<p>Is there any way to determine if a school may have enough of one "type" in their current class? Would one of the coaching services who provide college counseling be able to tell us something like, "X College already has 3 or 4 girls just like you"?</p>
<p>Not that my daughter is so distinctive, but she is 4'11" (if she stands tall), looks young, and will probably be playing children/teens for many many years. I can't imagine that colleges need too many of that type in their class make up.
This popped into my head the other day when I was thinking about a girl who is a year older than my D, and I thought that whatever college she gets accepted to next year probably wouldn't take my D since they could both theoretically play the same child/teen parts. And then I wondered if that is even a valid thought. </p>
<p>But I have read a lot on here about schools casting the make up of their class, and it did start me wondering if it is better to cast a wider net if you are of a type that schools might not need too much of.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Interesting question and I wish you well, but I do not believe folks actually track and/or publish such information. I think most directors of MT programs are aware - “We already have Suzie, Cheryl, and Patty who are blonde sopranos under 5’ - so we don’t need another” - but I do not think you will be able to ascertain any sort of official record of such information.</p>
<p>I’m not sure you can really come up with a “type” that a school DOES want too much of. If they only take, say 12-16 students any give year, and half of them are girls, there really isn’t room for much more than one of any particular “type” anyway.</p>
<p>Someone told me that the big MT schools try to fill the types vacated by their departing class. So if they have a large alto character actress leaving, they will look to fill that type. Don’t know if it’s true or not…I did hear one MT program say they accept talent, regardless of type, but I cannot believe that type doesn’t play a role…otherwise a school could end up with 10 belting girls and no ingenue. But I can’t imagine how you would know what types they were taking in any given year.</p>