<p>I hear Chicago is miserably cold in winter, is it a big enough problem to discourage someone from a southern state. By OCCC (should have been UCCC) I think I meant CCM, not sure, its the University of Cincinati College Consercatory. I will definately look into DePaul though. I am really shocked that University of Louisville doesn't have a good theatre program when it is in such a theatre town (the Actors Theatre, home to the Humana Festival) Thanks for the replies! To your suggestion, I would like to know my chances at Brown and DePaul.</p>