Congrats to your son! It is a great school and he will get excellent training 
Thanks for sharing the articleā¦
P.S. @halflokum ā¦The daffodils are blooming now and are beautiful!
My son has an NYU yo-yo that they gave him. 
@kobitheevee Congrats on your sonās choice. My son chose BU over NYU/Adler partly because of the evidently more supportive atmosphere at BU, after visiting both. He was so happy and never looked back.
It is so interesting the way people react to schools - my kid had exactly the opposite reaction between BU and NYU. At accepted student days we found the former very cold, and the latter very welcoming. To each their own!
^My son based his opinion of BU on shadowing a freshman for a day, and his opinion of NYU on visiting Stella Adler studio, not on accepted student days.
Itās all about personal choice- my wish for any kid going through the bfa process would be that they end up with choices so they can find what is best for them. I hope every kid choosing this year ends up loving their school as much as my kid loves NYU and Adler
The University of Michigan is among the best universities in the nation, considering all levels of study: bachelor, master, PhD. They are top-10 in many disciplines at all three levels. Because they are a state school and canāt match the fin aid of the elite privates, they cannot draw the level of student that the elite privates can. But looking at their program rankings at the Master and PhD levelsā¦ does that really matter? Why do we judge a school on its students? Shouldnāt students be interested in the best teaching? shouldnāt that be the top ranking variable? If so, great state schools like U Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, UW-Madison, UNC, UIUC, UW-Seattle, UT-Austin and others should be moved up your respective lists. The University of Minnesota has had 30-something Nobel laureates, more than most of the state schools mentioned above. Nobody mentions them. But they have some geniuses teaching the classes.
Iām sure kids want to be with smart kids, and they will find them at places like Carnegie-Mellon, Case Western and Vanderbilt. But how many really smart people work on those campuses?
To me, the level of brains on site is the most important aspect of any school. Because they are the ones impacting the students.
Actually U Minn gets a LOT of discussion on this forum as it contains one of the best actor training programs in the nation. As do SUNY Purchase and Rutgers (state schools) among many others. But I am pretty sure there is darn fine educating going on at many private schools as well. Something to remember is that criteria for professors ātop tierā bfa programs may be different than other ātypesā of majors (liberal arts, business etc). And depending on whether or not a program is āconservatoryā based- a student may or may not be taking many classes outside their discipline.
I truly believe that there is no ābestā school. It all comes down what your child wants to accomplish and the environment they will thrive in. Some kids will thrive in a conservatory environmentā¦others not so much. If a kid applies themselves and takes advantage of all a school has to offer even if it isnāt one of the ātopā schools, they will get a great education and be successful. Much of their success will be due to their passion and hard work, not where they went to school. Yes, certain school may have more āconnectionsā or be in a city where there is more work. I think many kids are way too focused on a schoolās ānameā and donāt look hard enough as to whether or not its a good fit for them. This is true in theatre and any other endeavor. I am guessing that many of you , like me, got a great education at a good college that was not āeliteāā¦
Good luck to the class of 2015ā¦may each and every one of your kids find the school where they will thrive, grow and be successful