Reaching out to know any parents who have children attending Millikin this Fall. We are excited for our Daughter and hope to connect with other parents on here who will have freshman there as well.
My daughter will be a Freshman at Millikin this fall.
She is in the Musical Theatre program, is yours as well?
Yes @DianaW She is MT!
My D is BFA Acting this fall and will be pursuing the Dance minor. She is very excited to be attending - it was such a great family feel there when we visited! Incredible program too!!! Excited for the kids to join the family!!!
Yay @MTmama42. It seems like many students there get a dance minor - I suppose its to take as many dance classes as schedule will allow? Or does your daughter just love dance and is good at it?
@3Blessings She would love to take dance every semester - she does love dance and really wants to train hard. She would be considered more of a “mover” who loves dance, but would love to be a “dancer” by the time she leaves.
Is there a parent FB group yet for 2023 Millikin Theatre Parents? If not, we should start one. Maybe a Sophomore parent or 2 can join and answer all our questions - LOL!
Wanted to share that one of the parents started a FB group for 2023 MT parents. This is for all the Theatre majors (BA and BFA Acting). Come join us #gobigblue
Just stopping by to share that my 2023 DD is THRIVING at Millikin as a freshman!!! Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions at all 
She is BFA Acting in the honors program and she is minoring in Dance. This semester (2nd semester Freshman year) she is taking Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Private Voice and Choir in addition to her core GE and Acting required classes. Next year she is planning to add on a 2nd minor in Business. She has been in multiple student run performances in dance and theatre and can’t wait for the new School of Theater and Dance building to open this Fall 2020.
MTmama42 ( or anyone else), has your daughter had difficulty getting private voice in the BFA Acting program? My DD was just admitted academically and so can now apply artistically. She noticed that there is an option to apply to both MT and Acting on the Acceptd form. We are comparing the courses for each, and while MT is a better fit for what she wants to study, applying to both MT and Acting would perhaps open a greater possibility of getting an offer. With the dance minor, she could get the dance she wants even in Acting (dance is her strength of the three) but we are concerned that she wouldn’t be able to get private voice. Could you share your thoughts about this? (This is my first post and I don’t think I can private message.) Thank you!
@Channing09 I am so sorry I didn’t reply to you earlier - Just saw your message!!! Absolutely they can take private voice if they are BFA Acting, especially if they are in a Choir. Have you seen the new Theatre and Dance building? The dance facilities are AHHHHH-MAZING!!! It just opened up this semester. My DD is over the moon about it, it’s truly such a gift to the performing arts kids. If you haven’t seen it I think you can take an online tour. Also, follow their FB and Insta pages to see more pix. We’ve been so happy with the school. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions at all
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@MTmama42 thank you so much! This is all great info and we will definitely follow those pages. Glad to hear you’ve been really happy with the school.