tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192084917303316514.post7866458431185060361..comments2024-03-28T09:38:09.676-04:00Comments on Counselors' Corner: The End of the Safety SchoolHSCW Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14954885428960480720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192084917303316514.post-48068241528404836082017-10-19T17:23:17.145-04:002017-10-19T17:23:17.145-04:00As an independent college counselor, working with ...As an independent college counselor, working with many, many performing arts majors, the word "Safety" is not "Likely" to be in my toolkit. I now call those schools "What If?" schools. What If? you don't get accepted by any of your highly selective schools? What If? you don't get into any of your audition-based schools? What are your What If? schools? By mid-October I usually have at least some performers who not only know what they'll do, if. They also have that What If? mindset streaming in their brains, so that If the What If? happens they know there are schools that want them. COPA, Inc.: College Options in the Performing Artshttp://www.performingartsoptions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192084917303316514.post-75807860172000898822017-10-18T12:58:02.355-04:002017-10-18T12:58:02.355-04:00Good advice! I have always eschewed "safety&q...Good advice! I have always eschewed "safety" for "likely", but I really think this "new likely list" idea is a winner.Ethan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438537827841858283noreply@blogger.com