<p>At the fordham audition are people still accepted even if they do not go through to a different panel of judges?</p>
<p>mopb15, I am sure there are and must be! Though it is generally considered a good sign to be asked to do more and to be seen by more people, I am sure, as well, that there are some applicants whom the audition panel knows right away that they want to offer admission to. Did you audition at Fordham last weekend? How did you feel it went? Keep the faith. It’s tempting to try to suss out how you did and what they were thinking (and the likely outcome), but the only thing you can count on is not really knowing what they were thinking. 
I know of kids who auditioned at places where they thought they did poorly and that the auditors were not even paying attention and those kids got in, and the reverse, as well. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you so much, Yes I did! I initially felt really good about my audition and got a “good job” from all my auditioners but then I started to over think it. None of the people who I auditioned with were asked to preform for other people and I know they were running really late so that may be a reason but either way there’s nothing I can do about it anymore! I’ll just have to wait and see haha. So stressful.</p>
<p>They say that one of the most important skills you have to learn as a performer is to just go in and do your best and then move on. I think it’s a very hard skill to cultivate and especially difficult when you are talking about the college you want to attend for the next four years. Try to think positively while not dwelling on the audition that is behind you and just look forward to the next one. And keep in touch with us here and let us know what happens!</p>
<p>I was talking to one of the current performance majors at my Fordham audition and she said that whether you go to the second panel isn’t really indicative of anything positive or negative. She said some people that were accepted last year were asked to go to the second room, others weren’t. Like everyone else said, I wouldn’t read too much into it. As long as you feel the audition went well, that’s what matters. They will either take it or leave it. (That was kind of my mantra this weekend to get me through my auditions, haha.)</p>
<p>My D had her audition on Sunday am. It was the quickest audition she experienced. She also, was hoping to get a call back or see a second panel, and that never happened. She was discouraged after being told this was a good thing. It’s amazing how they can determine if your future in 3 minutes Maybe you will hear good news Canada, keep the faith. I am just hoping my D will get into one of the theater programs as she will truly be so discouraged. This has been the most stressful experience for both of us.
Good Luck and keep us posted :)</p>
<p>The same thing happened to me. I auditioned at fordham yesterday, performed my two monologues and felt pretty good about them both. Then received a “good job” and was on my way. A few things, the first is that the guy before me was asked to go to a second panel, and I was not. Is that bad in any way? The second was I don’t really think that getting a good job is in any way indicative of my performance. Does that seem like a general thing that the auditioners do?</p>
<p>I certainly inferred from contributors to CC in the past that most kids who were eventually accepted were asked to go into “second room,” or to do more than their prepared pieces. It’s conceivable that some applicants had such strong academic credentials that they will be accepted anyway. The girl who led our tour had been rejected from the Theater Performance department, but was accepted as a liberal arts student. I also know that, at least last year, the Theatre Department contacted accepted students before the Admissions office actually did. We were able to infer pretty decisively that my son had been rejected, because of that. I know that many schools adamantly insist that callbacks (or lack thereof) do not mean anything. I have yet to encounter evidence to support that. Everybody says that students were accepted without callbacks, but nobody seems to have ever met those students. DePaul clearly states that a student who is not called back is no longer under consideration. We never even received a formal notification from them. Other schools are coy, perhaps just to keep kids (and parents) from dissolving into despair on audition days.</p>
<p>My daughter is a freshman at Fordham and she did get a callback when she was auditioning in New York. But, she has met kids who told her they were not sent to the second room yet were indeed accepted to the theater program. So-- go figure. </p>
<p>[edit]: I’ve been surprised at the number of kids who go to Fordham who were rejected from the theater program. They can still take classes as minors or electives, but not the more advanced classes. And they can audition for shows. </p>
<p>Stagemum, the accepted students were not contacted by the theater department first; they received their entire acceptance in a packet, by postal mail (!), but it was fairly early-- March 7 or 8. Rejections (and some acceptances) seemed to trickle out later. </p>
<p>I wish schools would standardize these processes-- it certainly is crazy-making to have to second-guess everything.</p>
<p>glassharmonica - I apologize for spreading misinformation. I don’t know how I inferred that your daughter and others were notified by the Theater Department before they received their admissions packet. I guess it’s because accepted students were notified before rejected ones.</p>
<p>That’s interesting about the kids who go to Fordham even when rejected from the Theatre dept. That says a lot about the school, and about the kids. There must be something very welcoming about going there, and the kids must also have varied interests. Plus the way you describe the minor (non-auditioned?) shows that you can be involved quite a bit. I would guess these kids who go there and major in something else weren’t 100% determined to get a full-time theatre degree. But to feel so welcome where you received a rejection is a very unusual, and positive, phenomenon.</p>
<p>I wonder if there might be a need sometime to start a Theatre Minor thread. All of the schools do it so differently. At Adelphi, the minor is auditioned. You have some, but limited, access to classes, and you are not included in mainstage productions. Pretty much the only projects you can perform in are senior capstones, directing scenes, and other pieces that evolve from classes (there are no full-scale student productions there). I don’t think they tend to get very many, if any, tech assignments, either. It’s truly a “side” experience - which might not sound optimal for the students who minor (although my D knows several of them and says they’re happy with the situation). It does mean that the students who are in the BFA really “own” the theatre department and its activities, though.</p>
<p>A few electives are open to anyone in the university. And there are collaborative projects among theatre and music (usually vocal) and dance students.</p>
<p>A thread comparing theatre minors is an interesting idea. </p>
<p>At the Boston University School of Theatre, minors may be cast in any production. I know this because I saw a production there recently with a theatre minor who had a substantial role. Granted, the student was a guy. It’s probably a lot more difficult for the female minors.</p>
<p>It has been several ears since my son auditioned at Fordham. It was a last minute addition, so he ended up auditioning just with a video, and he was accepted. So it doesn’t seem like a callback is a prerequisite for acceptance unless the process has changed a lot the last few years.</p>
<p>Reviving this thread as we move into a new season of auditions. My D has her audition for Fordham on December 7th and has prepared 2 pieces, as instructed. As I read over this thread, it sounds like it may be a good idea for her to have a 3rd monologue prepared, just in case? </p>
<p>Also, this will be our first visit to campus and we are hoping there will be an opportunity to tour the campus and see the dorms (I can’t imagine what a dorm in NYC is like!) For those of you who have had students audition at Fordham, is that something that will be offered to prospective students? The admissions office is not offering tours after Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Any other thoughts, suggestions, insights for us would be appreciated as well. And, for those of you who have students there now, we may be in touch!!</p>
<p>Kellyj1. Your D should always have at least one more monologue prepared. My D has at least 5. It just worked out that way since she is applying to 14 schools and all the requirements are different. She has quite a few ready to go. At her audition at Syracuse 2 weeks ago she was required to do 2 which she did and then he asked for another. Then he had her do the third one again with an adjustment.
