<p>Will FSU be at FTC in Lakeland this year? My son plans to audition (MT) for the colleges there. He is a Senior at Booker VPA in Sarasota. Will the audition there count for admission or do you require an audition on site in Tallahassee? Thanks</p>
<p>swflmt:
Yes, we will be at FTC, but we still require students to come to campus to audition. The FTC format is very brief and we like a little more time with applicants.</p>
<p>I am wondering when does FSU announces if students are selected to MT BFA program. How soon after auditions? </p>
<p>Here’s my reason…</p>
<p>My daughter is only a freshman, but she got a 192 on the PSAT selection index with zero preparation. We are in LA and the cut off selection index for National Merit Semi-Finalists has been 207, 208, 209 over the last 3 years, so we feel this score is within her reach by her junior year.</p>
<p>She wants to major in MT, but stay in the south so we are looking at FSU and UCF. She attends a public high school but has been in local & school musicals since 4th grade, been dancing since 3, can sing, play clarinet, etc. We are considering FSU and UCF as “stretch” schools as we realize they are VERY selective. Her safety schools are Southern Miss and Ole Miss which do not require auditions for MT admissions. </p>
<p>However, the only way she can attend an out-of-state school is to get a full scholarship. Luckily, she has a 4.0 GPA, is/will continue to take honors & AP courses, and tests very well on standardized tests. She also just took the ACT with zero prep and got a 26 composite. </p>
<p>In order to get a NM scholarship from ANY school, that school has to be listed as her first choice school by March 1. Do incoming freshmen know by then whether or not they are selected?</p>
<p>I know I’m starting this early, but I have a son who’s a freshman in college and I wish I would have started things earlier with him. He’s attending a state school and majoring in engineering so things were easier for him. But for my daughter, only one public school in LA has MT and its only a BA and not particularly good… and she doesn’t want to go to Tulane.</p>
<p>mom2them - The March 1 date does not lock in the choice. <a href=“http://www.nationalmerit.org/Merit_R&I_Leaflet.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nationalmerit.org/Merit_R&I_Leaflet.pdf</a> See page 3. As I read it, you have until almost the end of April to finalize a choice, and even then it looks like there is flexibility until the end of May. I find the whole thing confusing, but my D is a NMF and she didn’t choose her school (Tulane, lol) until after that March 1 date. I am pretty sure she put undecided before that.</p>
<p>I assume you mean FSU and UCF are VERY selective for the MT program. I imagine most schools that have a program like that are. It is kind of a shame she is not interested in Tulane because if she gets the kind of test scores as a junior she is no doubt capable of, combined with her grades and talent she would most likely get a good scholarship, although full tuition is always tough to get. Anyway, moot point. My strong suggestion for her is to look at Arizona State University. If she makes it as a NMF, they give OOS more than full tuition. For example, last year OOS tuition was about $18K and the NMF scholarship was $23K, I think it was. So it even covered part of room and board. With her grades and hopeful test scores, she could get into Barrett Honors College, which is really nice. It is like having a smaller liberal arts university right on the campus of a large research university with all it’s resources. Barrett students have their own section of campus with their own dorm, dining hall, some classrooms, a gym, and maybe some other amenities. It is a great deal. Here are the two links you need to look into it. When the time comes you would need to contact ASU about their current scholarship levels, because they do vary for incoming freshmen, but then they are guaranteed for the 4 years as long as the student maintains grades, etc.</p>
<p>Sounds like it would meet all her (and your) requirements. Great program, excellent academics, and affordable as long as she gets that NMF status. Well, it isn’t in the south, but Southwest flies cheap from Phoenix to New Orleans.</p>
<p>Tulane usually doesn’t offer a lot to in-state students…now if she got NM status they would have to include her in that. But she also wants to go away and I want her to as well. As much as I’d LOVE to have her stay home, I think part of going to college is the “going” as in away. I believe there’s a whole education about being on our your own that is part of the whole experience!</p>
<p>Yes, I did mean the MT is selective. I believe they both select less than 20 kids a year for the MT programs! </p>
<p>Thanks again for the info! I need to go back and really read all the NM info on that link.</p>
<p>Your welcome. I 100% agree with you about going away to school. However, I think they don’t discriminate against LA residents. In fact, there are quite a few scholarships that are for Louisiana residents only. Also, I do know at least 4 instate students, 2 from New Orleans, that got the DHS. Just letting you know, cause like I said I think you are 100% right about going away. I grew up in St. Louis, and when I was deciding about colleges I got a map of the US and drew a circle around my home town the equivalent of 400 miles. No schools within that circle were on my list, lol. Ended up at Tulane.</p>
<p>mom2them,
We notify the selected students the first week in March. There are good scholarship opportunities (in addition to NMS) for students who are very strong academically. Right now costs for out of state students are running $25K - $29K depending upon what housing options the student chooses. This is without any scholarship assistance at all. Usually about 60%-80% of the MT students are from out of state and most receive some assistance.
If you have further questions, I’d be happy to help. I can be reached at (850) 644-7234.</p>
<p>Thank you for all of your information and support. In light of your comment above, should we expect a phone call this week if we got in? If no call, does that mean the opposite?</p>
<p>All4FSU - Just wondering if you happen to know about decisions for BM or BA for music performance? I was wondering if those accepted in that area receive calls as well? Or, will they get a letter (or both)?</p>
<p>sharkgirl & musicmom,
All calls have been made. The BM and BFA Music Theatre accepted students have been called. The students accepted into the College of Music as BA students will receive a letter late next week.</p>
<p>If you have any questions at all about the auditions or the process, I would be happy to answer them. I am at SETC right now but I will be back in my office on Monday.</p>
<p>All4fsu, My son was thrilled to receive a phone call this week regarding his acceptance into the FSU MT BFA program. Thank You! We received the letter yesterday, but are still not clear on whether this constitutes an acceptance into the University as a whole or if we are still waiting to hear from admissions as to the academic side of the story. Any information you can give to clear up our confusion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Hello,
The letter you received was only for the Music Theatre program. You will receive a separate letter from the Office of Admissions. You will also receive an e-mail or a phone call from me inviting your son to come visit.</p>