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re: ASFA (Alabama School of Fine Arts) ~ my boy got in, not sure how I feel
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:10 pm to dcbl
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:10 pm to dcbl
An old co-worker’s daughter did the theater program there. It helped her get a good scholarship to some college that churns out lots of Broadway actors. Forget what college. Last I heard she was involved in some Broadway play.
She was a normal, well rounded kid the times I was around her.
She was a normal, well rounded kid the times I was around her.
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Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:12 pm to dcbl
Is this one of those you live at the school type places? If not then let him go if that’s what he wants. If it is those give me bad vibes.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
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What is it he is interested in taking there?
Proctology
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:16 pm to dcbl
Our youngest daughter (no pics) was offered a scholarship to the Mississippi School of the Arts for dance. I was kind of excited about it but truthfully hadn't a clue about what went on there. Anyway, she went and spent a day there once and came back and said, "Those are the weirdest people I have ever seen. I am not going there. No way". So, now you know.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:17 pm to BK Lounge
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Sounds like an awesome opportunity .. contrary to what the gravy-soaked cousin-frickers on this board wall tell you, broadening one’s horizons is actually a good thing.
Fine arts is too small of a niche to specialize this early, at the expense of physics/calculus type of HS classes. If it were a STEM based education, my opinion might change, based on the amount of jobs available for engineers, programmers, scientists, etc.
Writing/acting/singing is a lot like professional sports, but even more of a crap shoot honestly.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:19 pm to dcbl
That's awesome. Give him some support if he really wants to go. He'll never forget it.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:21 pm to dcbl
I would get him started on Truvada now
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:23 pm to dcbl
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97% of our students attend colleges, conservatories, art institutes, and universities Offering AP and honors classes and college preparatory programs
97% of seniors awarded merit scholarships (national avg: 15%)
ASFA average ACT score is 25.8 (national avg: 21.0)
Recent graduation class of 64 students earned over $13.9M in scholarships
Seems like a decent place to send your kid. He play sports?
This post was edited on 3/22/22 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:24 pm to Ric Flair
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Fine arts is too small of a niche to specialize this early, at the expense of physics/calculus type of HS classes. If it were a STEM based education, my opinion might change,
Pretty sure it has a traditional curriculum in accordance with Alabama graduation requirements. Students just devote more time towards their chosen discipline.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:25 pm to dcbl
Tell him how proud you are of him. Congratulate him. Support him
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:25 pm to dcbl
I used to teach music at UAB, ASFA is fantastic. Congratulations
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:25 pm to dcbl
ASFA wtf is that
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:26 pm to dcbl
Have you toured? I took my son recently and he hated it. So did I.
Kids were dull and all masked and loving it. Place seemed very drab as well.
Plus you’d better love your art and not care about anything else. School 8-3 and then 3 hours of practice. Then 2 or 3 hours of homework. No time for sports or friends.
Kids were dull and all masked and loving it. Place seemed very drab as well.
Plus you’d better love your art and not care about anything else. School 8-3 and then 3 hours of practice. Then 2 or 3 hours of homework. No time for sports or friends.
This post was edited on 3/22/22 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:26 pm to dcbl
You should support and love your son no matter how he turns out. I mean just look at Magic Johnson and his son, they seems to have a great relationship.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:29 pm to cardswinagain
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Tell him how proud you are of him. Congratulate him. Support him
This. It's not about you, OP. Have him take a tour. If he likes it and can articulate why he wants to attend, you should not only let him, but support him, be excited for him. I know more people who were fricked up by their parents trying to force them down a path they didn't want than I know people who were saved by their parents by jerking them onto a different path. Educationally speaking, before some smartass builds a drug addict strawman to knock over.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:30 pm to dcbl
The dcbl house Thanksgiving 2022:
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:32 pm to dcbl
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ASFA (Alabama School of Fine Arts) ~ my boy got in, not sure how I feel
Your son will be putting their preferred pronouns in his email signature any time now.
But to be cereal..congrats and well done for him!
This post was edited on 3/22/22 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:32 pm to Sterling Archer
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Seems like a decent place to send your kid. He play sports?
I've got him on a diving team at our pool and also have him plugged into a diving program through the Hoover Rec that is a Bham based thing
also - they have accelerated academic classes - some kids go for math and science
he is decent at the sport, but probably not a future Olympian...
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:37 pm to dcbl
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I've got him on a diving team
Are you trying to make him gay?
Posted on 3/22/22 at 7:39 pm to Sterling Archer
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ASFA average ACT score is 25.8 (national avg: 21.0)
I would have thought this would be higher
[img]Recent graduation class of 64 students earned over $13.9M in scholarships[/img]
I hate this type of verbiage from schools. It tries to give the impression of 200k of useable college scholarships/kid. The reality is that some kids applied to 20 undergrad schools and got multiple scholarships from different schools, but they can only use one.
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