<p>Our s. made his final choic last night to join the first BFA class at Indiana University. V. sad to give up Miami and DePaul but Indiana turned out to be a better fit.</p>
<p>mamalot, </p>
<pre><code>IU is a wonderful school and I'm very happy for your son!
Our D's final choice is Drake University, BFA MT. She found out that Elon would not be going to their waitlist yesterday (not for girls at least) and was sad, but she's ready now to plunge in at Drake and we're very happy for her!
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<p>Sarahsmom- I am sure that based onthe wonderful folks your daughter met at Drake, that it will be a good program for her to be at! </p>
<p>Congrats on the final decision - I know how tough it is to get there- and what a relief it is when the decision is made!</p>
<p>MikksMom</p>
<p>Thanks! I have to admit that I feel greatly relieved to have mailed off the acceptance stuff this a.m. I'm going to keep in touch and keep people here informed on what's available at Drake. Go Bulldogs!</p>
<p>This is just so exciting to post. The fun part is now here. No longer are the colleges choosing you, but rather you get to choose them! It is really fun seeing all these final decisions come out after following many of these kids' journeys. This is a very exciting moment as the adventure is only beginning. There is SO much to look forward to!</p>
<p>Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Adrian College: Defy<em>yourself</em>04
AMDA: BroadwayBelle
Baldwin-Wallace: artfamily's D
BOCO: Benzy9, Devsey, taybroadway07
CCM MT: mtboymom's S, tashmu's D
CMU MT: kedstuff's S, kaysmom's D
Drake MT: Sarahsmom42's D
Elon: nydancemom's D, theaterfan07, txmtmom's S, Vincenzo, johnyi
FSU: carolinagirl
Hartt: Sporti2005
Indiana U: mjohnmart, mamalot's S
Ithaca: deenluvr07, palendrome
McDaniel College: DefyingGravity04
Montclair: Momsinger's D
Northwestern: typecastme22
NYU/Steinhart: kg07
NYU/Tisch Strasberg: cloudmermaid
NYU/Tisch CAP21: christeap, Durangotreasure, manuelo's D, musicaltheatre
OCU: Mikksmom's D, WMonMTDad's S
Ohio Wesleyan: ElliotsMom's S(MrActor)
Otterbein: mum2fours's D, NanE
Pace(BFA Acting): SeaShells29
Pace (MT): beriglour's S, littlemtgirl, corinnesmom's D
Point Park: AJSon216
Rutgers(BFA Acting): WallyWorld's D
Rutgers(Theatre BA): sclreed
SUNY Binghamton: babygiraffeboots
Syracuse University: bsb2007, Stevenp9891
Syracuse(Acting): Robbie Simpson
UArizona (BFA Acting): lauren2's D
UARTS: Mainstage's D, MichelleV, MichaelNKat's D
UMich: BreathEasy's S, vocaldad's S
West Chester U(xfr): BreakIntoSong
Westminster Choir College: evasmom's D
Wilkes MT: rglick</p>
<p>My d has just made her final decision to attend CCM! We are all very excited about this. She felt that this was the best fit for her. I am happy that it is only a 5 1/2 hour drive from home! It was such a hard decision process...all the schools have many great qualities. My d just sent e-mails out to the other schools that she was accepted to so that they could open spots to individuals on the waitlists there. Congrats to everyone on making these final decisions! Best of luck to all next year! I'm sure that everyone will be extremely happy!</p>
<p>Yayyyyyy :D :D :D!! That is wicked good, Dramamama! I will have my D e-mail your D. Any other girls out there for CCM?</p>
<p>Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Adrian College: Defy<em>yourself</em>04
AMDA: BroadwayBelle
Baldwin-Wallace: artfamily's D
BOCO: Benzy9, Devsey, taybroadway07
CCM MT: **mtboymom's S, tashmu's D, **DramaMama1's D
CMU MT: kedstuff's S, kaysmom's D
Drake MT: Sarahsmom42's D
Elon: nydancemom's D, theaterfan07, txmtmom's S, Vincenzo, johnyi
FSU: carolinagirl
Hartt: Sporti2005
Indiana U: mjohnmart, mamalot's S
Ithaca: deenluvr07, palendrome
McDaniel College: DefyingGravity04
Montclair: Momsinger's D
Northwestern: typecastme22
