Backstage Article

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>Did anyone else see the article in a Backstage listing budget friendly schools? Boco was number 1. Seriously?</p>

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<p>I just read it, who’s budget are they looking at? Not mine for sure LOL</p>

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<p>Can you post a link?</p>

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<p>There are many other programs they could have highlighted that actually are “budget friendly”:
[6</a> College Programs for Actors on a Budget | Backstage](<a href=“http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/6-college-programs-actors-budget/]6”>http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/6-college-programs-actors-budget/)</p>

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<p>BoCo is in the top five for parental plus loan burdens – a sure sign of a program that costs a lot and offers little or no aid. What a terrible list. Where is Ball State?</p>

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<p>Just read the article (thanks for the link, austinmtmom). Three words: Out. Of. Touch!! There are so many other schools that are truly budget friendly!</p>

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<p>Wow. I wouldn’t consider any of them to be on a budget list</p>

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<p>I was surprised at their perspective on “affordable” too! Do we have a Top 10 List of Affordable BFA programs here on CC? If I had some spare time, it would be fun to do it by region . . . maybe someone with some time on their hands can tackle it!? :)</p>

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<p>That list is more like the least affordable. Wow.</p>

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<p>kksmom5. It’s called the least expensive BFA in the US. I don’t know how to copy the link but I’m sure you can do a thread search that’s how I found it</p>

<p>posthttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1311654-least-expensive-mt-bfa-u-s.html</p>

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<p>Some thoughts:

  • I think the Backstage article was more of a Consumer Reports style “best buy” list - not the least expensive - more of a “bang for your buck”
  • I did, for myself, a while back, make a similar “best buy list” and both CCM and Elon were on my list
  • A newer best buy is Texas State - they have great faculty and leadership and have a low in-state tuition and seem to have a lot of money for scholarships.</p>
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<p>Here is the thread link mentioned in posts #8 and #10:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1311654-least-expensive-mt-bfa-u-s.html?highlight=least+expensive+bfa[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1311654-least-expensive-mt-bfa-u-s.html?highlight=least+expensive+bfa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Judging by it’s title, I think the article completely missed it’s mark, by a long shot. Boco on a “budget” list?</p>

<p>I would have thought the first recommendation for “An Actor On a Budget” would be, “go to a state school where you qualify for in-state tuition,” followed by, “if you have good grades and test scores, look for a school where you beat the stat line and qualify for a nice chunk of academic merit aid.” Maybe the third suggestion would be, “look at schools that are audition-for-scholarship,” some of them will even pay for your trip to visit if you impress them at a regional audition.</p>

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<p>I think the writer got a pile of press releases on scholarships from the schools that are mentioned and didn’t do any more research than that.</p>