<p>Hi!
I'm kinda new here, but I do visit this forum often! :)</p>
<p>Well, I just wanted to let you all know of my plans for college.
I'm a junior in high school, from Maryland, that plans to study Musical Theatre. I don't attend a performing arts high school. My academics aren't exactly where they should be, but this year my goal is to maintain a better GPA throughout each semester.</p>
<p>Here's one option I've come up with:
Go to Carroll Community College and get my Assosciates of the Arts in Theatre and then transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution (Stole that from the website :D)</p>
<p>I'm kinda leaning towards going to CMU. But that place is tough to get into to be an MT Major I hear. So are there any recommendations?? Different colleges I could check out? Another option there is out there I don't know yet?</p>
<p>It sounds like it's a plan. Or instead you could apply to a conservatory program like UArts or Boston Conservatory where grades aren't really an issue but admission is based on your audition. If you want a conservatory program within an actual university setting you could try CCM and Hartt which are housed in colleges that aren't that difficult to get into academically but have fantastic programs.</p>
<p>If you do plan to get your associates than transfer it would probably be in your best interest not to apply to CMU. While CMU does accept transfers, you MUST start out as a freshman in the program no matter how many credits you have. So unless you'd want to go to school for another four years after already going for two, I'd say no to CMU.</p>
<p>also, just as a heads up....transferring into MT programs can be pretty tricky. MANY of them will re-start you as a freshman, and the others may only audition transfers IF they have spots available, so you'll want to do some more research on which schools have which policies, etc. it will save some agony in the long run, probably!!</p>
<p>with that said, it's good to see that you're thinking ahead. if you think that's the best plan for you, go for it!!</p>
<p>I think it is a good idea to do research on different programs. The previous post was spot on... many conservatory programs will make you start over in their programs... and will not accept any transfer credits form another institution (community college, four year college, or another conservatory program). This would mean that you spent 2 years at the community college, and now still have four years to go... an expensive proposition.</p>
<p>Community college works better if you plan on transfering to a BA program. That way many of your general education credits will already be taken care of. When it comes time to apply to college you may want ot apply to the community college, try some BA programs with a musical theatre major, and apply to a few conservatory programs. That way you will have covered your bases.</p>
<p>AMDA in NYC is a 2 year conservatory for Musical Tehatre that you might want to look at.</p>
<p>I agree with the above guidance to you that many of the schools would make you start over as a freshman, so you would want to research each one carefully.</p>
<p>This week I ran into a parent of a student who graduated HS in the spring and is currently attending a nearby state university. She wants to transfer next year to Columbia College in Chicago for straight theatre (no audition required) and is going to the local college to get general education courses out of the way at a place where it costs less. They know others who have transferred into Columbia in the same way. I do not know much about Columbia, but it has been discussed on this forum. I think they also offer MT.</p>
<p>SSimagination...at the top of this forum, there is a post called FAQ link. Click on that, and you will find exactly the info you need. There is an article by Dr John that explains the difference between BA and BFA programs. There is also something called "The Big List" which is a list of all the schools in the country that offer a degree in MT, either by audition or non-audition. The list includes both BA and BFA schools.</p>
<p>I would suggest you also read the post called "For those new to the MT Forum" also located at the top of the page.</p>