Hey! I’m currently a senior in high school and I love theatre and always knew this is what I’m suppose to be doing. ( cliche I know) I plan on pursuing musical theatre in college however my family can’t really afford to put me into a BFA MT program right away. I did go through the audition process and did get accepted into the conservatory program with NYU, Oklahoma City, and got accepted immediately to a handful of schools from a mass cattle call audition like the thespian college auditions and received callbacks as wells for many other schools. However didn’t get to attend many schools I received callbacks to due to the fact that parents simply didn’t have the money to take me to the audition. I can’t afford to go into an MT program right away I’m scared to transfer because I don’t want to spend potentially 6 years in school trying to get a BFA MT degree ( 2 years at community and 4 years at a BFA program) I fear this will cause me to grow behind compared to others pursuing this. I want to begin professionally auditioning as young as possible ( with the right training to equipped to do so) without having to spend 6 years in college potentially. The community college in my area is very good and has sent many people into great MT programs after going through them for 2 years there have been many successful alumni that go through there. There offering me a full ride, and I have no doubt that this program is phenomenal however I just can’t spend 6 years in school. I don’t know what to do I desperately need help I feel at such a disadvantage compared to everyone else. There is time where I just want to give it all up because everyone seems so financially secure that is pursuing the performing arts, going to all the camps, going to these triple threat master class, getting all these college audition coaches. And I had to do this all by myself… I’m not gripping it just seems like to even be successful in going into musical theatre/ Theatre performance you have to have the Financial backings to do so. What do I do from here? Because I couldn’t be as scared & confused about this whole situation