<p>Thanks, I appreciate that Glass.</p>
<p>I was at my CC for three years. Professional acting obligations became so prevalent that I had to pare down to part time a couple semesters in order to do it all. I finished with all the requirements for an Associate Degree.</p>
<p>And sticking with CC until I’d done all you can do at a CC ended up being a huge blessing, and money saver. When I transferred over to NYU they took every single credit that could possibly be applied, and even knocked off a semester of studio training based off the classes I took at the CC. So I was able to transfer in as a junior, still complete five semesters worth of studio training, and graduate, all in in 2 years.</p>
<p>Wow, what a wonderful story, Iwishyouwell. I wouldn’t have thought that what you did was possible. Very admirable and impressive. All the best to you.</p>
<p>One of the best things that ever happened to my kids was to be in a mentoring relationship with working professionals in their fields. NONE of the professionals (Broadway/off B’way vets, film, TV, etc) recommended to my kids to skip college. Everyone emphasized “get a degree” because the industry is fickle and cruel. They were also able to accurately describe the first few years of struggle (crappy apartments and hotel rooms while on tour, bad hours, lots of alcohol to help cope, periods of unemployment, having to ask your parents for money…yet again). They definitely did not make the life seem glamorous. My S2 went to YoungArts this year and came back with lots of similar stories from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Andrew Rannells, etc.</p>
<p>OP - try to find your S an experienced mentor. Believe me, no one will encourage your kid to skip college.</p>
<p>I told D that if she graduated in the top 10% of her class she could go to a conservatory and/or take a gap year. It worked for both of us–I saw her really working at her studies and getting the benefit of those studies, and she knew she was heading in the direction she wanted to go. (And Megpmom-- yes, the mentors advised college and some said they really wished they’d had a broader education.)</p>
<p>Iwishyouwell’s story is wonderful and shows how many different, satisfying paths there are.</p>