<p>Im a sophmore in HS and Ive been doing professional theater since the age of eight. Im a baritone and Ive been taking voice for three years. I have not taken dance but Ive been taking acting for years now. I would love to go to a musical theater school. What are my chances? Or what colleges do you think would suit me well?</p>
<p>Good question and glad to see you are starting so early. You will find a lot of good information by searching "Musical Theater" in the pull down menu above. My early advice would be to start dancing and soon. Becoming even an OK dancer will greatly increase your chances of getting into the program of your choice. Good luck.</p>
<p>I definitely agree on the dancing, but also keep up what you've been doing. Now is also a good time to look at what kind of school you'd like, maybe even arrange some visits. And don't forget about keeping up those grades, because some schools are academically selective, too.</p>
<p>There's a thread titled "class of 2009 and 2010 - Preparing to Apply" which is a "Featured Discussion" at the top of the MT page and a "pegged" thread titled "FAQ" at the top of the listed threads. These are very informative places to start to get a lot of good information bout the process, how to select schools and navigate from high school through auditions, what schools are out there, differences between BFA and BA programs and how to best prepare yourself. Then there are all the individual school sub-forums that are listed.</p>
<p>As a sophomore, this is a great time for you to start exploring all of this. Take the time to read all of this, start exploring school websites, and then, with all of this back round, you will no doubt have a ton of more specific questions that posters on this Board will be more than happy to answer. In the meantime, keep taking voice and dance lessons, keep performing and, if you can, attend a pre-college summer MT program next summer to get some great intensive training, experience how you fit in with very talented students from across the country and get a feel for what a BFA program is like.</p>