My D has applied to Fordham too but we have actually never visited. They are not very visit friendly; they have scheduled days were I would guess there are fairly big crowds. None of the days were convenient to us.
I called and talked to someone in the theatre dept who was very friendly and knowledgable. My D doesn’t care about the campus or the rest of the school; just the theatre Dept. She hates going on tours if it’s not about the theatre dept. Lol.<br>
Good luck at the audition!</p>
<p>The new freshmen dorms are under construction.</p>
<p>KellyLJ1, in my opinion, she should have four monologues minimum, two contrasting classical and two contrasting contemporary. Two is too few. This goes for all auditions, not just Fordham’s. If they like her two monologues they will often ask you for a third, especially if you have callbacks. </p>
<p>As dramamom0804 says, different schools have different requirements as to length and type, so you may end up having more than three or four. But three would be absolute minimum. Carefully look at each school’s requirement and make sure the monologues do not exceed the time limit. For instance, if they say 3 minutes total, make sure it is three minutes <em>comfortably</em>, not rushed. Practice and cut as necessary. Good luck!</p>
<p>My S is a senior at Fordham and after reading through this thread I can see how my info is already outdated! But his audition story was that he came in with his prepared monologues chosen for the school and in the first panel Matthew Maguire did not like one of his choices and asked for something else. It was actually too bad bc NYU loved my S’s take on the monologue that Fordham wouldn’t listen to but I digress! He did have more prepared, took adjustments and moved on to panel 2. Panel 2 asked for an additional monologue. So it was a good thing he had them ready! He was notified by the theatre dept of his acceptance almost a month before his admissions packet came so it seems they have changed their notification process. They actually didn’t have any early auditions back then either.</p>
<p>They did have tours on scheduled audition dates but yes, the new dorms are still under construction. McMahon Hall is currently the only dorm at Fordham LC and it is apartment style with 2-3 bedrooms, 1-2 bathrooms, a living/dining room combo and full kitchen.</p>
<p>As to individual theatre visits and tours, I think the theatre dept is honestly just a very busy dept and everyone has so much to do that it is just not possible to get it all done and still accommodate every individual prospective student. I do know that they are quite accommodating to accepted students and several have visited at a mutually convenient time and been able to sit in on classes, talk to students, etc. before making their decisions. I can also tell you that my S is not an official ambassador for the program but he has been happy to meet prospective students when his schedule allows.</p>
<p>I wish you all the best of luck on this journey! My S has loved his time at Fordham! :)</p>
<p>Just to clarify, I am not saying that Fordham will definitely not accomodate requests by prospective students for individual visits. I really don’t know if they will or they won’t and I guess it doesn’t hurt to ask…worst they can say is no. But they do offer the open house visits with the theatre professors and current students and if you can get to that, yes, it will be crowded but it is very helpful and informative. If not, then students still have more chances to visit before making their decision whether it’s at accepted students days or individually scheduled.</p>
<p>I just found this thread. Of course I’ve missed writing this for the Dec 7 audition (my daughter was one of the student ambassadors.) But I did want to say that although Fordham is not, as someone wrote “visit friendly” (most of the theater department we looked at were not), they are very friendly during auditions. The holding room for parents and students was very large, cheery, and comfortable; there was a lot of food and coffee offered, and the room was staffed with current Fordham students who were happy to chat and answer questions about the program. I took my daughter to other on-campus auditions–only Fordham was so welcoming.</p>
<p>In my daughter’s case, Fordham was barely on her radar, but she went (2 years ago) to a mid-November information session where, afterwards, she met with SandKmom’s son, who was a sophomore at the time. We had connected through CC, on this forum. After talking to him, Fordham jumped from the bottom of her list to the top. She ended up turning down several BFA acceptances and many other BA acceptances – Fordham is the school for her and she has never regretted her choice.</p>
<p>As for the dorms, they are as SandKmom describes. Students actually do most of their cooking in their kitchens, as the cafeteria is very small and not great.</p>
<p>As for a more thorough visit: after my daughter was accepted, the theater department arranged a day-long visit during which she attended classes, toured the dorm and cafeteria, etc.</p>