@TexasMTDad that seems much more doable than starting over and hopefully would elimiante confusion as well!
PLEASE ALWAYS USE THE MOST RECENT LIST TO UPDATE!
The Big List from late March 2019 and all 2019 information is in [BRACKETS]. Things may be different for 2020 - when you update with 2020 information, please remove everything in brackets and note the 2020 date in your update. Thank you!
American - [Notifying 3/18 via snail mail]
Arizona State - [3/14 and rolling via email]
Baldwin Wallace–[Fall early auditions have been notified. Will notify 3/7 via email for those who auditioned after Nov.]
Ball State— 2020 rolling - email and calls to accepted students. Email for rejection or deferral to another arts program, a few weeks after audition.
Belmont - [some yes and no notifications already rolling. Everyone should know March 1st via snail mail]
Boston Conservatory— ED on January 31, 2020 via portal, RD no later than 4/1/2020.
BU - [March 23 via email and portal]
Carnegie Mellon—[Plans to notify 3/7 via Acceptd direct to portal (or just check the portal), all at once]
Catholic - [rolling]
CCM— [3/9 has notified yes’ - email notifications for those still in the pool weekly throughout Feb and March]
Coastal Carolina University- [emails started 3/6, trying to notify everyone by 3/15 - may be spread out over several days/week]
Drake - [have seen at least one acceptance 3/14 - not sure if they’re rolling or all at once?]
Elon - [all on the same day, expected to be 3/15 this year]
Emerson— [3/14, email directing to portal, all at once for both artistic and academic decisions.]
Five Towns - 2020: Rolling, many acceptances/scholarships given on the spot
FSU—[Acceptance calls made 2/27, there is an alternate list - look for notification letter next week.]
Hartt - 2020, Rolling notifications snail mail by mid-March
Illinois Wesleyan - [notifies via snail mail, some yeses reported last week of Feb.
Indiana (IU Bloomington) - Notifications started 3/5 via Acceptd]
Ithaca - [Starts notifying typically last week of February/first week of March vis portal - notifications have started]
Jacksonville University - [3/17 email to check portal]
JMU - [March 1 EA. 3/13 for RD applicants via MyMadison portal.]
LIU/Post— 2/10/2020, rolling, snail mail
Manhattan School of Music— 2/24/2020
Marymount Manhattan - 2020 update: They try to send email notifications to check portal within 2 weeks of the audition, sometimes much sooner. Digital auditions will not receive decision until sometime in March.
Michigan—[February 28 acceptance via phone call; portal change for others - notify all at once]
Minnesota Duluth - [email from head of the program - rolling?]
Millikin - [rolling]
Missouri State - [rolling, via email]
Montclair - [Rolling notifications, they’re still auditioning through 3/23]
Molloy/CAP21—rolling starting 3/1/2020, email
Muhlenberg - [decisions for ED 1 in Dec, ED 2 by Feb 28, and RD by March 19 - posted on portal]
Nebraska Wesleyan - [rolling - still auditioning up until April 1.]
Northern Colorado—[rolling]
Northwestern— [3/21 email directing to portal, all at once]
NYU— [3/28 via portal, everyone, all at once]
OCU —[rolling now, via email]
Ohio Northern - [rolling]
Ohio University - 2020 Update: Confirm rolling notifications for this year - last year - rolling notifications - have head of a few acceptance phone calls thus far
Otterbein - [Notifications going out now thru mid-March - calls to accepted students, getacceptd for no and waitlist]
Pace—[3/1 has started to notify, phone call for accepted students and/or snail mail, rolling more calls 3/7]
Penn State - [starting updating portal 2/14; started notifications for accepted students 2/26]
Point Park—[3/13 Emails to everyone, all at once, snail mail to follow up.]
Rider - 2020: Rolling and can be as quick as a few days after audition - [Portal change beginning 2/11/19. Definite Y to be posted on the portal and mailed out before 2/21; Committee meets 2/21 to discuss remaining applicants and then everyone else notified 1st of March 2019 via snail mail]
Roosevelt— 2020 - said trying for 3/15 - last year they started notifying 3/15 email was sent out to check your portal
Shenandoah—2020 around 3/2-3/6 via phone call (for acceptances); email for waitlist. Last day of auditions is 2/22, then will decide and call before their spring break 3/6.
