Where should I go to College? LA NYC or Chicago?
Hey! So I recently made a post on here and you all really helped me. I love acting and I wanna give it a shot or at least try it and some other things while I figure life out but I definitely wanna be in a place with a lot of acting potential. So I was thinking of going to college in either LA, NYC or Chicago. I’ve never been to Chicago. I have been to both LA and NYC. I loveeee NYC and I don’t mind LA but I’m wondering the benefits of them. I know NYC is the place to be for theater but also I don’t wanna limit myself and I kinda would also wanna do tv. I also think you might make more money doing TV so that’s LA? Bottom line is I just wanna act. I don’t need to be rich or famous (although it would be nice let’s face it lmao) but I just wanna act and be able to make acting my career. I’ve heard “start out in NYC and then move to LA” “Start out in LA and then move to NYC” and also lately a lot of “start out in Chicago and then go to either” lmao. So I don’t know. Which one has the best potential right now? Which is best for an acting starting out to build themselves up for a chance at getting an agent?
Posted Aug 8, 2025, 9:12 PM UTC