PROS AND CONS
                                                                  DRAMA SCHOOL

 Drama school is the next step I choose to take towards my acting career. Choosing the right drama school is as important as choosing to follow this path. This is why I've made a whole list of schools I want to apply to and the requirements I need to meet in order to be accepted.

    Choosing to go to a drama school has its pros and cons.

   PROS:

• Valuable degree in Performing Arts; as I've read and observed, the name of the drama school one attended is very important on the acting resume and it is assuring the casting directors about the strong training behind the actor.
• High level of training
• Opportunitties of creating new connections in the industry
• An almost sure way to get into the industry

    CONS:

• Drama schools don't prepare students for the business and marketing side of the acting.
• Very busy schedule; probably so busy that students aren't able to audition for acting jobs
• Expensive training

     After comparing these aspects, I decided to take the risk and ''ignore'' the cons, as my opinion is that if I work hard enough I can get over the little obstacles, such as not having enough time for myself or any other activity.
     I believe a drama  school could offer me the training I need and I am aware of how draining it could be. However, hard work and total dedication are the main things I have to focus on.
   
      Another pro aspect I would like to add, being a personal thought, is that a drama school can help in your personal development. Studying in such an environment, with dedicated and talented people can easily build your confidence and grow your self esteem.
   
       I have a list of 8 drama schools that I would like to apply to: Guildhall, RADA, LAMDA, Italia Conti, Royal Centre, Mountview, ALRA, Rose Bruford. All of them offer both traditional and modern approach towards drama and they are focused on offering the students the chance to get experience before the graduate. Also, they offer the opportunity of creating connections in the industry, because of the people that are collaborating or even working with/in the institution.
       One thing I found interesting was the fact that some of these school give the students the opportunity of performing in New York City for their last year performance. It is like they open the doors for you to new places, they are giving you the training and the chance. You just have to do your part.


        DRAMA SCHOOL or UNIVERSITY?

After an analyse of the cons of going to University, I was 100% sure that a Drama School would be my choice.

CONS - UNIVERSITY

• Poor acting training, both in theory and practical.
• The degrees are almost worthless.
• Little chances to make connections in the industry.
• They don't prepare on the business and marketing side of acting.
• Same cost of training as drama school.

      First of all, the fact that the acting training has a poor quality is simply telling you to not waste your time and do something more productive. Personally, I wouldn't choose university, even as a back up plan. A wrong way of approaching acting could ruin your experience and destroy your passion and drive to continue studying it. Why? Because it might give you the wrong impression, it might make you think that that is what acting is about. In fact, acting goes much deeper than that. It takes an intensive training and deep understanding to really get to act. If you are not doing that, then that's not acting. That is pretending. 

      Adding the fact that you don't get to  meet people in the  industry is a big obstacle. Connection are really important when it comes to Performing  Arts. They can bring you up and sometimes, bring you down, but they will keep there. Anyways, without connections, after graduating you would be just another aspiring actor looking for castings with a, basically, worthless degree. 

       The  last thing, but not least, the cost would be as much as for a drama school. I don't agree with that. After comparing the two of them, it is clearly that university doesn't rise to a drama school level, so I don't think  that it would be worth the money. Drama schools might be considered expensive as well, but there are ways of paying for it in a way that will not strongly affect you.