<p>Hey chrissyblu I followed Odyssey that you and your daughter went through last year and my son and I are on that boat together this year I would love to get your insight. I have posted a new tread “The Finally twenty schools” - by the way doesnt ASU have a good BA program?</p>
<p>dunkbee, I don’t know anything about UCLA’s program, but I saw this two-credit class in the USC catalogue:
THTR 471 Senior Showcase (2)
Designed to provide the graduating students with an opportunity to select, prepare and perform for agents, directors and producers in film, television and theatre. Audition required. Open to Theatre majors only.</p>
<p>Does that answer your question? I’m pretty sure it’s open to BA and BFA seniors, since classes that are only open to BFAs say “Open to BFA students only,” and this doesn’t, so I think it’s fair game for all theatre majors.</p>
<p>Thanks for that info. That definitely makes me want to visit USC and see if I like the (bleh, LA) location!</p>
<p>I’m starting there this fall and even though I don’t LOVE LA (I’m more of a New York girl myself), I’m still really really ridiculously excited about all of it. 
It’s nice, cause it’s a traditional college campus, but it’s still in the middle of everything, like LA Live is only 2 miles away and they run free shuttles pretty often on the weekends.</p>
<p>Does anyone have more insight into the quality of the programs at Emerson?</p>
<p>Catawba College for a well rounded BA degree. The school also offers BFA’s</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the following colleges accept applicants into the college if they do not get accepted by audition into the BFA or BA program?</p>
<p>Fordham
Emerson
Carnegie Mellon
University of Michigan</p>
<p>What are the top 10 BA acting programs in usa</p>
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<p>To my knowledge…</p>
<p>Fordham: yes (I have had this happen with some of my advisees)</p>
<p>Emerson: yes (happened to my own kid)</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon: no</p>
<p>U of Michigan: no, unless you also apply to another school/program…for example, my kid applied only for the BFA in MT and did not get in and I know she could have been admitted easily for a BA but only applied to the BFA…but I think you can put in a separate application into another school within the university…but you are not automatically considered if you apply only to the BFA</p>
<p>“What are the top 10 BA acting programs in usa”</p>
<p>I do not believe there is a ranking such as this… generally speaking it is all about finding the “top” program for you. :)</p>
<p>BA Northwestern, USC, and UCLA</p>
<p>I highly suggest that with BA programs, you examine the specific course options and requirements. A BA in Theatre at USC provides many acting opportunities that a BA at Yale might not.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about theater programs at Hampshire or American? My S wants a BA but would also like to participate in theater.</p>
<p>My D is in the Musical Theatre program at American. It is possible to double major - most of the theatre majors do, or at least minor. D is very happy with the program at American. Plenty of performance opportunities for majors and nonmajors, although it is competitive.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me about the BA theater program at Temple? Not musical theater - theater arts or performance? Thanks!</p>
<p>This won’t tell you anything about the program, specifically. I hope a kid who attends will chime in here. But here’s some feedback nonetheless: </p>
<p>Every year our high school sends one or two kids to Temple, and last year the one who went was a young lady with the “it” factor – you know, when’s she’s on stage, you just can’t keep your eyes off her because she’s that good. Anyway. Her parents report that she is delighted with the acting program and is stretching herself and is happy at the school. </p>
<p>Another young lady from our school transferred to Temple from Emerson last year, and she’s thrilled with the experience as well. (Note. She did not transfer because she was cut from Emerson’s program.) I won’t go into the reasons she wanted to leave Emerson, because for so many people, they are the reasons they want Emerson; she decided to transfer because she wanted a broader program and wanted to be more academically challenged.</p>
<p>That said, Temple must be visited. And I don’t mean just looked at during a drive-by, because if you do that, you might not get out of the car. Visit, meet the theater kids, go to some classes and give the place a chance. And go see a show.</p>
<p>Fordham is a good school for BFA, Point Park also has a really good BA program. But on the east coast i would say the best choice would be Point Park.</p>
<p>Why discount European acting schools for classical training? With the understanding that many US schools ‘break acting students down’ as freshman so they can mold them into the school’s belief of what an actor should be and do, seems something to avoid (especially if you have been to a “High School of the Arts”). Why waste a year of college tuition (@ $40-55k a year for a 4 year program), when you can get a reputable BA degree in three years for half the price, in many instances. Research the schools who have working alumni and connections. It’s a really tough business but students now-a-days need to be versatile, focused on the dream and flexible (multi-talented).</p>
<p>For those of us interested in LACs, here is a list of what are considered to be the strongest B.A. LAC theater programs (in no particular order)</p>
<p>Kenyon
Muhlenberg
Whitman
Wesleyan
Vassar
Sarah Lawrence
Skidmore
Illinois Wesleyan
Denison
Emerson
Bennington
Drew
Ithaca
Knox</p>
<p>Please be aware that while Illinois Wesleyan, Ithaca and Emerson offer a BA, they also are BFA schools.</p>
<p>I should have made note of that</p>