<p>I don’t know about any of you, but every time I think about this whole process we are about to subject ourselves to I want to stab myself in the eye with a sharp object. I’m starting to feel like the stage mom I haven’t heretofore been. Maybe less knowledge isn’t a bad thing. All I know is that I have an all around amazing, hilarious kid. Any school would be lucky to have her! </p>
<p>Anybody going to Chicago Unifieds this February? We might go for the giggles…</p>
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<p>Every series of auditions that come along I have to remind myself that’s why D is the performer and not me. I’m right there with you about the sharp object. ;-D</p>
<p>“For what it’s worth, NO voice performance freshman made it into the MT program this year.” </p>
<p>MomCares - Perhaps no VP freshman were admitted into the MT program this year but that has little to no basis for any future years unless you were told something from the administration that I was not told. This is how rumors start. </p>
<p>“Also, while there is no audition for Theatre, resumes do seem to be a factor in acceptance…”</p>
<p>How do you know?</p>
<p>You are correct though, and this is fact, auditions begin immediately Freshman year.</p>
<p>@amtc - Thanks for clarifying that! I never meant to imply that what happened this year with VP freshman suggests anything about the future, as I have no idea about that. Sorry if it caused confusion.</p>
<p>My impression about resumes is based on conversations with two NU admissions counselors, the head of the Communications Dept and empirical evidence from D’s friends, but aside from that I have no firsthand knowledge of what happens in the final Admissions meetings.</p>
<p>Exciting times for those about to make your lists! I’m going through it again this summer as well, but this time with our non-MT kid. ;-D</p>
<p>Hello all, I guess I’m about to dive into the deep end with the rest of you. My daughter has 3 weeks left to her junior year. <em>GULP</em></p>
<p>D is finishing her 9 th Grade, with two grade 10 courses completed. Being homeschoolers in Canada means we need to prepare early, because her transcript will not fit a standard application. Good thing this program doesn’t depend on them.</p>
<p>Very few options in Canada, and US schools are priced in the ridiculous to obscene range for foreign students not having their own oil well in the backyard. Going to take a lot of research and planning to get this done.</p>
<p>@Jacksfamily2: I’ll try my best to document my journey over the next year as I attempt to find my best fit, be it in Canada or the US. To the best of my knowledge, I’m one of the only Canadian CCers since alwaysamom’s D who has tried to go to the US for MT, so hopefully between the two of us, this year we can leave behind some sort of “guide” to upcoming Canadian families like yours. Not to say that this is a walk in the park for a US citizen, but we north of the border need a little more help than the average bear.</p>
<p>Jackfamily2: one great idea over the next few years is for your D to attend college MT summer programs where she will not only get exposure and skills that will clarify where she’s heading and the amount of work involved, but will also allow some college staffs to get familiarity with her. This is how one Canadian boy I know got accepted very quickly into OCU. In fact, I would recommend Oklahoma City University’s summer MT program and University of the Arts in Philadelphia as 2 of the lower cost programs, scholarships available, that my daughter participated in and are excellent! In fact, we think the reason my daughter was accepted at UArts was because of the great written achievement summary she got at the end of the summer program, as her audition was a series of mishaps (all not her fault:-) There is a long running blog on this forum of summer programs. Many of them are outlandishly expensive, but do some good searching and there are a few that aren’t. Also, they can stand in as college visits, as many use the same faculty and dorms that regular students are exposed to.</p>
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<p>If this is the case, Northwestern should request a resume as part of the application cycle. Be warned folks… the application does NOT ask for one. There is nothing in NU’s application that implies in any way that you should send one and if you do that they would look at it.</p>
<p>When we discovered we could/should send one it was too late for it to be considered in the application. We were not the only ones that ended up in that boat (there was an earlier thread about it.) Well things happen for a reason and we have no complaints about how things turned out, but it would have been nice if we had known to send one. So many other schools very specifically say things like “we will only look at academic recommendations, don’t send the artistic ones” or “no arts supplements” etc. So heads up, there appears to be some wiggle room with what NU says and what you can actually do.</p>
<p>Agreed. It is not mandatory, I assume in part because not all NU Theatre applicants are performers. D was told to submit her resume and headshot during our campus visits and in her meeting with an Admissions Counselor. They said to send them AFTER she got the email saying her completed application had been received, with a note to add them to her file. I think NU also assumes that key artistic resume items will also be highlighted in the Activities, Awards and Summer Programs sections of the Common Ap, and possibly mentioned in essays as well. I think even without a resume or Arts Suppliment, D’s key artistic achievements were represented in the Common Ap.</p>
<p>It is also possible that things were different this year, and/or that I misunderstood what we heard. For those applying next year, I’d call and ask admissions if you can send it once they have your completed application on file. If you have a strong resume (among D’s friends with high stats, those with professional credits seemed more likely to be admitted) it certainly never hurts to send a resume and headshot. </p>
<p>All of this aside, we were told that academic screening is definitely the first screen for Theatre majors, while it sounds like for Vocal Performance the audition may be a hook or screen (though we never investigated that).</p>
<p>Thanks @CanadianMTGirl, looking forward to your journey. Best wishes.<br>
@Christie2, we are looking at a very good summer residential school on the North Island for next year. Missed out this year as we discovered it too late to register. Too bad as they were doing Les Miz School Edition. She signed up for a local summer school, but couldn’t get enough teens, likely because there’s a professional run of Joseph (where she was the last cut- ouch) that took 20 pre- and early teens out of commission for the summer. Lots of options now. She just got bit last year, and it’s been pretty much of a whirlwind since.</p>
<p>My d finishes her junior year in two days. We will be starting the process then.<br>
I am very impressed with a lot of y’all You have really researched and are head of the game. My D has taken the ACT and SAT is this Saturday. I just looked at what schools need to have a pre audition dvd. We live in Texas and would like to stay here in the state or Oklahoma. I have family in Ohio so Otterbein is on the list also. Here is our list so far Texas State, TCU, ACU, Sam Houston State, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, and Otterbein.<br>
I know it is very competitive.
