<p>Cheesehead mike how are you fitting in 26 auditions?? We have 14 acting auditions and our January/ February is full every weekend except the last. And acting auditions don’t take as long as MT! We have no auditions this month because none of our schools offered one though. But still. 12 more!?</p>
<p>This is interesting. When my son was going through this process last year (he applied to 15 schools)…he had several friends who applied to 20 or more. Given the odds, I don’t think anyone really thought that was ridiculous at all…especially if you have a good mix of reach and non-audition programs. The worst thing that can happen is that you will have options…and many schools offer audition dates into April.</p>
<p>Ok now I am really getting worried…We only have 7 audition schools and 3 non…and planning on two walkins at Unifieds if they take them…
mcpcwhite…what schools offer audition dates in April?</p>
<p>Well I wouldn’t worry as long as you have a good mix of reach, possible, and non-audition that your MT would be happy with, whatever happens! Last year, Montclair and Shenandoah both had late auditions, but I am sure there are others that do…</p>
<p>We have applied to 26 schools, but so far there are only 13 auditions scheduled. Our dance card at Chicago Unifieds is pretty full, and we have on-campus auditions on 4-5 different weekends between mid Jan and the end of March. It’s really not that bad. The thing is, we’ve only received one reply so far from a prescreen school, and that was a “no” from Tx State. None of us really know for sure what the schools are looking for, and we sure don’t know which schools will give our kids a call back. As I keep saying, this whole process is so intensely competitive that we just want to hedge our bets. We may not attend all of the auditions, but I’d rather schedule them now than have to panic in March.</p>
<p>Our D has written the essays, gathered documents, etc., and I send off the apps. That part of it isn’t that time consuming. What is time consuming is obsessing over CC postings for each school!</p>
<p>D accepted to U Arts for acting!!! What a relief. 
. We have ONE.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your daughter, Dramamom!</p>
<p>Got our academic admittance to Hartt today…that’s 2 down 10 to go…</p>
<p>I just want to say I hate this process already and S only has two auditions under his belt, with one acceptance. I am a crazy person I swear! I’m expecting a rejection from Baldwin Wallace considering the acceptances that have already gone out. BW is not my S’s top choice but I love this program. So I have to keep reminding myself this is not about me! lol! I knew it would be just about impossible to get into every school he applied to but its still hard, its still stressful and I still hate it LOL And the fact that going in and on going people always say “its so much easier for boys” almost give you a false sense of security but even though its easier its still extremely difficult. K had to use the venting thread a minute, I feel better now.</p>
<p>Congrats bisouu!!</p>
<p>Two auditions and one acceptance is pretty good! Congrats!</p>
<p>MTMajorCook, you’re just saying what all of us are feeling or have felt in the past. Thank goodness there’s a place to vent about it! It’s okay to care deeply about the results and risk disappointment, and by anticipating the worst, you’re preparing yourself emotionally. It’s so easy to say “he’ll end up in the right place” (and I do believe that!), but it’s also important to acknowledge that there may indeed be disappointments. If you and he didn’t care so much, it probably wouldn’t be the right path. Hang in there! You have a big support network here. :)</p>
<p>(boy was that a preach-y post, or what?)</p>
<p>Hi everyone! My D is also working with MTCA. She is 5’, long brown hair, and is a triple threat. Only problem is most of these schools dont really seem to care that she is a dancer. She is a great belter, but is weaker when it comes to her head voice. I feel like most people expect a tiny voice to come out of her since she is petite, and so they dont really know what to do with her. I could just be getting nervous because of the odds. She applied to 19 schools- 2 non audition. We have gotten past 5 prescreens and are still waiting on Indiana and Michigan. She has already auditioned at 4 schools, and was not asked to stay at Penn State’s audition (for those of you who dont yet know…if you are not asked to stay for them to work further with you after your audition, its a “no”). We have gotten 2 academic acceptances, so thats a plus. I am just glad there is a venue to share in since no one we know is going through this process, and cannot understand the level of stress!</p>
<p>Just an indiana update… My D received an email after midnight EST confirming the receiptof her audition packet. PHEW! They said they are reviewing all packets now and we should get a prescreen decision by Dec. 20th</p>