NYU/Steinhart: kg07
NYU/Tisch Strasberg: cloudmermaid
NYU/Tisch CAP21: christeap, Durangotreasure, manuelo's D, musicaltheatre
OCU: Mikksmom's D, WMonMTDad's S
Ohio Wesleyan: ElliotsMom's S(MrActor)
Otterbein: mum2fours's D, NanE
Pace(BFA Acting): SeaShells29
Pace(MT): beriglour's S, littlemtgirl, corinnesmom's D
Point Park: AJSon216
Rutgers(BFA Acting): WallyWorld's D
Rutgers(Theatre BA): sclreed
SUNY Binghamton: babygiraffeboots
Syracuse University: bsb2007, Stevenp9891
Syracuse(Acting): Robbie Simpson
UArizona(BFA Acting): lauren2's D
UArts: Mainstage's D, MichelleV, MichaelNKat's D
UMich: BreathEasy's S, vocaldad's S
West Chester U(xfr): BreakIntoSong
Westminster Choir College: evasmom's D
Wilkes MT: rglick</p>
<p>Wow! Way to go guys, it gives hope to the ones of us about to start applying!</p>
<p>Its almost time for me to change my screen name!</p>
<p>I think it's so smart that you are learning all of this in your junior year. My son and I didn't get hooked up with CC until Feb of his senior year. You are a smart scholar. Make sure your parent's check out this site as well. It's a wealth of information.</p>
<p>durangotreasure...ditto for us. S was fortunate to make it through the woods anyway, and is happy with where he's headed but I can only imagine what we might have done had we found this a year earlier and explored even more options we weren't aware of</p>
<p>It's official for my D: She's going to CMU for Acting. We visited Pittsburgh for the first time yesterday, and she wore her new CMU t-shirt to school today. So she's finally done. </p>
<p>We're very grateful to the schools, and to so many of you on CC who have shared your experiences and your advice. I was able to go into this process very well informed, and it has made a huge difference in the process for us, and possibly in the final outcome. Thank you! Thank you! What a year it's been!</p>
<p>Over the weekend, my D will be sending her regrets to the other schools on her list, to open up those slots. It's sad to say goodbye to some of the schools that we have developed such respect and affection for over the course of this year. But I hope this is wonderful news for some of you!</p>
<p>Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Adrian College: Defy<em>yourself</em>04
AMDA: BroadwayBelle
Baldwin-Wallace: artfamily's D
BOCO: Benzy9, Devsey, taybroadway07
CCM MT: mtboymom's S, tashmu's D, DramaMama1's D
CMU Acting: mizlyn's D
CMU MT: kedstuff's S, kaysmom's D
Drake MT: Sarahsmom42's D
Elon: nydancemom's D, theaterfan07, txmtmom's S, Vincenzo, johnyi
FSU: carolinagirl
Hartt: Sporti2005
Indiana U: mjohnmart, mamalot's S
Ithaca: deenluvr07, palendrome
McDaniel College: DefyingGravity04
Montclair: Momsinger's D
Northwestern: typecastme22
NYU/Steinhart: kg07
NYU/Tisch Strasberg: cloudmermaid
NYU/Tisch CAP21: christeap, Durangotreasure, manuelo's D, musicaltheatre
OCU: Mikksmom's D, WMonMTDad's S
Ohio Wesleyan: ElliotsMom's S(MrActor)
Otterbein: mum2fours's D, NanE
Pace(BFA Acting): SeaShells29
Pace(MT): beriglour's S, littlemtgirl, corinnesmom's D
Point Park: AJSon216
Rutgers(BFA Acting): WallyWorld's D
Rutgers(Theatre BA): sclreed
SUNY Binghamton: babygiraffeboots
Syracuse University: bsb2007, Stevenp9891
Syracuse(Acting): Robbie Simpson
UArizona(BFA Acting): lauren2's D
UArts: Mainstage's D, MichelleV, MichaelNKat's D
UMich: BreathEasy's S, vocaldad's S
West Chester U(xfr): BreakIntoSong
Westminster Choir College: evasmom's D
Wilkes MT: rglick</p>
<p>visited CMU last week... signed the admission papers there. its official: CMU Acting for me :)</p>
<p>Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Adrian College: Defy<em>yourself</em>04
AMDA: BroadwayBelle
Baldwin-Wallace: artfamily's D
BOCO: Benzy9, Devsey, taybroadway07
CCM MT: mtboymom's S, tashmu's D, DramaMama1's D
CMU Acting: **mizlyn's D, **thegreatargos