SUNY Cortland [1/30/19 email]
Syracuse—[3/15 via email (not MySlice), decisions were sent in waves last three weekends of March last year]
SE Missouri St-[Rolling, via email]
TCU - [Notifications started 3/5 via email]
Temple— 2020 notifying now, rolling - portal update for academic admit, email for artistic admit
Texas State—[phone call to accepted students, rolling once auditions are complete, they meet each weekend and send notifications the following week.]
UArts—[starting about a week after audition; snail mail, rolling]
UAB - [email notification]
UAZ—[Rolling notifications have started 2/28]
University of Miami—[3/22, via portal, all at once - navigate to the letter under “student center” and then “message center.”]
University of OK - [changed to prescreens and auditions this year - notifications will be a few more weeks - 4/1?]
Utah—[notifications going out now (early March) via email mail and then rolling]
UC Irvine - [3/22 via portal]
UCLA—[3/22 via portal, all at once]
UNCG - [Everyone should know March 15 “give or take a day” phone call: 3/11]
UNSCA - [Rolling out now through the end of Feb - calls to accepted students, email direct to portal for “no” decision.]
USC - [3/21 will mail notifications, with portal update 3/24]
Viterbo— 2020 via email, rolling now
Wagner - [3/9 rolling now - there have been some calls - more to follow]
Webster— [snail mail acceptances go out around 3/8 (info from this year) - some calls have been reported for “yes”]
Western CT State—[2-3 weeks after final audition day on March 2nd, all at once; snail mail 3/11]
Western Michigan - [3/20 - notifications rolling calls for acceptances, email for anything else]
Wright St - [discontinued rolling admission this year. Last audition day was 2/24, has started notifying 2/26]
Xavier — [Emailing acceptances now - 3/1]
Based on a suggestion from @TexasMTDad I have updated the list again. 2019 info is in brackets. 2020 info is clearly marked as 2020. That way if someone hasn’t updated 2020 info yet, you will still be able to see how things were announced last year. Please remove the 2019 info when you update for 2020. Thank you!
For whatever reason bbcode isn’t working the way it used to…
@NeensMom and everyone - you’re doing a great job preserving 2019 history (which is important for perspective until there’s new information) and updating for 2020 as news comes in. Some schools change, but the majority follow a pretty consistent pattern year after year.
School program managers, if you’re tuning in: 1) It would be wonderful l if you would publish notification method and timeline right on your website so families don’t have to hunt and peck for info. 2) We realize you are doing your best with limited funding and staff to manage such a large group of applicants that seems to increase in size and intensity each year.
Somehow, it does work out, but it sure is a rollercoaster between now and April 1 (and beyond, for waitlist movement)
@MTquest24 Do you know how many are waitlisted at Hartt?
Adding U Wisconsin Stevens Point, per email from Mark Hanson.
PLEASE ALWAYS USE THE MOST RECENT LIST TO UPDATE!
The Big List from late March 2019 and all 2019 information is in [BRACKETS]. Things may be different for 2020 - when you update with 2020 information, please remove everything in brackets and note the 2020 date in your update. Thank you!
American - [Notifying 3/18 via snail mail]
Arizona State - [3/14 and rolling via email]
Baldwin Wallace–[Fall early auditions have been notified. Will notify 3/7 via email for those who auditioned after Nov.]
Ball State— 2020 rolling - email and calls to accepted students. Email for rejection or deferral to another arts program, a few weeks after audition.
Belmont - [some yes and no notifications already rolling. Everyone should know March 1st via snail mail]
Boston Conservatory— ED on January 31, 2020 via portal, RD no later than 4/1/2020.
BU - [March 23 via email and portal]
Carnegie Mellon—[Plans to notify 3/7 via Acceptd direct to portal (or just check the portal), all at once]
Catholic - [rolling]
CCM— [3/9 has notified yes’ - email notifications for those still in the pool weekly throughout Feb and March]
Coastal Carolina University- [emails started 3/6, trying to notify everyone by 3/15 - may be spread out over several days/week]
Drake - [have seen at least one acceptance 3/14 - not sure if they’re rolling or all at once?]
