<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I'm a high school junior on the east coast looking at schools. I know that I want to be an English teacher (secondary), but would also be interested in obtaining another degree in Theatre, so that I might teach that as well. </p>
<p>I've been considering Vassar and the College of William and Mary, with The College of New Jersey as almost a safety. </p>
<p>I don't want to leave the East Coast. What schools around are best for English education- and theatre education? Is this too much? Please help!</p>
<p>(Information about me if necessary)</p>
<p>I am an honors and AP student, within the top three of my class (not sure which... and I don't really care. As you can tell by my selected majors, I angrily repudiate numbers of all sorts). I participate heavily in the theatre department at my school and was just cast as Prof. Bhaer in our spring production of Little Women- so I think I've got the ability to go to a pretty good school. </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>NYU fits your interests, I believe.</p>
<p>Ah… I should have been a bit more specific with my location requirements! I can’t do the city… don’t have the constitution. I am looking for a smaller school, somewhere I can dorm, but not the city. </p>
<p>Sorry about that, and thank you!!</p>
<p>You haven’t posted your stats too clearly, but if you’re a strong candidate for William and Mary and Vassar you might want to look into Wesleyan, Bard, and Smith if you’re female.</p>
<p>College of the Holy Cross’ Theatre Department is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre. A HC Alum recently won a Tony Award for Best Direction in a Musical. HC Alum Peter Jankowski ’86 produces Law & Order as president of Wolf Films. HC Alum Ann Dowd ’78 has guest-starred in House and Law & Order and appeared in films, such as Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers.</p>
<p>Last November the department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross was awarded the New England Theatre Conference’s (NETC) Moss Hart Award for best college play in New England, for its 2007 production of My Life with Albertine.</p>
<p>This is the second consecutive Moss Hart win for the Holy Cross theatre department.</p>
<p>We’re doing Little Women this winter, and I’m Aunt March!</p>
<p>[award for least helpful comment goes to me]</p>
<p>Have you taken your SAT or ACT yet? If so, what are your scores?</p>
<p>Is money no object? If so, then great - you’ll have lots of choices! :)</p>
<p>However, if you’ll be needing financial aid, then you’ll need to determine what your EFC is and then find out if your parents can pay their EFC. If they can’t pay their EFC, then you’ll need to look at choices based on that info. Also, if your family’s EFC is low, then you’ll need to look for schools that can meet need without big loans. As a teacher 
you won’t want to be burdened trying to pay back huge loans. :(</p>
<p>EFC = expected family contribution. Here is an online EFC calculator <a href=“http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml[/url]”>http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml</a></p>
<p>It’s important to know what the financial situation is so that we can make reasonable suggestions. :)</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence, SUNY-Purchase</p>
<p>Mom2 is right </p>
<p>Drew, Muhlenberg, Ursinus, Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>Susquehanna, Goucher, Juniata</p>
<p>hi! Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>Sorry about the stats. I am male, and have not yet taken the SAT. Soon. I scored a 196(0) on the PSAT. I actively participate in Academic Decathlon (we are the defending state champions), the TV program and theatre (I am the morning announcements anchor and make all the DVDs for the plays that I’m in!), and student council (three-year representative, President of class last year). I am also editor of the school newspaper, and the go-to sound technician or cameraperson. Last I checked the GPA weighted was 4.20. ish.</p>
<p>My financial situation is meager. I definitely need to go somewhere with a good financial aid reputation. Perhaps somewhere with potential merit scholarships.</p>
<p>On one hand, I’m not too concerned with finances because I really want to challenge myself and get a fantastic education that I can impart upon my future students. On the other hand, I don’t want to be paying back loans until I am forty.</p>
<p>I will be sure to check out all of the schools you mentioned!</p>
<p>*My financial situation is meager. I definitely need to go somewhere with a good financial aid reputation. Perhaps somewhere with potential merit scholarships.</p>
<p>On one hand, I’m not too concerned with finances because I really want to challenge myself and get a fantastic education that I can impart upon my future students. On the other hand, I don’t want to be paying back loans until I am forty.*</p>
<p>Your stats are going to really matter. The schools that don’t give a lot of loans or gaps in their financial aid packages are the top schools. So, if you want to avoid big loans (which is a good plan) then you want top scores/stats. That way you can either get into a top school or get generous merit from a mid-tier school. (The top elite schools don’t generally give merit scholarships.)</p>
<p>Since you want to teach, minimizing loans needs to be a priority. Teachers often don’t earn enough to support themselves AND pay back big loans.</p>
<p>When you say that your finances are meager…do you mean that you’re very low income or that your parents just can’t afford college even though they aren’t low income? That will make a difference when it comes to aid.</p>
<p>Parents are divorced. My dad is unemployed and my mom works one day a week :(</p>
<p>OK, you’re low income. You’ll likely get fed grants, if you’re a citizen or legal resident.</p>
<p>But, FA offices are going to wonder how your mom is supporting you and her on a “one day a week” income.</p>
<p>Ah. Well, it’s a family business, so I think her boss/father is very generous with her wages. And my Dad pays child support working odd jobs. So the income is sustainable, but not fantastic.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Well, it sounds like your income might not be meager and may be too high for fed grants. I think FAFSA might include child support in with wages. </p>
<p>How many are in your family? Just you and your mom?</p>
<p>Since College of NJ is your safety, does that mean NJ is your home state?</p>
<p>You need to find out what your EFC is… [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Financial Aid](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml]FinAid”>http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml)</p>
<p>Study for the SAT and ACT (take BOTH - many do much better on one than the other and colleges will take the highest one). If your scores are high enough, you could get a good merit scholarship. :)</p>
<p>I will certainly calculate that out, thank you. There’s me and my mom and a little sister, 11. And yes, NJ is my home state.</p>