<p>OOOOH NMR,</p>
<p>If she is a Ballet dancer going the pre-professional route which does include college, as bad as you think it is now - it gets much worse.
pointe shoes, tutus, competitions, private coaching (apart from the 20 hours of classes) oy veh!</p>
<p>My daughter said she was in a car recently with a friend. The friend said they were really excited about going off to college AND really scared. My daughter laughed and admitted she felt the same way. She said she thinks most kids feel that way they just won't admit it. I reminded her that everytime something comes up my voice pops up in her head and she just KNOWS what Mom would say...and it works long distance. All kids can hear that voice - heck I still hear my Mother's voice doing it and I'm ___ yrs old. :)</p>
<p>My D just got a no thanks from IU. It was really a nice letter. Did anyone/everyone else who got a no thanks from them get directed toward one of their BA programs? Just wondering.</p>
<p>snoggie, sorry about your D's "no" from IU, but glad that it was a nicely done letter. They must see potential in her to suggest the BA route ...</p>
<p>hushinfazen, yes, I hear the whole ballet thing can get really intense. She dances a whole heck of a lot now (ballet with some contemporary thrown in) and it will definitely be worse next year (in terms of money and time) when she moves up a level. Are you a dance mom/dad? If so, I may need to call on your for advice. Is there a CC thread/forum for the dance parents? I danced when I was six and was the worst in the class! We have one photo from my recital and my legs and arms are going in one direction, and everyone else's are going in another. I also was yelling "Hi, Mommy!" and waving. (Thankfully for my D, she came into our family via adoption, so she is not cursed with my uncoordinated genes.) :)</p>
<p>Snoggie - sorry about the IU letter. We haven't gotten our very nice letter from IU yet so I can't tell you if that is standard. I do know that during auditions they did a very nice comparison of their BFA and BA programs and we were impressed with it as well as all of IU. I assume you heard the same on your audition day?</p>
<p>We also got a very nice letter from IU and it stated similar things :(</p>
<p>I'm sorry Impala. :( I know - this one really bites.</p>
<p>No mail today :( </p>
<p>Noticed a few acceptance letters have been received from Hartt so I thought she'd get a letter from them today one way or the other...sigh! My d is just ready to have all the cards on the table to make her final decision. I am sure everyone is beginning to feel this way. Senior year activities are a good distraction though right now... so "yeah" for those!</p>
<p>Snoggie---my d's "very nice letter" from IU directed her towards their BA program. Don't know if that is standard or not...I kind of think it is.</p>
<p>MoaP</p>
<p>Actually, Dad did that one. I had done Elon the week before and it was my turn to stay home with rebelling 17 year old son!!! :P But he was VERY impressed with IUs BA as well...</p>
<p>My D got one of the nice letters and actually she is kind of relieved. From the moment she arrived at IU she knew she was a Hoosier. Doing the BFA meant she couldn't do a semester abroad, a double major or join a sorority. She has been wrestling with BA or BFA and decided she would leave it to fate. Actually she is one happy girl tonight - course being asked to the Prom by an outstanding guy today did help. :)</p>
<p>MoaP</p>
<p>I love it!!! there has to be a life as well!! Congrats on her date! So ya think she'll go to IU? Does she still have more to hear from? (D has 2 more to go.)</p>
<p>Daughter left IU with the IU teddy bear that sits on her bed. The IU pennant that hangs on her wall. She has the IU keyring with the fight song. And has been wearing IU clothing to school ever since her return. She cancelled her remaining BFA auditions deciding she rather have a BA at IU than a BFA at those schools. She rejected all other schools she auditioned for before they could reject her. </p>
<p>She still has to hear from schools such as Cornell, Dartmouth, NYU and Northwestern. She doesn't think it will matter. Will it? I don't know. Show her the acceptances and maybe she will rethink it. Right now she's in love with IU. It just provides her with the right balance of academics and performing arts opportunities that entices her.</p>
<p>How wonderful for your princess! Great to read some good news on this thread.</p>
<p>Look out, IU! A princess is on her way. MOAP, I think that is terrific. The only really important thing is that your D is in love with the school she is going to go to. The rest pales in significance.</p>
<p>MOAP: I think the BA at IU is fantastic and is an excellent choice by your D. My D, too, got the nice BFA rejection letter with encouragement to do the BA in Theatre. I am very impressed with the BA program and they have many of the same opportunities as the BFAs. I also wanted to let you know my older D goes to IU (is currently a sophomore NOT majoring in theatre) and just LOVES it there!! It's a wonderful school, beautiful campus and terrific college town. If your D does decide to go there, she will love it!!</p>
<p>NMR: I've got the info you need for ballet. Went through this entire thing with my older D for college/auditions. There is a fantastic website like this one called "Ballet Talk for Dancers." It is GREAT! Here is the link though I'm not sure I'm supposed to be doing this:</p>
<p>Ballet</a> Talk for Dancers (Powered by Invision Power Board)</p>
<p>Please feel free to PM me. It hasn't been that long so I am very up on things. However, I do want to emphasize that I know the ballet programs best, not so much contemporary, modern or jazz though I do know a bit about those as well. For anyone who is curious, I think the MT college audition process is far more difficult and stressful than the ballet college audition process. That is not to say the ballet track is easy. IT AIN'T!!</p>
<p>Thank you all. I have had the privilege of PMing with someone from IU on CC. As they said, the way IU people are in love with IU may be kind of scary. LOL I forgot one thing on the above list - I came home with the Hoosier Mom t-shirt, too. We loved Bloomington. I feel totally comfortable sending my daughter off to this place. She will have access to GREAT resources in acting, singing and dancing. If she doesn't pursue in that area they have an accredited Journalism program - where from someday she may be the leading critic of Broadway shows and write scathing reviews. HA HA. She is incredibly happy and content about her choice and you are right it means so much that she is so excited. Along the way she found programs and schools that she liked but this one was what they talk about on CC of finding that perfect "fit".</p>
<p>MOAP - what a great post! Your D obviously has a great attitude and, the way I see it, the right take on things. It really is all about where you feel you can make your home away from home and where you can thrive in the process. Congratulations! We will look for that tiara whenever we visit IU :D.</p>
<p>My D's best friend graduated from IU in December with a VP/music ed. degree. He loved his experience there (though he was itching to graduate early -- just ready to move on) and had AMAZING vocal opportunities with the Singing Hoosiers and other groups.</p>
<p>One thing you need to ask at IU if you have not is to confirm that graduate students also audition for all musicals, etc. I believe they do so you are competing with a good number of grads and also the BFA's for any role.</p>