Joy--well, right now JMU is definitely my #1 choice. They're a good strong liberal arts school with the option of getting a BA in musical theatre (as opposed to just theatre), they're affordable and I have a couple of friends who go there already.
I have looked into Shenandoah, but even if I did get in, there's really no way my family and I could pay for it, even with partial scholarships. I hear they have an excellent program, but I do have to be realistic about the economic factors of what school I should transfer to.
I do have a few back-ups in case I somehow screw up my audition and don't get into JMU's musical theatre program. I'm also looking into Mary Washington College and I've started researching Nothern Kentucky University. They're supposedly very affordable for an out of state school and also have a very strong musical theatre program.
Sorry I turned this into an essay! Joy (or any other DRs), do you have any recommendations for schools I should look into? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
François--Are you the only one who thinks Mark Bakalor looks adorable in his pic? Yes.
Just kidding! Mark, I think you are the bee's knees!

And they are cute knees too.