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What is the best school to apply to if you are interested in the performing arts?

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Wayne’s Answer

Hey CJ! I've found a fantastic resource for you on Niche.com. It's a list of the best schools for performing arts. You can check it out right here: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-theater/.

Make sure to explore it thoroughly and take action towards your dream school. Best of luck!
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Thomas’s Answer

This is coming from someone who has had a lot of time at one school and has seen other schools and institutions as well. It doesn't matter where you go for performing arts. At the end of the day, the most important thing you need to show for when you leave school is if you can do what is asked of you or not and what your skills are. There's the top top schools that are crazy expensive and extremely hard to get into. While TECHNICALLY those schools are the "best", that doesn't mean you're guaranteed success and that you're going to have the perfect career. The best performing arts school for YOU is the school YOU feel most comfortable at and the institution that has the professors that YOU like working with the most. Every single school has good programs for the right person, and every single school has its issues.

Take my school for instance. I get to work with award winning professors, professors who record for Hallmark Movies, Professors known on an International level and Professors who have worked with or have met some of the biggest names in their respective areas. However, my school is also known for pulling budgets, and firing important people in the name of saving "budget". HOWEVER- I still love getting to work with amazing musicians who do really cool things. Because of my education, I've had so many opportunities to work with people and groups, record really great musicians, and hone in on my craft. And yet my program is very small and is pretty much at the level where everyone knows everyone.

If you got to the school that you feel the most at home at and you get to work with the professor you want to work with the most- THAT is the best school. I don't care if a specific school is great at teaching a specific thing or if the top top school is where everyone is saying you should go. The choice should be based on YOUR own judgment on how you think your education will go and what exactly you need. I can say with great certainty that I would be in a completely different place and doing completely different things if I had gone to a different school but majored in the same thing. And yet- I know this is where I'm supposed to be and this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Go for that feeling.
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Martha’s Answer

Great question, CJ, and you got terrific input from Thomas and Wayne. I have added a link to another interesting list.

As you investigate programs, think about where their connections are. Some may be oriented more toward film, others toward TV, and others toward theater. Apply to those aligned with your interests.

Also, you may want to pay particular attention to those who organize showcases for directors and recruiters to see performers on their campus.

Good luck!

Martha recommends the following next steps:

Hollywood Reporter - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/25-best-drama-schools-ranked/
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