<p>Wondering if anyone has had these type of conflicts...D is applying & potentially auditioning (depending on pre screens) to 11 colleges for MT. Recently auditioned for All County Choir & got in. Where we live this is a 2 day experience, in January the weekend we were planning to audition for Wright State!! We have a really full schedule to try to fit in all of these schools, so I'm not sure what to do. D is leaning towards not doing All County & doing the master class & audition.</p>
<p>So, we were gathering opinions!
Thanks!
Tami</p>
<p>My daughter dropped all the regional choruses senior year. Didn’t even audition because she knew there would be potential conflicts. Senior year for MT’s is full of tough decisions like this.</p>
<p>My D has had to make decisions like this for a few years now. We always go back to “what is her end goal, and which opportunity gets her closer to the goal?” If your D’s goal is to get into the best schools possible with the most choices at the end of the audition process, then choir is out. If she feels like opportunities in her senior year are really important to her and she will regret missing them, than maybe you see if you can re work the audition schedule. It’s kind of a personal decision. :-). Good luck!</p>
<p>My son dropped the choir tryouts too. One concert was scheduled for the same weekend as NYC Unifieds, so the choice was easy. Knowing he could not attend the regional Thespian conference due to an audition was the most difficult pill to swallow.</p>
<p>You have to clear your schedule for January and most of February. This means dropping any other conflicts no matter how enticing. It’s hard, but I agree, the end goal -getting into a top program - is the most important thing.</p>
<p>My D had to skip competition season (most weekends in January and February) for her HS dance team. The coach wasn’t too happy, but oh well. She couldn’t do both, so chose the thing that would decide her future! The problem is that there are so few kids doing what our kids do: the early applications with multiple, diverse requirements, missing school for auditions etc. that the school personnel don’t understand. We sat down with her dance coach in the fall and showed her the schedule so there would be no surprises.</p>
<p>Fortunately she was able to be in the spring musical because by that time we were just waiting (and waiting, and waiting) to hear from the schools.</p>
<p>That’s another thing she’ll have to deal with from friends and well meaning adults, by the time spring rolls around, most kids will know where they are headed. Your child may not have all the info to be able to decide until close to the May 1st deadline. Prepare your answers to the questions now: “Where are YOU going to school?” “Which school is your favorite?”–My D would answer that last one with “Whichever one wants me!” ;-)</p>
<p>Don’t forget that if you are fully booked, there isn’t any wiggle room in your schedule if/when your kid get sick. That’s cold and flu season. It’s really a good idea to get the flu shot, get in a frenzied hand-washing habit, and know what cold medications do and do not destroy your kid’s voice.</p>
<p>Austinmt-my D found that very hard. All the kids talking about where they were going then asking her where she was going. She kept pretty quiet about the academic acceptances and once she had her choices she started telling people. When people would ask me I would just say we won’t know anything until May</p>
<p>LA Unifieds are right in the middle of Our Town for my D. Fortunately we live within commuting distance to LA and her theater teacher is willing to work around her auditioning schedule.</p>
<p>preklbt, the Wright State audition will only matter in your daughter’s life:
if she gets into Wright State
If that is where she decides to go.</p>
<p>Otherwise, the Wright State audition will be an administrative blip in her life. The All County Choir thing on the other hand is a sure bet and it sounds like she wants to do it. That suggests to me that #2 above is less likely in the greater scheme of things because otherwise, she’d move heaven and earth to go to that audition.</p>
<p>Such a hard choice. This is where Unifieds really makes sense but he is determined to do all on campus so we are in it now. My S opted to schedule most of the auditions in Jan/Feb because he did not want to miss out on all the December activities with his Choir and the group he is in. This is the last holiday season he’ll have with both of these groups and its important to him not to miss anything. He only has one audition in December. That said, like prodesse mentions, he has no wiggle room in February. Hopefully it will all work out. I think your D needs to follow her gut and heart on this one.</p>