<p>I am interested in majoring in musical theatre in college but do not have much experience. I am going to be a junior in my performing arts high school. I would like to know if there is anything that I should know or needed experience before I start looking for college. I just found this website and I really hope it helps. Thanks!</p>
<p>Welcome, theatregeek101, and your timing is good. You have a year to observe what the rising seniors are doing as they apply and audition. I urge you to read a LOT in this forum and the Theatre one, because that will help you get oriented into the crazy world of college auditions.</p>
<p>A good starting point is the list of Featured Discussions that you can access by clicking on:</p>
<p>*more featured discussions… *</p>
<p>which is kind of hidden at the bottom of:</p>
<p>CC’s Hot Topics!
Featured Discussions</p>
<p>on the main MT Forum page.</p>
<p>Here is a direct link:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/featuredthreads.php?forumid=501[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/featuredthreads.php?forumid=501</a></p>
<p>Here are some threads that are good places to start:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/477658-preparing-apply-information-h-s-juniors-seniors.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/477658-preparing-apply-information-h-s-juniors-seniors.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1153973-hello-new-cafe.html?highlight=new[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1153973-hello-new-cafe.html?highlight=new</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/102726-books-other-resources-mt-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/102726-books-other-resources-mt-students.html</a></p>
<p>Not having any prior experience with message boards, it took me a while to figure out how to find high-value threads on CC fairly quickly (I got tired of clicking through the pages and pages of threads, and I couldn’t make much use of the “search” feature because I didn’t know enough to know what to search for). I finally figured this simple trick out (I am ashamed to admit how long it took me to figure this out):</p>
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<li><p>Click on the column title “Views” to sort threads by the number of views. While it is not always true, the higher the number of views, the more potential value there may be in the thread. At least its a good way to start. By default you will only see the top threads over the past year. Go to Step 2 to look back farther in time.</p></li>
<li><p>To look way back through time, you can go to the bottom of the screen and under “Display Options”, in the “From the…” list, select “Beginning”. This will show every thread from time immemorial. Combined with Step 1, it gives you a quick way to find the “All Time Most Popular MT Threads.” Looking through the first few pages you will find tons of good threads, some of which are difficult to find otherwise. For a long time I never noticed this option lurking down at the bottom of the screen. When I found it, my CC life changed.</p></li>
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<p>I still use this technique a lot more than the “Search” feature.</p>