<p>Has anyone received formal notification of from the admissions office following their Peabody audition?</p>
<p>Their web site states that they mail the results on April 2nd. Not even email. <a href="http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/181%5B/url%5D">http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/181</a></p>
<p>If they follow last year's pattern, they'll be later than April 2. In fairness, they were putting a new computer system on line last year and it was mostly to blame for the delays.</p>
<p>Last year, they sent out the "definite NO WAYs" out earlier than acceptances, so you may not want to hear from them until that April date.</p>
<p>It was a real "white knuckle" time for us last year as Peabody was "the choice" and was the only place we hadn't heard from by mid-March. We were supposed to hear by April 1, but nothing was in the mailbox that day. Once April 3 came with no response, I called admissions in the AM and begged for info. The lady "unofficially" said that the rejections had gone out first so if we hadn't heard anything, then it was probably good news. That afternoon, the "thick envelope" was in the mailbox, ending the most nerve wracking part of this whole conservatory admissions ordeal...</p>
<p>IZ: Did you do lessons at Peabody before the auditions? My S doesn't plan to do lessons before next fall and I realize that it's going to be difficult to fit in lessons with everyone...We can't do lessons in the spring (our travel budget is exhausted for this year...more than exhausted:)</p>
<p>DS applied to Peabody for 2003 fall. Their acceptance letter was the last of all of his to arrive...well into April. </p>
<p>Symphonymom...unless things have changed, Peabody does no tours in the spring...only in the fall. But DS did have a lesson with the teacher there in the spring of Jr year. If you plan on fall lessons, contact the faculty early as many are also musicians who are not always in town. We had the name of a specific teacher (who DS had gotten from friend) and contacted the teacher directly. They were very accommodating.</p>
<p>symphonymom:</p>
<p>Yes DD had a lesson, but it was in the fall of her senior year since Peabody ended up being a late addition to "the list." </p>
<p>I'm a firm believer in lessons, more for the propsective student to get to know the potential teacher and vice versa.</p>
<p>Zep</p>
<p>Thanks, guys. We're trying to figure out the fall schedule. Are teachers available on weekends? He has a couple of breaks and we're hoping to schedule some lessons in October and in January (is that too late?) We can hit SoCal on a weekend if the teachers teach on weekends.
Also, does anyone know anything about the JHU/Peabody combo?</p>
<p>Depends on the teacher, but I always assumed that weekends were a no-go. Yes, you're going to miss some school.</p>
<p>I'm not a fan of January visits either, unless they're a second visit. One of the ideas here is for the prospective student to be playing one or more of their intended audition pieces so the teacher can give feedback regarding it's status. January may be a bit late if you start getting feedback that a piece needs some major work.</p>
<p>Can't comment directly on the JHU/Peabody combo with the exception that it is 3 applications, JHU, Peabody and to the program. It is a major endeavor and it is not unheard of for people to be accepted to both schools but NOT to the dual degree program.</p>
<p>Zep...so there is a dual degree program but it's impossible to get into? I wonder about these things...for very competitive instruments I wonder whether the music teachers prefer those who just want a performance degree and not a dual degree. It's hard to know how to approach these things. At this point (and it may change tomorrow), my son is interested in dual degrees. Some of his friends have said that if he indicated this to the music teachers, they'll write him off as not serious enough. He's very serious...at this point, he just wants to be educated in different areas, as well as in music.
Thanks for the heads up about missing school. S is taking too many APs again next year (he never listens to me...so I'm just saving my breath). It is nice to know in advance that he needs to take some days off...the beginning of the new quarter is always best for that. And we can avoid snow (for me...:)</p>
<p>My comments here are mostly anecdotal, unless otherwise marked, since DD opted out of a dual-degree program...</p>
<p>Some schools really cater to dual-degree programs. I know for a fact that around 50% of the BMs at Northwestern are in a dual-degree 5-year program so I would list Northwestern in this category of schools. Others I heard of include Lawrence and Oberlin. Prof we met at Lawrence actually encouraged his students to opt for a dual-dgree.</p>
<p>However, I have heard that some profs at various schools are not inclinced to have their students tackle the dual degree programs. My D's prof seems to be very protective of her schedule. </p>
<p>Guess I'm saying that there is no "universal truth" when it comes to dual-degrees, which adds an additional challenge to this whole process...</p>