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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Yes, DD is looking for a BA program, not BFA, on the mid-Atlantic coast. She dislikes big cities so won’t consider Baltimore, New York, etc. She would be okay with DC but AU not GWU. DH and I disagree on the right approach. He feels that UMDCP is the only school that meets all her needs - and our budget - and that if she doesn’t get in as a freshman, she should go to MC and try again until she does. I agree that UMDCP is the perfect combination but I want her to have other options. I appreciate all the suggestions.[/quote]

Is this for ballet, OP?[/quote]

[b]She’d like both ballet and contemporary, weighted more heavily toward contemporary.[/quote][/b]

Check out carefully the PP's claim that the UMCP faculty is not tenured or adjunct.  My SLAC brought in (poor) modern dance teachers.  I ended up going off-campus for classes, which she probably will want to do for ballet since she sounds at a very advanced level.  Most universities won't offer classes to suit.  I went off campus for undergrad and law school.  Can you afford anything in Boston?  Boston and Cambridge have a lot of good schools.  UCLA has a good dance program but you said she doesn't want to go that far west and also it's impossible to get into from OOS.  I know someone who did Towson for dance.  This link says it is ranked no. 12.  https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/dance/.  That would be more affordable.  Good luck!  It sounds like UMCP is your best bet.  There are old threads here on the same topic - usually seeking a good college with an elite ballet program.  Unfortunately for your DD it really doesn't exist.[/quote]

I think PP was referring to UMBC not UMDCP. But point well taken. Towson’s dance program is excellent but the academics aren’t as strong as the dance program and she doesn’t expect to make a comfortable living as a dancer (unless she teaches at the university level) so needs to prioritize academics. I hear you about finding the perfect balance. It’s hard. I think Boston would be great, but she wants to stay closer to home.[/quote]

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