NEC; Oberlin audition invite?

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<p>Everything is in at these two schools (NEC - jazz guitar perf., cont. improv.; Oberlin - jazz guitar perf.)...</p>

<p>Both schools had prescreening - Anybody know when they generally send out audition invites? I know it probably won't be for awhile, because the deadline is not until Dec. 1... but if anyone has had any experience (especially the jazz or cont. improv dept.) and knows about when they generally send out audition info., let me know! I know Oberlin sends out an email invitation for an audition - is NEC an email, mail, or phone? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think the invitations for in person auditions will come after the holidays, by the third week in January. Some programs may process the prescreens more rapidly, but most will not. Good luck.</p>

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<p>NEC was quite slow about it three years ago, at least for violin. I doubt it's changed.</p>

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<p>hey guys...so pre-screening means that they make a selection among the applicants and so not everybody is invited to the audition???
Thanks</p>

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<p>Yes, pre-screening is very common in voice, flute, violin and other "popular" instruments.</p>

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<p>there's pre-screening for most instruments... even for bass!</p>

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<p>how many applications generally are invited after pre screening ? 50%?</p>

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<p>Cosmos,</p>

<p>Do you know of any schools other than Rice that prescreen for bass? That is the only one we ran into. Even Curtis took all comers that year.</p>

<p>aLfR3dd,</p>

<p>I think it can vary quite a bit, depending on the number of spaces the school has for a particular instrument and the number and quality of that year's applicants. At Oberlin, for example, I believe that they reject well more than 50% of the voice students in the prescreening round, particularly among sopranos.</p>

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<p>Cello has been as low as 15%, depending on the year.</p>

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<p>The number of schools that pre-screen has definitely increased. When my son auditioned for cello in 2002, none of the schools he was looking at pre-screened for cello (he applied to top conservatories.) Last spring when he auditioned for graduate schools, every school he looked at (top schools again) were prescreening for cello except for Indiana. My guess is that it is true for other instruments as well. While a prescreen can be frustrating, at least you know ahead of time if you are not in the mix and can save time and money by not having to attend an audition where you are not going to be admitted.</p>