<p>Hello :)
I graduated this year and am heading off to college at Oakland University in Michigan. I am officially undecided which is why I am currently hoping to take part in the audition in late august for the Musical Theatre program there. I am torn between a BA or BFA, however, I am leaning towards a BA as I plan on trying to do a double major in something else to have something else to do if me becoming a part of musical theatre productions doesn't take off. I am also going to be involved in the honors college. Because of the workload that would come with trying to do a double major, although I love drama and I would love to do it for the rest of my life, I don't know if it would be possible to handle the workload of the BFA program. I don't know how difficult it is but from what I have read about them in general, it would require a lot of work/time that probably wouldn't allow me to work as hard. But again, I'm not familiar with it. Any advice any of you wonderful people here could give me would be helpful. :)</p>
<p>Also, for my resume, I don't know my vocal type/range, and I am not able to get it because my vocal teacher is out of town until August 2. I'm really late as it is trying to get the papers sent off to reserve a spot, and because I don't know if all the spots are filled or if they will be, I want to get these papers off as soon as possible. Is it necessary for me to put my vocal type/range, or would it hurt me to do without. Also, could I put that it is TBD, or unknown???</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the help! :)</p>
<p>There is no need to put your vocal range or type on your resume for a college audition. The auditors will be far more interested in how you perform at your audition. A resume for admission to a program is really just a way to communicate your history of involvement and commitment to performing. You want your resume to reflect a solid history but the audition is far more important.</p>
<p>Your assessment of BA vs. BFA seems to be on the mark based on your description of how you intend to spend your time during the school year. I don’t know anything about your school specifically but as a general proposition, the time and singular focus of a BFA program make it very tough if not impossible to double major at most schools. Add in the additional work for the honors program and it could be that much tougher to manage a BFA with your other pursuits. If you haven’t done so, perhaps it would help to layout the curricular requirements of the BFA and BA side by side, throw in what you would have to do to include a double major and assess what your school weeks would be like in terms of the hours in class you would need to spend each week, whether there is sufficient room in each semester’s schedule and the structure of the curriculum to fit in the double major and whether one approach would require a 5 year commitment and the other a 4. Keep in mind that you need to factor in time for auditioning, rehearsing and performing in school shows. This kind of process could really help you reach some conclusions specific to your school. Talk to the theatre department and ask whether a double major is possible with the BFA and how frequently students do it. Good luck!</p>