<p>After doing a lot of researching of audition based MT BFA programs, one question I have still remains unanswered: If a BFA program holds auditions, accepts 10 new freshmen into their program into their audition, and 1-2 decline the spot in favor of another school, does the original school send notification to the next best auditionees? I assumed that they do, but I wanted to make sure. How late will you usually hear back from a school by?</p>
<p>Although each school has its own policy as to how many applicants are accepted, generally speaking more offers are made than the number that each school wishes to yield. So, if history has shown that it takes 30 offers to yield 20 enrolled students, for example, then they will make 30 offers of acceptance, if 20 is the number they hope to have enroll. Some schools also use a waiting list as well.</p>
<p>In answer to the "how late" part - it depends on how soon students turn down the offer. I would think in most cases, since the commitment deadline is May 1, if a school goes to their waitlist, it would do so as soon as possible after that. And, I'm sure that at that point, it is handled by phone or email, not snail mail. Some people may well turn down an offer at that point, if they have already accepted somewhere else, so it may take a bit of time - but I would think by May 15, under normal circumstances.</p>
<p>Again, this varies by school. The policy at CMU, for example, is to make only 10 offers. (At least, that was what my D was told in 2006.) Others who might be considered are placed on a waiting list, and further offers will only be made if any of the first 10 decline. I think most schools will share information about their acceptance policy if you ask them.</p>
<p>Additionally, re: CMU--
Many of the students accepted into the Acting BFA also auditioned for the MT program and may be offered a spot that opens after the original MT offers are made. Whether this is likely probably also depends on what that slot "represented" within the distribution of student types (gender, voice type, etc.).</p>