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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]but she doesn't really like CMU as a whole. doesn't see herself there, very different than most CMU students. but the school of drama is SO good. so what to do? [/quote]

I auditioned and was accepted there when I was her age and ultimately turned it down.  Presuming she's an actor, you don't need a degree to act and it really doesn't benefit you in actual working life, other than maybe some networking opportunities that you could also get taking some classes from several performing arts sources, not one college (which also gives you access to a wider pool of working contacts).

What ultimately made me decide against it, other than the above, was that is such a "conservatory" BFA program.  You take a bare minimum of standard college classes.  If you have any ideas of having a college degree to fall back on if she is one of the 95%+ people who ultimately can't support themselves full-time only with acting, the CMU BFA fine arts degree won't do that for her.

Granted, this is not in the past 15 years, so as always, YMMV.  Just sharing my experience.[/quote]

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