This is a very helpful website and I know I will be visiting here a lot during the process to find out more info. </p>
<p>Good luck everybody</p>
<p>@HNHDAD - ah, a fellow Texan! I am sure that you are aware but I will list these anyway as possible “safety schools” in our region:</p>
<p>St. Edwards - Austin
Southwestern - Georgetown
Tulsa - OK</p>
<p>One of the top kids from my daughter’s PA HS this year decided on St. Edwards over several nationally prominent programs.</p>
<p>Thank you EmsDad. I will add those to the list</p>
<p>@HNHDAD - Not a fellow Texan, but my son is becoming one at TxState - he just admitted to enjoying country music! Still waiting for him to ask for boots :)</p>
<p>Just curious, who is limiting your daughter to TX, OK, OH? You? Her? And, why the limitations? </p>
<p>If you are considering Ohio programs, I would strongly suggest looking at Ohio Northern in Ada and Wright State in Dayton. </p>
<p>Welcome to CC and this unique process!!! Enjoy the ride!!!</p>
<p>Well he is going to love Texas State and the state of Texas. We have a lot of state pride.<br>
As for the list of schools this is just a short list. I went to high school in Springfield Ohio. I am very familiar with Wright State and Ohio Northern. We will probably add more schools to the list. My d is very independent and would have no problem moving far away. I don’t know about her mom and me. I would love her to stay close to home but it all depends what school she gets into. I know it is very competitive I am looking forward to the process</p>
<p>My D is finishing up Junior year. I do not feel like we are just beginning because I already have my spreadsheet pretty far along and although D’s list of schools is always evolving, we have a very good idea of which schools she is and isn’t applying to. We also have been working with MTCA since November, so she has selected 2 monologues and has started song selection. On their recommendation, she returned to ballet this year which will definitely help with auditions. </p>
<p>Two nights ago we attended a seminar offered by a college counselor in our town on writing the college essay. He urged the kids to start early and that if they could get a good draft of their personal statement and have gathered a list of their activities by the end of the summer, they would be in great shape for fal applications. We got home and checked - NONE of her 17 schools accept the common app. My daughter and I laughed because her summer plans include drafting her personal statement and updating her list of activities, but also: actually submitting all apps possible, buying an audition outfit, videotaping both monologues, working with her song selection/performance coach and voice teacher on two 16- and two 32-bar versions of her audition songs, getting a pianist to record the music, and videotaping them, taking ballet and jazz classes and working with a choreographer on both a jazz and a tap number and videotaping them. Oh yeah, she’s also working full-time all summer!</p>
<p>And I will be figuring out the puzzle of how to get to all the auditions.</p>
<p>Our summer will be very different than those of most rising Seniors!</p>
<p>So what are you putting in your spread sheets, folks? I started some for my daughter with audition dates, specifics for the audition (i.e number of songs, types, etc), then a second spreadsheet with application information including tuition and fees, scholarships, etc.</p>
<p>@shaun0203 If it is any consolation, the Common Ap doesn’t really save you much effort. So many of the schools that use it also have their own supplement which includes tailored essays etc. Only 1 had a supplement that more or less simply asked your major and whether or not you had a relatives that were alums. We found in some cases the schools that didn’t use the Common Ap’s applications to be easier to fill out. </p>
<p>You’ll get about 4 essays deep before you discover that you are finally able to cut and paste somewhat. Don’t lose heart.</p>
<p>@jeffandann, I have school, location, degree (e.g., BM or BFA), whether it is a conservatory, 1st date to request audition, earliest date to apply, last date to submit application, last date to request audition, where auditions are located, when auditions are scheduled, academic requirements, whether a pre-screen is necessary, if so what needs to be on the pre-screen, date pre-screen is due, what audition requires, date visited (if applicable), and (if known) # who apply, and # accepted to yield class #.</p>