<p>Oh, I will definately do that as soon as I know. I still have 2 auditions to do, so being asked to make a decision early kindof stresses me out. :)</p>
<p>Yeah, one school wants notification by March 29, the other had asked for response today, but we asked politely to push it back, and they gave us until April 22nd…I don’t know that the one school will hold her spot, if we go past the 29th…the bad thing is, right now it is our safety program.</p>
<p>Luv2croon</p>
<p>They cannot take away your spot or pressure you into an early decision. I don’t know about scholarship money though. Perhaps SoozieVT can help out with that information.</p>
<p>I would be a little concerned about a program that is pressuring you to answer before the deadline. If this is what they are like while they are recruiting, what will they be like once you get there and they have your money and your commitment.</p>
<p>Of course, if you know you are not attending–you should notify. But if you are not sure, stick to your guns.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many they wait-list? What happens if you are still wait-listed on May 1st. I think my daughter will lose her scholarship to Wagner.</p>
<p>Stagemom, that is not how it works. Your daughter must commit to a college by May 1 and not wait to hear back from any wait lists. Many wait lists do not start having movement in fact until after May 1 when they see who has committed to attend. IF your daughter gets off of a college’s wait list, she has the option of backing out of the school she put a deposit down with prior to May 1 (could be Wagner, for example) and she would lose her deposit there. </p>
<p>If your D gets on any wait lists, do NOT wait to hear from them as she may not hear from them until May (or even later). Make sure she sends in her intent to attend ONE school prior to the National Reply Date of May 1. Your D should not hold out to hear about her wait list. Her scholarship cannot be taken away from her as long as she replies with her intent to enroll by May 1. She can withdraw from Wagner after May 1 if she gets off the wait list at another school after May 1 and prefers it.</p>
<p>Everyone:</p>
<p>Soozie is absolutely right. Send in your deposit to one school by May 1. Do not wait to be taken from a waiting list! If you do receive an offer later than May 1 from a school you want to attend, and you accept, yes, you will lose your deposit to the first school. But you won’t lose a place to go to school. And don’t worry about colleges being upset if you accept an offer in May or June or July. All of us who work in higher education understand how this process works, and we expect to do some juggling over the summer. Juilliard and Harvard are not exempt.</p>
<p>Because students have until May 1 to respond, there is almost no way for any school to take a student from their waiting list until after May 1. We all want to, which is why some colleges ask for an answer by April 22. I understand the impulse; we’d all like to be able to make all our offers by May 1. But we know that students and their families have very difficult decisions to make; and in this economy, the decisions are even more difficult. So we will wait, too. I won’t pretend that it’s as hard for us as it is for you. But we do our share of nail-biting as we wait for a class to shape up.</p>
<p>We started reviewing the tapes yesterday. It takes us three or four days. We saw 358 individual auditions for Acting and Musical Theatre this year, but we’re not going through all those tapes, just the ones who are still in consideration. We will send personal letters to everyone who has not already been released by mid-week next week. And yes, to answer ilovetheatre’s question, we will make phone calls to the first-round acceptances as soon as we have chosen the class.</p>
<p>Some of you will receive a letter indicating that we would like to put you on our waiting list. The decision is yours whether or not you want to be kept on that list. As I have explained at our information sessions, and on this board, the chances of waitlisted students eventually being made an offer are reasonably good. Our “capture” rate ranges from 60% to 90% depending on degree program and gender, and varies significantly from year to year. We can’t predict it any more accurately than I’ve just said. I can tell you that some of our most successful graduates, including the student who played Dolly in her sophomore year, were originally on our waiting list.</p>
<p>I know this is difficult. I hope this post helps. Best wishes to all of you.</p>
<p>This info is really helpful as far as how the wait list works. One question I have is, what if you are offered a scholarship from a school that has you on a wait list, then you accept somewhere else. Later, the first school does offer you a spot after all, would you still be offered the same scholarship that was on the table before or would that be lost because you did not commit there by May 1? How does Otterbein handle this?</p>
<p>Thank you Dr. John…I think it is great that you monitor this forum, and respond to concerns.
And it is a relief to know that information will be coming soon, one way or another.</p>
<p>Can you say how many were in the “still in consideration” category?</p>
<p>Also, if D is called, will you be notifying at the same time re: talent scholarhip offers, or will that be by mail only?</p>
<p>Thanks again…we are anxiously awaiting.</p>
<p>Thank you Doctorjohn! I really appreciate your helpfulness. Good luck with choosing the class. No doubt it will shape up great with all of the care you take.</p>
<p>Thanks so much Dr. John! The fact that you take the time to respond says a lot about you and your program!</p>
<p>We kept about a third of the applicants under consideration. We saw a lot of very talented people this year.</p>
<p>Talent grants will have been determined by the time Teri Devlin calls, so she can let you know the total amount of your scholarships: merit and other awards plus talent grants. She can also talk about other aid, so please use her as a resource.</p>
<p>Good luck to all.</p>
<p>Forgot to answer this one.</p>
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<p>At Otterbein, many on the waiting list have been offered substantial academic merit scholarships already; they’re just waiting to see if they can get into the program, at which time a talent grant would be added. If a student accepts somewhere else, obviously the merit scholarship with us would disappear. But if a spot at Otterbein then opens up, the merit scholarship would be reinstated and the talent grant added. </p>
<p>Hope this alleviates some concern.</p>
<p>Thanks doctorjohn!</p>
<p>Thank you Dr. John, once again it is rare that someone in your position will take the time to respond to a parent’s/prospective’s question directly. Usually you are directed through other people, and rarely do you get the “straight” answer. It is refreshing, and very much appreciated…now, could you use your powers to speed up the space/time continuum to the time we are notified? This waiting is brutal on my nerves (not to mention my D’s)! ;)</p>
<p>When will calls be made?</p>
<p>Sorry to be anxious, but Otterbein is my top choice, and I can’t wait to find out! :)</p>
<p>We all have ants in our pants. :)</p>
<p>I am wondering if calls have been made. There is someone who has reported an Otterbein acceptance for MT on the ‘official musical theatre class of 2014’ facebook group.</p>
<p>^ I saw that on the fb group so I guess calls have been made. It’s interesting-I did some “research” and that girl is planning on attending CCM but she’s keeping her “options open” which I would translate to mean that she won’t release her offers from the other schools.</p>
<p>I guess I can hope that all calls haven’t been made, but really disappointed here.</p>
<p>D got a call on her cell from “unavailable” around 9 am CST…she was in class, and didn’t see it till later…we are really hoping it is from Otterbein, and not someone else. Arghhh! 
I am sitting at home finishing up some forms, hoping our home phone will ring.</p>