CMU MT: kedstuff's S, kaysmom's D
Drake MT: Sarahsmom42's D
Elon: nydancemom's D, theaterfan07, txmtmom's S, Vincenzo, johnyi
FSU: carolinagirl
Hartt: Sporti2005
Indiana U: mjohnmart, mamalot's S
Ithaca: deenluvr07, palendrome
McDaniel College: DefyingGravity04
Montclair: Momsinger's D
Northwestern: typecastme22
NYU/Steinhart: kg07
NYU/Tisch Strasberg: cloudmermaid
NYU/Tisch CAP21: christeap, Durangotreasure, manuelo's D, musicaltheatre
OCU: Mikksmom's D, WMonMTDad's S
Ohio Wesleyan: ElliotsMom's S(MrActor)
Otterbein: mum2fours's D, NanE
Pace(BFA Acting): SeaShells29
Pace(MT): beriglour's S, littlemtgirl, corinnesmom's D
Point Park: AJSon216
Rutgers(BFA Acting): WallyWorld's D
Rutgers(Theatre BA): sclreed
SUNY Binghamton: babygiraffeboots
Syracuse University: bsb2007, Stevenp9891
Syracuse(Acting): Robbie Simpson
UArizona(BFA Acting): lauren2's D
UArts: Mainstage's D, MichelleV, MichaelNKat's D
UMich: BreathEasy's S, vocaldad's S
West Chester U(xfr): BreakIntoSong
Westminster Choir College: evasmom's D
Wilkes MT: rglick</p>
<p>While my daughter's final decision has already been posted on the list, I just wanted to make some final comments. What a fascinating process and journey this has been. It has been so unlike anything my wife and I experienced in selecting a more "traditional" college experience or what we experienced in the college selection process with our son who is a criminal justice major. It was funny, after all my charts, spreadsheets and various "analytical approaches" I took with my daughter in the college exploration and decision process, at the very end, it was all reduced to her feelings, not "objective facts" about each school. "Where do I feel I will have the most rapport with the professors, where do I feel that I will have the most rapport with the students. Where do I feel I connect the best with the school's atmosphere and will learn the most." The elusive concept of "fit". </p>
<p>The end of the process came when she was standing outside of one of the main buildings at UArts after sitting in on some classes and looked up "Avenue of the Arts" in one direction and down the other and realized that's where she wanted to be for the next 4 years. That night, I asked her the 3 questions posed above and suddenly the answers came easily. Because they were not based on "the facts" of each, but on which school had touched her soul.</p>
<p>Very well put, Michael. It was very much the same w/ my D.</p>
<p>.....Ditto!!</p>
<p>Ditto! :)</p>
<p>CONGRATS!!!!!!! :)</p>
<p>Adrian College: Defy<em>yourself</em>04
AMDA: BroadwayBelle
Baldwin-Wallace: artfamily's D
BOCO (MT): Benzy9, Devsey, taybroadway07
CCM (MT): mtboymom's S, tashmu's D, DramaMama1's D
CMU (Acting): mizlyn's D, thegreatargos
CMU (MT): kedstuff's S, kaysmom's D
Drake (MT): Sarahsmom42's D
Elon (MT): nydancemom's D, theaterfan07, txmtmom's S, Vincenzo, johnyi
FSU (MT): carolinagirl
Hartt (MT): Sporti2005
Indiana U (MT): mjohnmart, mamalot's S
Ithaca (MT): deenluvr07, palendrome
McDaniel College: DefyingGravity04
Montclair: Momsinger's D
Northwestern: typecastme22
NYU/Steinhart: kg07
NYU/Tisch Strasberg: cloudmermaid
NYU/Tisch CAP21: christeap, Durangotreasure, manuelo's D, musicaltheatre
OCU (MT): Mikksmom's D, WMonMTDad's S
Ohio Wesleyan: ElliotsMom's S(MrActor)
Otterbein (MT): mum2fours's D, NanE
Pace(BFA Acting): SeaShells29
Pace(MT): beriglour's S, littlemtgirl, corinnesmom's D
Point Park: AJSon216
Rutgers(BFA Acting): WallyWorld's D
Rutgers(Theatre BA): sclreed
SUNY Binghamton: babygiraffeboots
Syracuse University: bsb2007, Stevenp9891
Syracuse(Acting): Robbie Simpson
UArizona (MT): rising1 :)
UArizona(BFA Acting): lauren2's D
UArts (MT): Mainstage's D, MichelleV, MichaelNKat's D
UMich (MT): BreathEasy's S, vocaldad's S
West Chester U(xfr): BreakIntoSong
Westminster Choir College (MT): evasmom's D
Wilkes MT: rglick</p>