Elon - [all on the same day, expected to be 3/15 this year]
Emerson— [3/14, email directing to portal, all at once for both artistic and academic decisions.]
Five Towns - 2020: Rolling, many acceptances/scholarships given on the spot
FSU—[Acceptance calls made 2/27, there is an alternate list - look for notification letter next week.]
Hartt - 2020, Rolling notifications snail mail by mid-March
Illinois Wesleyan - [notifies via snail mail, some yeses reported last week of Feb.
Indiana (IU Bloomington) - Notifications started 3/5 via Acceptd]
Ithaca - [Starts notifying typically last week of February/first week of March vis portal - notifications have started]
Jacksonville University - [3/17 email to check portal]
JMU - [March 1 EA. 3/13 for RD applicants via MyMadison portal.]
LIU/Post— 2/10/2020, rolling, snail mail
Manhattan School of Music— 2/24/2020
Marymount Manhattan - 2020 update: They try to send email notifications to check portal within 2 weeks of the audition, sometimes much sooner. Digital auditions will not receive decision until sometime in March.
Michigan—[February 28 acceptance via phone call; portal change for others - notify all at once]
Minnesota Duluth - [email from head of the program - rolling?]
Millikin - [rolling]
Missouri State - [rolling, via email]
Montclair - [Rolling notifications, they’re still auditioning through 3/23]
Molloy/CAP21—rolling starting 3/1/2020, email
Muhlenberg - [decisions for ED 1 in Dec, ED 2 by Feb 28, and RD by March 19 - posted on portal]
Nebraska Wesleyan - [rolling - still auditioning up until April 1.]
Northern Colorado—[rolling]
Northwestern— [3/21 email directing to portal, all at once]
NYU— [3/28 via portal, everyone, all at once]
OCU —[rolling now, via email]
Ohio Northern - [rolling]
Ohio University - 2020 Update: Confirm rolling notifications for this year - last year - rolling notifications - have head of a few acceptance phone calls thus far
Otterbein - [Notifications going out now thru mid-March - calls to accepted students, getacceptd for no and waitlist]
Pace—[3/1 has started to notify, phone call for accepted students and/or snail mail, rolling more calls 3/7]
Penn State - [starting updating portal 2/14; started notifications for accepted students 2/26]
Point Park—[3/13 Emails to everyone, all at once, snail mail to follow up.]
Rider - 2020: Rolling and can be as quick as a few days after audition - [Portal change beginning 2/11/19. Definite Y to be posted on the portal and mailed out before 2/21; Committee meets 2/21 to discuss remaining applicants and then everyone else notified 1st of March 2019 via snail mail]
Roosevelt— 2020 - said trying for 3/15 - last year they started notifying 3/15 email was sent out to check your portal
Shenandoah—2020 around 3/2-3/6 via phone call (for acceptances); email for waitlist. Last day of auditions is 2/22, then will decide and call before their spring break 3/6.
SUNY Cortland [1/30/19 email]
Syracuse—[3/15 via email (not MySlice), decisions were sent in waves last three weekends of March last year]
SE Missouri St-[Rolling, via email]
TCU - [Notifications started 3/5 via email]
Temple— 2020 notifying now, rolling - portal update for academic admit, email for artistic admit
Texas State—[phone call to accepted students, rolling once auditions are complete, they meet each weekend and send notifications the following week.]
UArts—[starting about a week after audition; snail mail, rolling]
UAB - [email notification]
UAZ—[Rolling notifications have started 2/28]
University of Miami—[3/22, via portal, all at once - navigate to the letter under “student center” and then “message center.”]
University of OK - [changed to prescreens and auditions this year - notifications will be a few more weeks - 4/1?]
Utah—[notifications going out now (early March) via email mail and then rolling]
UC Irvine - [3/22 via portal]
UCLA—[3/22 via portal, all at once]
UNCG - [Everyone should know March 15 “give or take a day” phone call: 3/11]
UNSCA - [Rolling out now through the end of Feb - calls to accepted students, email direct to portal for “no” decision.]