<p>MTMajorCook - I agree with everything you said (except no acceptances in this house yet). I know it is about our children, but this process is so intense, and usually we parents are fairly involved due to logistics and amount of paper…and money needed, that I can’t help but feel invested in the outcome. My son definitely has the better attitude, and I try to follow his lead, but I don’t know where I would be if I couldn’t come here to this forum to vent, share and especially to read that other parents laments are just like mine!</p>
<p>I was talking to a co-worker about this crazy process and she said “well, this is what she signed up for.” I said “but EYE didn’t sign up for it, so it’s driving me nuts!” I think that’s why the kids have the better attitude and well, we don’t. If they’ve been performing any length of time, they’re much more accustomed to the ups and downs of this. I still can’t get used to it, so I’m with MTMC, I’m not loving the process so far either! (I wonder if it’s too late to talk The D into an engineering degree…so what if she hates math?!! LOL)</p>
<p>My son is a Junior at a BFA program and he helped with auditions this past Saturday. He talked to candidates and their parents. He organized resumes & head-shots, and led folks in and out of the audition room and sat at the table with the faculty. He had no say in the decisions, but he did get to listen in on the discussion and see the process up-close. I asked him for one take-away from the process.</p>
<p>He gave me two: </p>
<p>1.) Sitting at the audition table is hard. Listening to so many high school hopefuls and staying engaged takes ninja-like focus. </p>
<p>2.) From his perspective, he felt that those candidates who came into the room, who knew themselves, and were themselves, stood-out the most. My follow-up was, What about talent? He said that the talent was either there or it wasn’t. There were a lot of talented people walking through the door. It was the ability to be themselves (a term he kept using, but didn’t quite qualify) that sparked the audition.</p>
<p>In conclusion (?): Know yourself. Be yourself. Show yourself. (Remember, Gods not nervous about your audition.)</p>
<p>It is definitely a nerve wracking process. I just want to say that you and your kids will all get through it and we can’t wait to welcome you to the “other side.” Your kids will be at a college next year. </p>
<p>As an aside, my personal opinion is that nobody needs 26 applications. I cannot fathom anyone ever needing more than a maximum of 14 schools. Almost every situation I can think of, and it is entirely individualized, would need anywhere between 10 to 14 schools if trying for a MT major. I understand thoroughly how competitive it is. My own daughter applied to 8 BFA in MT programs. I have worked with many MT applicants and they applied to between 10 to 14 schools each. It is about the RIGHT list for EACH individual student.</p>
<p>Echo what soozie wrote. It is nerve wracking to be sure, but in the end you just have to realize this is a completely subjective process, and that if you get into one program then you have met your goal. My one suggestion after going through all this last year is to make sure your child still has time to be a kid during this insanity, go out with friends, the prom, etc, etc.</p>
<p>^^^PREACH!! Haha! Can I add an “amen”? Sidenote to others: Keep in mind, the more acceptances you get, the more schools you will eventually be calling (or emailing) to say “no, thank you” to - and that part is way harder than you might think, with so many great programs out there, and especially after meeting the directors of each program in person! The only reason D applied to even 14 schools was because several of them were for vocal performance programs - her “plan B” in case she didn’t get into any of the MT programs on her list. So if she hadn’t had those added applications, we would have happily narrowed it down to just her top 12 choices for MT and called it good! If you look at last year’s applicants, you’ll see that most of those applying to roughly a dozen or so programs actually had multiple acceptances in the end! No need to kill yourselves with double the work, because sometimes quality work will be sacrificed at the expense of quantity, and these poor kids only have so much time on their hands and can only handle a certain amount of stress in the process of preparing to show their BEST work. My recommendation would be to be selective and narrow it to schools that are really the best fit for what you are looking for in your college experience, which is a very personal and individualized process, so your list may not look at all like anyone else’s! Okay, jumping off my soap box now, before somebody shoots me…</p>
<p>Agree with Soozie that 26 applications is excessive. I can’t imagine a scenario where any student needs to apply to that many schools. It runs the risk of spreading yourself too thin or, even worse, getting sick with such a full schedule of auditions. Being selective in compiling an appropriate list of schools for your student, a balanced list that will include a couple of non-audition safeties that your student would be happy to attend, and which you can afford is definitely the way to go. The process is stressful and choosing to do double (or close to it) the number of auditions as most other applicants is a surefire way to send you off the deep end!</p>