<p>At the time, I said I wouldn’t have minded so much if my D’s adviser had just said she didn’t know. In retrospect, though, I don’t know why she didn’t do a little more research. It was not that hard to learn the basics. And this was a high school with a sizable drama program!</p>
<p>Ditto–My son went to a public high school and we got little support. So I put together two large notebooks of how to handle the process and what parents/students need to do from Freshman year through Senior year. I included our experiences at the back with the intention that anyone else who uses the notebook would also put their experiences in. It includes local resources for voice teachers, acting coaches, summer and afterschool programs, etc.</p>
<p>I gave one to the theater department and one to our guidance department.</p>
<p>Be aware that some 4-year theatre programs require transfer students to “start over” with first year theatre classes - i.e. Tisch at NYU. Your gen eds will transfer, but in a studio or conservatory system they may or may not accept your theatre classes for transfer. At NYU, transfers with two years already are placed in first year studio. Then, the next year they either take the second year program or, if they are particularly advanced, they go to third year studio.</p>