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I think this is pretty common--there was only one BA in our program who had actually auditioned for BA.  The rest had auditioned for BFA, and had either not made it into the program, or had been encouraged to do the BA program.  Often, they had many interests--Directing and performing, for instance--so the school thought they would be better in the BA program.  Many of those people are now working professionally in theatre.  There’s no denying that you get more personal and performance experience in the BFA programs at most schools, because it is a performance degree, and most BAs are generalized degrees.  But that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a ton in a BA program.  What’s important is talking to your professors and making it clear that performance is your passion. Get yourself voice lessons, get into dance classes, take every acting class you can get into.  There are some classes that are closed to other degrees other than BFAs usually, but at my school, the higher level acting classes were open if you had the pre-reqs.  So Acting Shakespeare, Acting for Camera, Scene Study...  If a BA wanted to take those classes, they just had to talk to the professor, show that they had the appropriate experience and pre-reqs and passion, and they usually were let in.  Again, if the class was already full of BFAs, they were given the preference, simply because that’s their degree focus.  But all of my friends who got a BA with a performance focus are out performing now.  So point being, it’s absolutely possible.  Just make sure you work with your professors so that you’re getting the education you want!