<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I just have a couple of questions that I was hoping someone could answer. I'm planning on being a Theatre/Drama Major and I will be a senior next year.</p>
<p>I was wondering if someone could explain the audition processes for theatre majors...</p>
<p>Do you still apply in the fall? How do they work?</p>
<p>If you all could clear some of the confusion, that would be great!</p>
<p>This will vary from school to school.</p>
<p>Most schools will require you to apply academically to the school before auditioning. however, there are some schools (generally with rolling admissions or late admissions dates) that may allow you to audition and then apply to the school academically.</p>
<p>Go on BOTH the department and the academic admissions pages for each school to which you plan to apply. if it is not clear there contact BOTH the department and academic admissions for an answer.</p>
<p>Audition dates usually fill quickly. Stay on top of the websites KatMT mentioned above and select a slot as soon as you are able. The juggling of dates and locations was one of the most stressful aspects of this- time, cost, missing school, etc; Learn about things like the Unified Auditions which are held in NYC and Chicago ( also Cali I think) and see if your schools are holding auditions there to try to reduce time and travel. However, personal visits to campus are also enormously important and revealing. In addition, some schools do take demonstrated interest into account, and visits are one way of showing that interest</p>
<p>Also- see the post in the MT forum on Unified Audition dates for 2014 by DrJohn.</p>
<p>The thread called Organizational Strategies over in the MT forum has great ideas about how to keep track of all the schools/applications/auditions requirements. Every school is a little bit different from all the others (just to keep you on your toes!).</p>
<p>A lot of people go into this expecting schools to have the same processes, and unfortunately that is not at all the case. Even the “Common App” hasn’t streamlined things as much as you would think, because most of the schools have a unique supplement.</p>
<p>Just remember when you’re complaining about the SAT/ACT, that before they were devised, many schools had their own TEST the applicants had to take. Imagine adding 15 academic exams to the 15 applications and 15 auditions.</p>
<p>After we had our list of colleges, we used a calendar to list all the audition dates as they became available online. By looking at everything on the calendar, you can determine how to proceed with on site college auditions and Unifieds if you will be using them. Pay attention to any ED or EA schools you may be applying to as they have separate audition dates and Financial Aid deadlines. Being organized will make it much easier.</p>
<p>Schools have all different deadlines as far as scholarship and financial aid money as well. I know my D did a walkin at Unifieds but unfortunately we found out all the scholarship money was for students who applied by Dec 1st. This was a school because of distance and the amount we had already applied to that she took off the list. Unfortunately she ended up liking it but because of the fa pkg we could no longer consider.</p>