penn where there are many professional teen actors currently studying.
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