USC - [3/21 will mail notifications, with portal update 3/24]
U Wisconsin Stevens Point - 2020 email to all auditionees between 3/7 - 3/13
Viterbo— 2020 via email, rolling now
Wagner - [3/9 rolling now - there have been some calls - more to follow]
Webster— [snail mail acceptances go out around 3/8 (info from this year) - some calls have been reported for “yes”]
Western CT State—[2-3 weeks after final audition day on March 2nd, all at once; snail mail 3/11]
Western Michigan - [3/20 - notifications rolling calls for acceptances, email for anything else]
Wright St - [discontinued rolling admission this year. Last audition day was 2/24, has started notifying 2/26]
Xavier — [Emailing acceptances now - 3/1]
PLEASE ALWAYS USE THE MOST RECENT LIST TO UPDATE!
The Big List from late March 2019 and all 2019 information is in [BRACKETS]. Things may be different for 2020 - when you update with 2020 information, please remove everything in brackets and note the 2020 date in your update. Thank you!
American - [Notifying 3/18 via snail mail]
Arizona State - [3/14 and rolling via email]
Baldwin Wallace–[Fall early auditions have been notified. Will notify 3/7 via email for those who auditioned after Nov.]
Ball State— 2020 rolling - email and calls to accepted students. Email for rejection or deferral to another arts program, a few weeks after audition.
Baylor - 2020 rolling - email
Belmont - [some yes and no notifications already rolling. Everyone should know March 1st via snail mail]
Boston Conservatory— ED on January 31, 2020 via portal, RD no later than 4/1/2020.
BU - [March 23 via email and portal]
Carnegie Mellon—[Plans to notify 3/7 via Acceptd direct to portal (or just check the portal), all at once]
Catholic - [rolling]
CCM— [3/9 has notified yes’ - email notifications for those still in the pool weekly throughout Feb and March]
Coastal Carolina University- [emails started 3/6, trying to notify everyone by 3/15 - may be spread out over several days/week]
Drake - [have seen at least one acceptance 3/14 - not sure if they’re rolling or all at once?]
Elon - [all on the same day, expected to be 3/15 this year]
Emerson— [3/14, email directing to portal, all at once for both artistic and academic decisions.]
Five Towns - 2020: Rolling, many acceptances/scholarships given on the spot
FSU—[Acceptance calls made 2/27, there is an alternate list - look for notification letter next week.]
Hartt - 2020, Rolling notifications snail mail by mid-March
Illinois Wesleyan - [notifies via snail mail, some yeses reported last week of Feb.
Indiana (IU Bloomington) - Notifications started 3/5 via Acceptd]
Ithaca - [Starts notifying typically last week of February/first week of March vis portal - notifications have started]
Jacksonville University - [3/17 email to check portal]
JMU - [March 1 EA. 3/13 for RD applicants via MyMadison portal.]
LIU/Post— 2/10/2020, rolling, snail mail and email
Manhattan School of Music— 2/24/2020
Marymount Manhattan - 2020 update: They try to send email notifications to check portal within 2 weeks of the audition, sometimes much sooner. Digital auditions will not receive decision until sometime in March.
Michigan—[February 28 acceptance via phone call; portal change for others - notify all at once]
Minnesota Duluth - [email from head of the program - rolling?]
Millikin - 2020 update: acceptances rolling, snail mail
Missouri State - [rolling, via email]
Montclair - [Rolling notifications, they’re still auditioning through 3/23]
Molloy/CAP21—rolling starting 3/1/2020, email
Muhlenberg - [decisions for ED 1 in Dec, ED 2 by Feb 28, and RD by March 19 - posted on portal]
Nebraska Wesleyan - [rolling - still auditioning up until April 1.]
Northern Colorado—[rolling]
Northwestern— [3/21 email directing to portal, all at once]
NYU— [3/28 via portal, everyone, all at once]
OCU —[rolling now, via email]
Ohio Northern - [rolling]
Ohio University - 2020 Update: Confirm rolling notifications for this year - last year - rolling notifications - have head of a few acceptance phone calls thus far
Otterbein - 2020: Rejects sent by email, others still under consideration notified also
Pace—[3/1 has started to notify, phone call for accepted students and/or snail mail, rolling more calls 3/7]
Penn State - [starting updating portal 2/14; started notifications for accepted students 2/26]
Point Park—[3/13 Emails to everyone, all at once, snail mail to follow up.]
