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Anonymous wrote:Any college not in New York City or Los Angeles (or closely surrounding areas like New Haven) is a waste of time and money. New York University, University of Southern California, Yale, etc. All of the rest - as good as they may be - are insulated and give a false security. Face the big dogs right away and audition and make contacts while you are in college.

Oh, have ya heard of Carnegie Mellon. I went there (not as a dramat) and have tons of classmates on Broadway and in tv/movies. Every show I go to has at least one CMU grad. Producers flock to see the talent, I know of many many folks who went right to Broadway after graduating.

Oh, have ya heard of reading a thread before suggesting a school that has already been suggested nanny, many times in said thread?

Anonymous wrote:Any college not in New York City or Los Angeles (or closely surrounding areas like New Haven) is a waste of time and money. New York University, University of Southern California, Yale, etc. All of the rest - as good as they may be - are insulated and give a false security. Face the big dogs right away and audition and make contacts while you are in college.

Oh, have ya heard of Carnegie Mellon. I went there (not as a dramat) and have tons of classmates on Broadway and in tv/movies. Every show I go to has at least one CMU grad. Producers flock to see the talent, I know of many many folks who went right to Broadway after graduating.

Anonymous wrote:VCU

I know someone who is currently making a living in LA who recently graduated from VCU - doing some acting and some screen writing. Seemed to be part of a good community in college and made connections... (not "connected" in any other way, but a VERY hard worker)

The UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem is a great option also. They have trained quite a few well-known actors.

www.uncsa.edu

I think most of the famous grads graduated from tales masters program

Yale. Hands down. Look at the list of graduates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_School_of_Drama

Depends. A local option which emphasizes Shakespeare is Mary Baldwin College in Staunton. If you can't get into some of the others or need a liberal arts environment.

Carnegie Mellon and Michigan. They turn out actors who get jobs.

My cousin went to Carnegie Mellon and now he's on Broadway. He graduated in the 90s.

Anonymous wrote:http://musicschoolcentral.com/discover-the-10-best-colleges-for-musical-theater/

Helpful link!

Another vote for CCM - they produce a lot of Broadway stars ... If you can get in!

NYU, USC, Yale, Julliard.

Definitely try to encourage a you daughter to pursue her dreams while also making sure she understands that her chances of making it big on stage or screen are small and that she may want to obtain other skills (accounting, design) that would enable her to work "in the industry" if her talent doesn't hold up.

My SIL want to Tisch (NYU). It is very clear that those years were the absolute pinnacle of her life. 20 years later that is still true. Before Tisch, she dreamed of Tisch or USC and she got into both and went to Tisch. She worked on TV shows in NY and LA but working on shows (not in them) makes you a cog in the machine but not the star. She liked to be the star. She floated around (cushioned by parental resources and unemployment) before settling into a desk job for a local government (not in NY or LA). She is fine with her job now and at 40 is ok with it. But her 30s were kind of a giant disappointment because she was making grown up decisions (like taking a job that pays enough to cover the bills rather than a free job to get exposure). I guess make sure you daughter knows that those schools take a ton of talented kids and continue to pump them up and teach them but the ULTIMATE decider is the public and some handsome or pretty face with no degree and some talent can get the job just as easily.

What about Oberlin? (In Ohio)

I know a few dance and theater majors.

The dancer owns her own dance studio and teaches ballet, hip/hop, etc to young girls and makes a fortune.

The theater major works at a place like strathmore, and makes pretty good money.

One went to law school and does entertainment law.

If you go to see entertainment, somebody has a job making that happen.

I doesnt either.