@KaMaMom - I am inclined to agree with you …Something seems very rotten with the whole Michigan situation. (and not in the fun BDJ/Borle sense!)
@njmthope it is The Troupe.
@njmthope I had heard of it a while ago and searched but couldn’t discover. About two weeks ago a friend of my D’s added her. It is called The Troupe, but since it’s a private group I guess it can’t be searched for - one needs to be added by a member. Having looked at it a couple of times, it’s a double-edged sword - the kids are all nice and supportive and can share, in a humorous way, anxieties over waiting etc., but it also heightens those anxieties in the way CC does - postings of “I’ve heard they’ve started making the calls” etc.
I was actually dreading my daughter finding out about the group and happy that she was unaware of it until recently. And although she hasn’t been on it much I can tell she is getting a little more nervous about things after hearing bits and pieces on that page. There are about 1800 page members by the way - so if your S/D knows other MT applicants, s/he probably knows someone who can do the invite.
@njmthope - I think someone from the group has to invite you to join. Any kids on here that will do that? If I do it on my daughter’s behalf- I feel I will be overstepping. I don’t want her denying me access to her Facebook- haha
It can be tough to find at first because nothing shows up suggested but just search The Troupe and you’ll find it. I believe it’s a closed group and you have to ask to join.
So… this just happened. I checked d’s CCM portal and it said Admitted, 1st choice… but the “hold letter” was still posted. Went up to tell her- came back downstairs and status had changed to “auditioned scheduled” no hold or admitted… UGH… I am hoping that they were just in the process of posting the letter or something… but I will be so mad if I got her hopes up only to be let down. going to check it every 5 minutes!
@sleepymom that’s so srtrange!! Hoping for the best for you.
Thanks. This is reminiscent of the “hogwarts scenario” I posted about last week!!! She will call a little later if it doesn’t change
I’m in NYC visiting my MT kid and I was telling her about all the angst with the admissions decisions around now for the BFA applicants and she said it was a whole lot better when she just waited for a letter in the mail to arrive and there was no social media.
Ours changed too to denied – looks like good news sleepy mom!!! We are sad but have lots of horses left
@mtmamma2020 @destiny95 — Unfortunately, nope! It changed to denied now. That was really unfortunate timing for me to check…they must have literally been in the process of changing it. Oh well, we still have many to hear from too!
@sleepymom So sorry to hear about CCM, I can’t even imagine that experience of seeing admitted followed by denied!
While the troupe is a closed Facebook group you can still find it by searching. Unless something has changed since I’ve joined. I didn’t have to be invited by someone else, I requested to join. Besides venting and asking about when schools are making offers, the group helps you find others who are accepted or committed to the same program which is also njce
So very sorry @sleepymom. Reminds me of the CMU fiasco last year where a computer glitch sent out acceptances to 800 computer science program applicants. After announcing and celebrating the wonderful news they found out it was an error. I can’t even imagine.
@sleepymom I’m so sorry! Same happened to me. Went from “hold” to “audition scheduled” to “denied” all in the same day. Don’t worry, I’m sure there are many good acceptances to come!!!
RE: the UMich MT acceptance…it could be a bunch of things…please don’t be quick to assume the worst of the school. There is a post over in the Theatre and Drama thread that says, “My daughter just got her early access Michigan MT Acceptance! Overjoyed, and I have no words (:” Maybe this is not UMich. (For example, there is a boy who tweeted a few days ago that he got the call and was accepted into CMU’s MT program." Maybe he meant Central Michigan, not Carnegie Mellon). Maybe, as someone else pointed out, they are confused. (I remember several years ago there was a girl who claimed she got into UMich’s MT program before they had even held auditions…she didn’t know that there WERE auditions, and had applied to UMich ED, and got in, and assumed this meant she could pick her major, which happened to be MT). There are also trolls out there (I am not accusing anyone here of being a troll…but they do exist, and some people like to ramp up the anxiety for whatever reason.)
I guess my point is that I doubt whether UMich would do anything fishy or underhanded. When Madonna’s daughter got into the MT program, she found out the same day as everyone else. If someone found out earlier than everyone else, there is bound to be a very good reason for it. Otherwise, it’s probably a misunderstanding. These schools are not trying to cause angst and get people upset…they are doing the best they can. In past years, UMich decisions went out mid-March.
Break legs everyone…your path is out there somewhere. Is it too early for a glass of wine? 
Maybe a mimosa.
Ugh sorry to hear @sleepymom @destiny95 same thing here …
LOL, sorry for the bleeped words above. I guess we are not supposed to call someone a “a mythical, cave-dwelling being depicted in folklore as either a giant or a dwarf, typically having a very ugly appearance.” You know, the word that begins with a T and ends with two Ls and has an R and an O in it. Sorry. Just wanted you to know I wasn’t swearing…
Also, I believe Michigan STATE has a new MT program. There are lots of folks out there who don’t understand the difference between these two schools and erroneously mix up the names. NEVER call MSU “Michigan”. Go Spartans!
I seems to me MUCH more likely that a the person saying that they/their kid got in is in error (whether a mistake or untruth) than that Michigan would jeopardize the integrity of their program. JMHO