<p>Received email from NEC today. Didn't pass prescreen for violin performance. I passed all my other prescreen but getting rejected by NEC was very discouraging, especially when it is my dream school. I am starting to get extremely anxious that I will not get into other places. Anyone on the same boat with me?</p>
<p>Hang in there … everything is for a reason. You are extremely talented to have passed so many other prescreens. Keep us posted on the next steps with your options.</p>
<p>Don’t let one negative response undermine your confidence. Now is the time to be strong and prepare to wow them at live auditions! Maybe you’ll reapply to NEC in the future for transfer or grad school.</p>
<p>It’s okay hun! I was rejected by Mannes, and yes I was pretty upset, but then I realized that I have other schools who accepted my prescreening and that are anxious to hear me perform!
Don’t allow this to lower your confidence as a performer because as they say, “When one door closes another one opens.” There are schools that would love to have you in their school, so show that to them at your live audition, and show NEC what they’re missing out on!</p>
<p>Thank you all…it means so much to me! I am so glad I discovered collegeconfidential…</p>
<p>Nalawala: I am sorry to hear about Mannes, but I am sure you will do wonderfully in other schools! Are you also a violinist?</p>
<p>Different judges listen for different things in auditions. Several of them can listen to the same recording and have completely different reactions to it. It may just be that someone at NEC has a pet peeve that you happened to trigger. If that is the case, perhaps it is better to cross that teacher off the list. Hang in there and concentrate on all the auditions that you will have rather than the one that you will not.</p>
<p>Don’t burn any bridges at NEC in case you want to apply there as a transfer or a grad student.</p>
<p>Thanks! Nope, I am a vocalist. :)</p>
<p>nalawala, don’t feel bad about Mannes-- they have a very difficult prescreen. I talked to kids who were rejected from Mannes at the prescreen level who got into more selective conservatories in the end, including one who made the finals at Curtis and got a huge scholarship at NEC… but didn’t get a Mannes audition. I was told this is because the physical space is small and they severely limit the number of auditions. You have a great attitude and will do well. Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks for the support, everyone!</p>
<p>Lovely, my D had a friend last year who applied to 7 schools for flute performance. Her first choice school was the last to send out notifications. She was rejected from the first 6 schools(including her “safety”. She was so distraught and was beginning to fill out CC applications when she finally heard from the first choice school. She got in!!! She is now loving college.</p>
<p>Please do NOT get discouraged; you never know what can happen. Besides, you passed all your other prescreens, perhaps the NEC person was just having a bad day.</p>
<p>Good Luck to you.</p>
<p>Oh my, what an experience your daughter had. This is SUCH a tough process, especially the waiting period. After auditions, there comes ANOTHER waiting period. </p>
<p>But thank you! I guess all things happen for a reason, and your daughter is definitely meant to be in that college.</p>
<p>Another thing to consider is how many slots they do have available for your instrument! I know my daughter’s year at auditioning for Curtis, while she did audition, they only took 1 tenor - and that’s all they were looking for. That is something totally out of your control so do not be discouraged - it all works out in the end! Good luck on your auditions!</p>
<p>ABM makes a point. We have a friend who didn’t make the prescreen cut at CCM, but is now studying at Curtis. And if you do make a prescreen, there is nothing wrong with evaluating how many openings there actually are before dedicating time and money to an audition. D made all her seven MM prescreens, but nixed three (including Curtis) auditions after her teacher called contacts in each department and got the low down on what they were looking for that year.</p>
<p>Interesting musica - I never even thought it was possible to find out what they were looking for at a program before auditioning. Will they tell any voice teacher who calls, or was this done more on the down low? Aside from Curtis and AVA though, I imagine most programs have enough leeway in accepting a variety of students so maybe it’s worth going through with the audition.</p>
<p>Well I’m sure it helps that D had a contact personally connected with each respective dept. That is, each coach or teacher who made the call was in some way connected with the schools. D is a the “networkinator” and had researched the heck out of each school and teacher. So she had already had lessons at 3 of the 4 schools she ultimately auditioned at and was pretty confident. Her final choice came down to a) MONEY, b) MONEY and c) performance and professional opportunities. Granted ,the teacher was very important, but she only applied to studios that she had checked out thoroughly.</p>
<p>An addendum…
For grad school, everyone is looking for something different. D had no real technical issues to “fix”, her voice was big enough for a large stage and she was basically looking for great performance opportunities. So she also made it a point to chat with her choice schools opera director as well to get an idea as to how she would “fit in.”</p>
<p>sorry for derailing the NEC thread!</p>
<p>Hi! Don’t let that discourage you. Aside from piano, I am also applying for composition at some schools. If fact, piano perf was more of an afterthought and I was really hoping to study composition. However, I didn’t pass prescreening at 3/4 schools that I applied to. Needless to say, I was devastated. However, I figured that in the end, we are musicians because we love music, because we love MAKING music. The simple act of playing music, whether it’s a 200-year-old composition or an improvisation gives us enough satisfaction to want to make music our way of life. There will always be someone out there who likes the music that you make, if you make it with passion and love for your art. And as far as those who don’t like it: good for them…it’s their loss.
So don’t let anything put you down. Go to your auditions and don’t worry about whether they will like what you play or not. Just play from your heart…at least that’s what I’m gonna do. :)</p>
<p>Thank you FxBeast! </p>
<p>So what are you studying now? </p>
<p>I do play from my heart everytime, but seems that my technique is just not there yet. and teachers always complain how my passion doesn’t come out.</p>
<p>I play violin too and I also didn’t pass nec prescreening. Nor did at least five other violinists that I know who applied there. Perhaps they are being very selective this year…Has anyone gotten an audition on violin at NEC yet??</p>
<p>Really? I only know one friend who didn’t pass prescreen…all my other friends (at least 4) passed =/</p>