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Article snippet: Three graduates of New World School of the Arts in Miami share advice for students interested in pursuing a dream. Alex Lacamoire has won two Grammys and three Tonys for his orchestration on “Hamilton,” “In the Heights” and “Dear Evan Hansen.” He attended Berklee College of Music after New World. Cote de Pablo is best known for her role as Ziva David on the hit television series “NCIS.” She attended Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Tarell Alvin McCraney, who went on to DePaul University and Yale School of Drama, shared an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for “Moonlight.” He began a new job in July as chairman of Yale’s department of playwriting. The arts is one of the few fields where college is not altogether necessary. Is a Bachelor of Fine Arts the right move? Lacamoire The pros of college are that you need experience being away from home, growing up and becoming an adult. But if you have what it takes and there is an amazing opportunity — let’s say you get offered the national tour of “Wicked” — take it. De Pablo There are many roads to achieve success. I have worked with tremendous actors who work with no training and with some who have gotten the most incredible training. But I don’t think I would have gotten into a place like Carnegie Mellon if my talents had not been guided by these teachers at New World and certainly by the students I was surrounded by. McCraney If going to college is important to the artist, then it’s important. But if not, then not. G... Link to the full article to read more