Best Liberal Arts Colleges
Picking a college is one of the more important life and career choices you can make. Your choice of college lays the groundwork for your path in life and depending on your college and program of choosing doors may either be opened or closed for you. Regardless of field, college selection is important but theatre presents unique challenge. In engineering or liberal arts based education your experience can largely be influenced the texts you study from and the work you put in personally. As such, even if you go to a second or third-rate school but work really hard you can still get a really good educate and excel in your field. If your field of study is theatre though it is very important to choose the best theatre college for you. As a theatre student the instructors and your fellow classmates will largely influence your quality of education. Well, in this article, we will discuss how to choose the best theatre college for you. Are you ready theater student? Let's begin. Take your time when searching for a suitable institution. After all, you should choose a theatre college that is mentally stimulating and taught by knowledgeable professionals. It means choosing a college that will give you personalized attention and encourage you to apply your abook knowledgea in the theatre. For instance, you don't just want to learn about the theory of theatre production, you also want a college that will allow you to get involved in a areal live productiona which will teach you the ains and outsa of the theatre. Be selective but realistic. The next tip is to be selective with your theatre choice but realize that there is no such thing as the best theatre college in the world. There are many world-class theatre colleges but no one can claim to be the best. Instead, it is your responsibility as a theatre student to choose a theatre school that is best for you unique needs. For instance, if you want to specialize in film, you need to choose a program that has a very strong film program. Therefore, the best theatre college will vary from student to student and so there is only one way to find the one that works for you. Visit prospective schools. Given the importance of your investment in a college education it is vital to get out and visit a few schools. You will want to meet with and talk with students and professors and you will want to sit in on a few classes. Try to sit in on practical performance based classes in particular. This will give you an idea of the teaching methodologies and allow you to see a abird's eye viewa of the college environment and teaching style. Once you get a flavor for the schools under consideration you will be able to make the right choice. In conclusion, choosing a theatre college as a theater student, isn't easy but it is well worth the effort. By taking your time with your search, being selective and realistic and visiting prospective schools, you will find the best one for you and your unique needs. Good luck theater student and may all your dreams come true! For more information on colleges, visit http://studentsmicroblog.com and http://theatrecolleges.com About the author:
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What are some of the best liberal arts colleges for performing arts?
I’m a junior, who is just beginning to look into colleges. While I’m not at all sure what I want to focus on in college, one of my interests is in performing arts (particularly drama and musical theatre performing) and I was wondering what small liberal arts colleges were strong in this area…
I’m currently looking mostly on the East Coast, but please give me answers from where ever; place doesn’t matter to me as much as the school itself…
What are the best liberal arts colleges in the United States in terms of philosophy programs and staffs?
Which are the best liberal arts philosophy programs?
Best liberal arts colleges in the west?
I’m looking into colleges to apply to… I want to go to a liberal arts college in the western United States (no California though…). The only ones I have researched are Whitman, Linfield, and Carroll. What are the best liberal arts in the west? Thanks.
The Ivys have traditionally had the best Philosophy programs in the USA, plus schools like Duke.
Outside these elites, there are very good Philosophy programs at schools like:
Hillsdale College
St John’s College, of Maryland and New Mexico
Both colleges take a “Great Books of the Western Intellectual Tradition” approach to Philosophy.
St. Johns, by the way, is deeply secular despite the name.
Outside of California, the best in the West are, in order per the US News list, Colorado College, Reed College, Willamette University, Lewis & Clark College, and University of Puget Sound.
Having spent one semester at Reed before I transferred to a school which I liked much better, I would personally omit Reed from the list. In my opinion Reed has a very confining environment, too many student cliques, and a faculty which does not give the individual academic support to students which should be offered at a liberal arts college.
you say liberal arts, and you say theatre, so i’ll give you very good liberal arts colleges with pretty good theatre programs. i take it you aren’t looking for a conservatory:
vassar
williams
whitman
tufts
sarah lawrence (good playwrighting program)
connecticut college
if you want a good musical theatre program, you’ll have to look at some bigger places or conservatories (northwestern, NYU, etc.), but the ones listed above have good theatre majors. most liberal arts colleges will have them, and every college has theatre of some form or another.
what are the best liberal arts colleges for music?
anywhere in the U.S., any cost. I would just like to know which liberal arts colleges have the best music programs, specifically music education with an emphasis towards instrumental.
What are some of the best liberal arts colleges for creative writing?
I’m a junior, who is just beginning to look into colleges. While I’m not at all sure what I want to focus on in college, one of my interests is in English (and particularly creative writing, fiction and non-fiction) and I was wondering what small liberal arts colleges were strong in this area…
Berklee College of Music
http://www.berklee.edu/
If I could get a “do-over”, I would have gone here instead.
Amhert, Reed, the mainline Philadelphia colleges like Swarthmore, and the (excellent!) English department at the University of Washington in Seattle.