Rider - 2020: Rolling and can be as quick as a few days after audition - [Portal change beginning 2/11/19. Definite Y to be posted on the portal and mailed out before 2/21; Committee meets 2/21 to discuss remaining applicants and then everyone else notified 1st of March 2019 via snail mail]
Roosevelt— 2020 - said trying for 3/15 - last year they started notifying 3/15 email was sent out to check your portal
Shenandoah—2020 around 3/2-3/6 via phone call (for acceptances); email for waitlist. Last day of auditions is 2/22, then will decide and call before their spring break 3/6.
SUNY Cortland [1/30/19 email]
Syracuse—[3/15 via email (not MySlice), decisions were sent in waves last three weekends of March last year]
SMU - 2020: rolling via email
SE Missouri St-[Rolling, via email]
TCU - [Notifications started 3/5 via email]
Temple— 2020 notifying now, rolling - portal update for academic and artistic admit, email for artistic admit (some have not gotten email for artistic, just saw portal change)
Texas State—[phone call to accepted students, rolling once auditions are complete, they meet each weekend and send notifications the following week.]
UArts—[starting about a week after audition; snail mail, rolling]
UAB - [email notification]
UAZ—[Rolling notifications have started 2/28]
University of Miami—[3/22, via portal, all at once - navigate to the letter under “student center” and then “message center.”]
U Central Ok - 2020: Greg expects offers to go out around 3/6
University of OK - [changed to prescreens and auditions this year - notifications will be a few more weeks - 4/1?]
Utah—[notifications going out now (early March) via email mail and then rolling]
UC Irvine - [3/22 via portal]
UCLA—[3/22 via portal, all at once]
UNCG - [Everyone should know March 15 “give or take a day” phone call: 3/11]
UNSCA - [Rolling out now through the end of Feb - calls to accepted students, email direct to portal for “no” decision.]
USC - [3/21 will mail notifications, with portal update 3/24]
U Wisconsin Stevens Point - 2020 email to all auditionees between 3/7 - 3/13
Viterbo— 2020 via email, rolling now
Wagner - [3/9 rolling now - there have been some calls - more to follow]
Webster— [snail mail acceptances go out around 3/8 (info from this year) - some calls have been reported for “yes”]
Western CT State—[2-3 weeks after final audition day on March 2nd, all at once; snail mail 3/11]
Western Michigan - [3/20 - notifications rolling calls for acceptances, email for anything else]
Wright St - [discontinued rolling admission this year. Last audition day was 2/24, has started notifying 2/26]
Xavier — [Emailing acceptances now - 3/1]
I see on this list above that Ball State is listed as: “2020 rolling - email and calls to accepted students. Email for rejection or deferral to another arts program, a few weeks after audition.” Has anyone that auditioned at NY Unifieds received an acceptance call or email from Ball State? I’ve read posts about re-directs but no acceptances. TIA
@SingerDancerMom we auditioned for Them in Chicago. Today received an email saying enjoyed your audition ect and that final decisions would not be going out until early March. Hope that helps.
I had the same question about Ball State. D auditioned in NY, still nothing in portal. Wondering why they email some and not others…
My D auditioned for Ball State in November (both MT and Acting) and still nothing, while others we know of who also auditioned in November have been sent the BA Theatre Creation redirect. I would assume this means still in consideration? But who knows.
@closemama, @IStressSoDWont, @SingerDancerMom - Last year Ball State sent out a bunch of redirect to Theatre Creation emails about this time. If you didn’t get one, you were still in the running for the BFA. On 2/15 my D got an email from Bill Jenkins, saying that they had been impressed with her audition and encouraging her to visit the school: it seemed like an email that had been sent to many people because it mentioned applying to the school if you hadn’t already, and my D had already been accepted to the school. Then on 2/25 they made calls with their initial offers. I think there were more redirect and rejection emails at that time as well. After that there were priority waitlist calls on March 12th (my D got one of those). They took people off the waitlist last year- we have a friend who came off the list a few days before decision day! My D decided on a different school, but she did love Ball State a lot! This is all from last year though: no guarantee that it will happen the same way this year, but hope this helps! Hang in there- we found the waiting for results was the hardest part of the whole process. Hugs to all of you!!
