<p>Hi alwaysamom :)</p>
<p>My daughter has been accepted into U of A School of Theater Arts BA program, but has not yet auditioned for the BFA program. She didn’t want a BFA, and UA was her last choice school, so she didn’t audition. Now we are deciding whether or not she should pursue the BFA instead. One of the issues, as you have asked, is about the double major. That won’t be possible…and even a minor may not be. She can still take at least a couple of writing classes, but we need to talk more about this in depth with an adviser.</p>
<p>I’m definitely taking what the teachers said with a grain of salt. The one who is a UA grad has never been very warm toward my daughter, and is an abrasive personality type, so I was surprised by what she said. She still works with the faculty at UA and does some productions with them (I think on the technical end, but not sure). That is the only reason that I put some credence into what she said about the program and my daughter’s potential. I read the things people said on the UA board last year, and it was just one more reason UA was at the bottom of our list. It is a HUGE reason why we are so torn! Pay a lesser amount to send her to a school with the odd BFA cut program and, arguably, weaker academics but then graduate debt free…or go into big debt sending her to NY for better academics and possibly better theater training and opportunities? I feel like we are in a lose/lose situation :(</p>