Audition/class size numbers

<p>I also bet that at least 2/3 were girls. Quick math… 6 out of 313.</p>

<p>^^^Right, except you can’t determine the admit rate by how many are in the class but have to look at how many were accepted to yield that number (as crna also mentions). I have worked with students who have been accepted to PSU’s MT program but did not attend. Same with my own daughter.</p>

<p>At the parent meeting last year, Cary Libkin indicated that they would be accepting 14 and would have a waitlist of the types mirrored in the accept list. It was indicated that if someone did not accept, they would offer the spot to the person on the wait list most similar in type to that person. I know that one girl and two boys did not accept their offers. But I’ve heard of only one girl and one boy being pulled off the waitlist. So perhaps they accepted 15 or more last year to yield the 14. I don’t have any knowledge of others being offered and going elsewhere (other than the 3 that I know about), so of course I can’t speak to that.</p>

<p>I’d love to hear numbers for Northwestern if anyone has heard them. I know it’s a double-whammy, as we were told that acceptance into the Theatre program (based on academics and theatre resume) is the most competitive part of NU’s highly-ranked Communications Department – tho I don’t know how many apply – then at the end of freshman year you compete with Sophmores plus Vocal and Dance majors for 32 (?) MT slots. So in the end I wonder how many females compete for those approximately 15 female NU MT slots?</p>

<p>I think we were told during the tour that over 250 kids participated in the second-round MT auditions last year? If so, ouch!!</p>

<p>Four years ago, those at Northwestern mentioned…
20-25% are accepted into the MT Certificate Program from those who audition and students come from either the Theater Dept. or the School of Music – 180 auditioned and 20 Theater majors and 8 Voice majors got in. The MT Certificate program is within the BA Theater degree and has 30 kids per year.</p>

<p>Don’t have an exact breakdown but, according to my daughter, last year there were about 250 kids auditioning which included both Freshman and Sophomores, SoC majors (ie - theatre and comm studies) and voice majors. 30 kids officially got in, 17 or 18 boys, 12 or 13 girls. About 5 Sophomores were waitlisted. Of those who were waitlisted about 3 are taking the MT class with professor permission but not sure how much further that goes. (Priority for dance classes, voice lessons, etc.)</p>

<p>It’s really too early to panic right now. Understand that you have a whole year to show the professors, staff, administration who you are and what you can do, and your level of interest in this program. Some of the kids who did not get into MT are perfectly content to stay in Theatre and dabble in MT aspects, some transfer to different departments within the university, some Freshman keep on plugging away, improving their situation to reaudition as Sophomores. My unofficial personal feeling is that waitlisted Sophomores are pretty much allowed to participate in MT classes except they don’t get to choose their voice teacher or MT class professor.</p>

<p>That’s what you buy into when you go to Northwestern hoping for MT. It’s a fantastic school with incredible Theatre and MT programs, they are accommodating and helpful beyond belief, the Dean of the SoC is responsive to students needs, amazingly creative in running the school, and, with the help of Department Heads, can readjust major components of the program in a very short period of time. All this within a larger, Big 10 university with some of the top programs in the country which you can totally explore given their trimester schedule. You must have felt that MomCares since your daughter applied and was admitted ED.</p>

<p>Yes, Northwestern seems to have incredible things in its favor, both academically and artistically, which is why the entire family appluaded DD’s ED choice even though we’d assumed she’d opt for a BFA. Of course our daughter is absolutely convinced she’ll make the MT cut, but mom likes to know the odds. :-)</p>

<p>I’m a huge fan of a strong backup plan, which NU apparently can offer in spades, so whatever happens will most likely be very good.</p>

<p>I wonder what percentage of Theatre, Voice and Dance kids enter NU thinking MT, and also wonder how many of those are redirected before the auditions come along? It’s interesting that it sounds like the numbers who audition for MT have been increasing, and I’m curious to see if anything developes with an MT degree.</p>

<p>Ah well, it will be fun to see what happens next year!</p>

<p>We know of two kids who did well locally in MT, got into Northwestern for theater, then did not get into the MT program after auditioning at the end of their freshman year. Northwestern is a great university and provides many options for any student there, but the theater program is not audition based. In some ways, I think the ED kids are at a disadvantage by not going through the national auditions their senior year. I think the audition process gives one a better idea of where one stacks up on a national basis. Instead, these kids had their reality check at the end of their freshman year at Northwestern.</p>

<p>frankly, this is one of the best reasons for attending a pre-college program, too – to see what the fish in the sea are like, rather than knowing only one’s own small pond…</p>

<p>Agree with both of the above posts! DD was fortunate in that she got to do two rounds of early college audtions (national IE and a local round) where she met with excellent results, plus she did a very competitive summer college program and has won a couple of national MT honors. Not sure if/how that influenced her acceptance at NU, nor do I know how much her resume was a factor. I can imagine that some academically gifted kids with minimal theatrical talent could make it through the screen, but since most NU kids finish there, maybe they do a great job of redirecting those kids? If our daughter turns out to be one of those I certainly hope she gets pointed in a better direction!</p>

<p>Any audition/acceptance numbers for the grad degrees?</p>

<p>is there anyone who can update the stats on this thread?</p>

<p>Audition and Class Size Number for College Class of 2015</p>

<p>Please include an * by the audition number of these included auditions at events like SETC, International Thespian Festival, etc.</p>

<p>Coastal Carolina University - 600 audition*/10 MT/10 Acting/8 Physical Theatre</p>

<p>600* meaning about 250-300 auditioning specifically for Coastal, the other half were fairly general. Just to keep the numbers more accurate, I adore that asteric idea!</p>

<p>I know Webster auditioned 700 to yield a class of 25 Acting/MT majors.</p>

<p>Audition and Class Size Number for College Class of 2015</p>

<p>Please include an * by the audition number of these included auditions at events like SETC, International Thespian Festival, etc.</p>

<p>Coastal Carolina University - 600 audition*/10 MT/10 Acting/8 Physical Theatre
Webster University - 700/25 MT/Acting</p>

<p>Is there a way to start this as a new thread entirely? Otherwise it’s just buried . . .</p>

<p>Audition and Class Size Number for College Class of 2015</p>

<p>If people add to this thread then it won’t be buried - recent posts will keep it up at the top -I agree that we don’t need to reinvent the wheel since we already have this thread…right? But maybe we need to have a more concise list of schools with their numbers? Anyone up the task of going through this thread and making/updating the list?</p>

<p>With a request to please list the number of students accepted in addition to the final class size. </p>

<p>For Example,
Big MT University: 650 Auditioned, 30 Accepted, Yield 24.</p>

<p>I believe they said they would get about 80 people auditioning for BFA MT, accept about 15 to yield 10. (They would also accept about 15 BFA Acting to yield 10 but I don’t know how many audition for that.</p>