<p>Now you can stop looking at the East Coast schools, and focus on those in the LA area. That will also save you THOUSANDs of dollars in travel expenses during audition season. Congrats on that!</p>
<p>She is still looking to audition for BFA programs on the east coast…if she doesn’t get into any BFA she will stay on the west coast for sure…thanks everyone for your support :)</p>
<p>If a high school senior is not successful in gaining acceptance to a BFA program, no, they should not conclude that they are not talented or that they need to attend a BA program as a consolation. They should attend a BA program if that program provides them with the education and training they are seeking or else there will be resentment. Muhlenberg is a unique and fantastic program that offers great opportunites for acting training and performance. People who are attending Muhlenberg are doing so because its the program that fits their educational bucket list not because they did not get into a BFA program. There can be many intangible reasons why applicants aren’t accepted to a BFA program and being introspective and self aware is important. Perhaps they had a diva attitude of over confidence in the auditions. Perhaps the auditors found them difficult to work with and not trainable, or not team players. Perhaps they had bad choices in audition material or presentation. and yes perhaps they do not possess or show that they possess the commitment and motivation necessary to make it through the intensity of a BFA program. There are a lot of factors but accepting no as an answer the first time out of the gate for a career in theatre and accepting that as defeat would mean you are not cut out for acting as a profession. Milkeshakespeare and Londream are excellent examples of applicants who did amazing things in their time off after being dissapointed in an audition season and who have gotten phenomenal acceptances and are ready to conquer their college programs. Very proud of these young ladies!</p>
<p>I want to second what mom2gals said…the audition process for these programs is INSANE and arbitrary and sometimes even cyclical. It has been talked about how some programs this year over accepted, so they may be compensating with the upcoming class. </p>
<p>It is important to not let a disappointing audition year define you, it is more important how it strengthens you instead.</p>
<p>Thank you photo 5 without coffee and in so fewer words you said it far better then me. Keep dreaming setting goals, redefining them and fighting hard, this is a cruel process but can be a lot of fun and you learn so much about yourself by going through it.</p>
<p>Agree with photomom and mom2gals. Anyone who is going to give up acting because they don’t get into a BFA program…ought to give up acting. If your drive and passion can’t survive one disappointing audition season-- you ain’t got it.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t consider going to a great BA program failing or giving up, just a different route. Giving up would be going to school and majoring in Math because you didn’t get into a BFA program.</p>
<p>People get way too hung up the letters BFA. There is a giant range in the selectivity and quality of BFA programs. I think most people would agree that a BA from a top school like Northwestern or USC or UCLA or maybe even Muhlenberg which I know nothing about would be at least as good (probably much better) than brand new unproven BFA Podunk.</p>
<p>I totally agree with you, Flossy. At the end of the day we end up at the same auditions, you don’t need a BFA to get a role.</p>
<p>We saw Chrisopher in the B.O.M. At the Boston Opera House in April while we visited Emerson. He was excellent!</p>