Ithaca College vs Drew acting

My daughter has been accepted at Ithaca acting and Drew theater has given her a full scholarship. But I know her heart is hoping for De Paul acceptance. Any experiences or advice? Any comments about Ithaca and Drew theater programs?? Thanks!!!

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Has she visited both options? Seen shows there? One is a highly structured and competitive BFA program with strong training and fantastic connections to professional theater. The other is a BA in an attractive small college setting and is a liberal-arts program with a very different type of curriculum. I think she would find the two school cultures and campuses to be quite different also.

As a parent, I’ve watched my oldest go through a great BA theater program (at Kenyon) and my youngest in a highly structured BFA (Otterbein, which he chose over Ithaca, but he liked IC a lot). Neither kid would have thrived in the other’s school. If your daughter loved DePaul, it sounds like she is more a BFA type for sure, but I hope she can visit both programs, have a chance to see a class and talk to students, and feel confident that she is choosing the right place for the next four years. Please post when she decides!