I initially thought we ‘overdid’ applications, but going through this process, I realize that we didn’t. Here is the current state for my D: (MT, Acting programs)
Didn’t Pass Pre-Screen
– Elon
– Wright State
– Penn State (redirected to BA)
– Milliken (redirected to BA)
– Texas State
– Texas Tech
– Coastal Carolina
– Illinois Wesleyan
Received No after Auditioning (passed pre-screen or direct audition)
– University of Oklahoma
– UT-Austin
– SMU
– Marymount Manhattan
– Alabama (Tuscaloosa), redirected to BA, can audition again after Freshman year
– University of the Arts (video)
Accepted after auditioning / application
– AMDA
– LIU Post
– SCAD (no audition)
– University of Wyoming (festival)
– Austin Peay (festival)
– West Texas A&M (festival)
Waitlisted after auditioning
– Northern Colorado (video)
– Western Carolina (video)
Audition Completed. Waiting to Hear
– Boston Conservatory (MT & CT)
– Pace (made callback at Unifieds)
– Boston University
– TCU
– Molloy / Cap 21
– Western Michigan (video)
– Nebraska Wesleyan (video)
– Ole Miss
– San Diego State
– Baylor
– Point Park
– North Carolina School of the Arts (didn’t make callback cut at Unifieds)
– University of Arizona
– Hartt School (video)
– Carnegie Mellon
– Stephen F. Austin
– Abilene Christian
– Webster
– Miami
– Florida State
– Emerson
No wonder my kid is so tired!
@StanfordAI2019 I want to wrap your whole family in the biggest, warmest expression of support I possibly can via this platform!! Congratulations to you and your child, and best wishes that the process yields fruit that feels right in the end.
@StanfordAI2019 Your daughter wins the “prize” for most MT programs applied to of anyone I know. 
(that must have been a lot of essays)
@StanfordAI2019 That’s over 40 programs! How is your kid?!!
LOL. She’s pretty tired. She knows as a Caucasian girl with brown hair, she will have a hard time standing out, so knew she had to spread the wealth. Fortunately, she’s a whiz with essays, so although hard work, she was able to crank those out pretty quickly. Glad this group is here. People just don’t get it who aren’t in the MT community. I think my D was admitted academically everywhere she applied (except for those that do joint decisions, like NYU), so it’s weird to see all the quick academic acceptances, followed by artistic rejections.
@StanfordAI2019 - W.O.W. I am so impressed… and happy you all survived!!! I hope your D lands someplace that makes her very happy, she has certainly worked for it.
Unfortunately, I think you need to put NCSA in the “no” list, as I understand it not making the callbacks at auditions means an applicant is no longer under consideration. You have a huge list still to hear from, hoping for good news on many!
@StanfordAI2019 WOW!! That’s a lot of work there…LIU Post is listed this year as a “top 30” mt school by OnStage Blog and everyone I have talked to who has been there or been part of the program loves the training (not the facilities, mind you!). I know several kids waiting and hoping for LIU acceptance that haven’t gotten them, so that’s good! There are still more options for video auditions. One thing that I would say is that you may want to have someone give her feedback on her audition material. I tweaked both of my students from August through last week (LOL). I will honestly say that going in with material within five years of your age (especially monologues) and that represents who you are as a performer is critical. And to find non-overdone monologues for girls 14-24 is ridiculously hard. Especially that actually have a real moment and aren’t just a ball of emotions and anger. Most of them are about being in love, losing love, not being loved…etc. I cut probably 20 monologues for the girl I am working with right now and we tried out maybe 7-8 of them. And about the same number for the guy. I read plays all summer to find these. Tried to find smaller, lesser-known options. I know that Southeast Missouri State still has auditions open (and does accept video submissions). Coastal Carolina has a strong BA program (both of my kids opted for that as their backup plan). University of Texas at Arlington is trying to build a new program and the director is just wonderful. I hope some of this helps. I am happy to share what I have with you! I think this weekend is the last audition for both of them at Texas Tech (hopefully!!!). OHHHH! And one of my previous kids who played “Tracy” in Hairspray is at West Texas A & M and LOVES it there!!! Really wonderful musical theatre program!!