<p>I have been a long-time lurker on this site, and due to recent events I thought it necessary to post.</p>
<p>To preface, my husband and I are both proud IU graduates, and we (as well as our children) bleed cream and crimson. When our S applied for admission in November, he was awarded a large scholarship that would take care of most of his tuition (which was also decreased because we’re in-state). </p>
<p>Our S has always wanted to do musical theater, and he was thrilled to hear that his dream school was beginning a new program that would offer him a degree in it. He auditioned in February and was rejected. The letter from George Pinney was very encouraging and personal, but the rejection was a lot to swallow. Our S is crushed.</p>
<p>That being said, our S just found out that he was accepted to the University of Michigan for MT. We both cried when he found out. He is completely honored and humbled by this prestigious offer. However, even after his rejection at IU he began talking about attending Indiana anyway as a BA major. Also, finances are an issue, and my husband and I don’t know if we can afford to pay the out-of-state tuition. </p>
<p>During our audition, the faculty and students all said that there was a camaraderie amongst the BA and BFA students, and that the BA students could take many of the same classes as the BFA majors. Also, as we understood, the BA majors could audition for all of the same shows as the BFA majors. The facilities were beautiful, the MTs were beautiful and eloquent, the faculty was so friendly and helpful, the curriculum was reassuring, and the overall environment really suited our S. </p>
<p>We had an equally positive experience at Michigan… but our S didn’t fall in love with it. He wants Indiana.</p>
<p>Our S has also been accepted at Balstate and Western Michigan for MT, but he decided that even if he were accepted at those schools, he would go to IU’s BA program no matter what. He didn’t plan on being accepted to UMich.</p>
<p>Can anyone offer any advice? He knows that the decision is ultimately up to him, but he keeps on asking my husband and I what to do. We have no idea either.</p>