<p>May come down to a choice. You would be surprised how many really smart bright kids (ivy caliber) decide they want a BFA in MT. You will also be surprised by the amount of kids that think they want a BFA MT and drop out because it is too much. Typical BFA MT kids is sing/act dance 12+ hours a day 7 days a week.</p>
<p>I know a couple of both types of those kids. ;-)</p>
<p>I think a lot of top BFA MT kids would also be surprised by the number of top MT talents that they’ll never see in BFA auditions because they’ve chosen the academic route (and trust me those kids put in equally rigorous hours doing both high-powered academics and performing). Guess they’ll all cross paths in a few years at auditions. ;-)</p>
<p>I wish and hope my MT comes to that conclusion MomCares. She thinks she needs one of “those” schools in order to “make it”</p>
<p>I think the lists in this thread, along with lots of other evidence, suggest that there are many viable paths to becoming a working theatre professional, and none offer guaranteed success OR failure!</p>
<p>Ultimately we all most want our kids to be happy, and obviously happiness can follow a limitless number of career paths.</p>
<p>THANKS FOR THE RESEARCH!
It’s so hard to get this information in the US.
In england, every bio is a bio: it starts out with: trained at : RADA, Arts Educational, or whatever. In America, bios frequently don’t have bio information, they are like acceptance speeches, or an ad for side business. (Seriously, go online and read some of them!) I’d rather read about someone’s training, whether it’s at a conservatory, a college, a dance studio, high school for the arts, or a church choir.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info; I hope more actors/singers/dancers think to include their training in their bios.</p>