Actually, I thought you had come back to update those of us still here from last year. Congratulations to your D. Shenandoah sounds lovely.
@owensfolks Iâm overjoyed for you and your daughter. She really worked hard for this amazing outcome as did you!! Congratulations!!
@owensfolks Congrats on the decision. Sounds like a good one for your daughter.
@owensfolks Congrats to your D. That ride to Winchester from NC is such an easy one to do that youâll still be able to see her lots.
Congrats to your D @owensfolks! Such a long journey. Take a breather before the next step beginsâŠ
@owensfolks So very happy for your daughter!! She is going to love it!
@DrowsyChaperone - I have a junior in high school, and am new to this site and this process, so please forgive my ignorance. Do you think it helped your daughter to audition in person at the various universities rather than at Unifieds? Or are Unifieds only for pre-screens? You mention a 29 being an adequate ACT score for MT BFA programs; Is that true of Michigan and CMU? And finally, and probably most importantly, how is your daughter liking Michgan?!?!
Hi @EVDLLD - Happy to help! It honestly makes no difference whether you audition on campus or at Unifieds (pre-screens are videos that give schools a chance to decide whether or not to see you in person. Passing pre-screens means they are interested.). I say save the money and audition at Unifieds! A kid I know got into Carnegie this year from Chicago Unifieds. It truly doesnât matter. I would travel to the schools AFTER youâve been accepted - then you can get special tours and sit in on classes. And even a 27 ACT is just fine for Michigan and most others. Some conservatories (like Baldwin Wallace) donât even require test scores. A 27 gets you into the Honors program at BW and Texas StateU.
Honestly the whole process is such a crap-shoot, for lack of better words. Youâve got kids who are the leads in their school shows competing against other kids who are the leads in their high school shows. Kids who are working professional actors competing against Young Arts winners. And it just comes down to whether you are the right fit - the right look and type of what the school is looking for that particular year. You do your best and then hope for the best! For Michigan it helps to be very well-rounded and have interests outside of theatre. I noticed that Penn State liked that, too. My advice would be to be overly prepared and to cast a wide net! Feel free to message me if you have any specific questions 