<p>Californiam, keep in mind that Fullerton is a cut program. I don’t know if that matters to him but cut programs can get pretty ugly.</p>
<p>He might look at UC Irvine. They have a great theatre bfa program and we know several kids who went in already working actors and have been happy with the training there. They also encourage their students to audition in L.A. and are quite supportive if they get a part while in school. UCLA is not as generous about this. </p>
<p>To get scholarships, he might need to look at some lower tier schools. Rider comes to mind. Big theatre department but his academic stats would be attractive to them and might give him more scholarship potential. There are some benefits to being the big fish in a smaller theatre pond. My knowledge is limited to musical theatre BFA’s as that is what my mom friends discuss the most. My own daughter is looking to double major but she wants a more academic theatre program (looking into directing and artistic directing… not acting and certainly not a BFA.) I can’t come up with more acting BFA’s I’m afraid.</p>
<p>If he’s a senior though, you gotta jump on this now. Sign-ups for auditions are now and many places you must apply first. We know a dozen kids doing the audition circuit and they’ve already got their dates (throughout Jan and Feb.)</p>
<p>And hey, I’m sorry to hear about your loss of job. These are hard times for so many. Hope your son finds someplace special.</p>