<p>Ok, so my auditions are winding down, and I am starting to freak!</p>
<p>I'm looking for a few last minute schools I know I can consider as safeties, but still get good training for a while before re-auditioning if need be.</p>
<p>I've looked into Amda with mixed/negative feelings.</p>
<p>I've heard of Niagara being good, but I don't know much at all.</p>
<p>So, all of you, which non-audition schools a.) have the best reputations, and b.) will give me legit TRAINING, and not be a scam?</p>
<p>If you are female, try looking at Stephens College in Columbia, MO. It offers a three year (including summers) BFA.</p>
<p>AMDA is an audition school.</p>
<p>Northwestern is non-audition, right? They have a very good program there.</p>
<p>Yes, but Northwestern is a reach, academically, for many students. :)</p>
<p>I don't know anything about the school or program, but I think Clarion in PA has a bfa MT that you audition for once you are attending the school. I question the level of talent and training in any program that doesn't have auditions up front, but at this point, it might be worth looking into.</p>
<p>One non-audition program that my S applied for was North Central College in Illinois. They seem to have a pretty decent MT program with many grads working in the field. S also got multiple scholarships (academics, voice, MT, and acting) so it would have been a nice option if he had needed it.</p>
<p>Don;t know much about it... but Russell Sage College (all women) in Troy, NY has a BS program in MT I believe.... they are affiliated with the New York State Theatre Institute... I have no idea what their application deadlines are.... nor if they require an audition.</p>
<p>Plymouth State University in NH is an auditioned BA program (I used to teach there) they offer very good training... they are a rolling admissions school and have audition dates in March I believe.</p>
<p>Northwestern also is a BA with a MT certificate program (which you have to audition for).</p>
<p>University of New Hampshire has a BA in Musical Theater that is non-audition.</p>
<p>I think the application deadline has passed for many universities, and I would guess that Northwestern's date has passed. You need to first figure out if the schools are still taking applications before getting too excited about them at this late date. </p>
<p>There is another thread from the past few days where people were advising someone about possible schools where the student could still apply for MT. I think it was the person talking about getting a rejection from Wright State.</p>
<p>Wilkes University,PA is an audition program, they still have audition dates in March and April. Susquehanna University, PA, has a non audition BA in theatre with emphasis in MT, but may be late for admittance to the school.</p>
<p>There are hundreds of training programs out there. Many are excellent, far more are very good. College is what you make of it. It depends as much on your ability to ask questions, train hard, pursue your goals, as it does anything. </p>
<p>I taught for years at a school that offered a BA in MT. We produced students that make a living acting. And we were far from unique.</p>
<p>Finally. The BFA has no bearing on the situation. Look for number of credits and classes in the three major areas. There are BA programs that have more credits than BFA programs. There are many BA programs that offer better training than BFA programs. The letters in front of the degree will not matter when you are auditioning.</p>
<p>If you want some specific University names, PM me and I'll give you my two cents. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>