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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, we have taken a tangent. This poster is looking for schools that would allow her daughter to continue dance AND double major with bio/environmental science with the goal of going into conservation work for her job.[/quote]

Thanks, PP, OP here. I appreciate the suggestions for colleges very much and I’ve added a few to our list. I’m always amazed at the posters who can’t wait to trash arts degrees and artistic careers more generally, as if a world with only accountants and attorneys is an ideal universe. No books, movies, music, theater, sculpture, fashion, whatever. DD knows her art won’t pay. That’s not the point. She wants to keep doing it at a high level in college because she’s an artist and an academic. There’s no reason she can’t do both. I did.[/quote]

Just want to send support from another parent of an aspiring performing artist.  People have no problem enjoying various forms of art in their everyday lives but then love to trash it as a career and offer all types of unsolicited suggestions.

I’m so grateful for artists and performers who enrich our lives and the world around us, making it a more beautiful place to be part of the human experience.  Thank you for supporting and nurturing your child’s passion for her art form![/quote]

[b]Agreed. Many of us like seeing and appreciating art, and some of us love making art too – even if it doesn't prove to be a lucrative career, or a career at all. Lots of people work hard at unrelated day jobs while still making art or performing as a serious hobby. And the word "amateur" has its roots in "one who does something for love rather than money."

Best of luck to your daughter, OP. [/quote][/b]

But is Mom and Dad paying 90K a year for "art" for "art's sake"?  You are all quick to da@n sociology and psych degrees as being worthless.  What could possibly justify spending that kind of money to major/minor in dance?  She has good stats.  She should go to the best school for academic interests and take pro classes off campus.[/quote]

DP. Firstly,  no one is condemning those subjects here. Secondly,  you so clearly have no knowledge or even context for arts training and education.  You are the last person who should be dispensing advice. This thread is clearly not relevant to you,  so just move on.[/quote]

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