<p>I know nothing about OCU or musical theatre, but I grew up in OKC and hope you all have a great time there. Congratulations!</p>
<p>Lexasmomkbj</p>
<p>S got his schedule - he talked to MM about it all this week and it seems great, though a little light considering how jammed packed his schedule is usually. He starts every day at 9 AM - he loves that- and is done every day by 3 PM except Friday he is done at 1:20, although they have TBA on his piano and voice lessons. We purchased his Tux last year so he has had plenty of wear out of it with dances, concerts etc. already. His buddies were over last night and are jealous he is so set with school. One of the guys does have a problem many kids would love to have how to get Stanford and Harvard to cough up as much money as Princeton is offering. OCU is really impressing us. We are big organizers and planners and were very disappointed at the lack of attention to detail at a few of the schools S considered, but OCU really impresses us and thats not easy. It just goes to show that kids end up at the schools that are right for them and S was right in selecting OCU.</p>
<p>Yes, OCU's attentativeness and organization has impressed us also from the very beginning. My d's schedule sounds similar to your s, she doesn't start class until 9 on any day, is finished at 9:50 on Fridays (of course they haven't placed her in a voice or piano class, so that could change.) My d has a choir class scheduled til 4:50 from M-Th, though, so she will be running just a little later. Is your s in the honors program? (If you don't mind my asking.) My d is and she is supposed to take an honors colloquium from 8-8:50 on Wednesdays, but mm told her she could take it either first or second semester, so we are trying to decide (and of course, my d is not impressed with being in a class at 8:00!). It looks like the second semester is a little more filled already. In fact, looks like they will have a very busy and exciting four years! Also, does anyone know if you can take any extra dance classes? My d would really like to do so, as she feels this is her weakness. Any thoughts/comments appreciated.</p>
<p>My d is finishing her soph year at OCU in MT. She takes additional dance classes at a studio in Edmond in the evenings. I think it can be difficult to get extra dance classes at OCU...in fact, it is sometimes difficult to get the class you need because they have so many dancers on campus and dance majors tend to take precedence. My d is also in the Honors Program...and has had to juggle her schedule because of it, but so far it is working out. She took classes last summer and will do so again this summer as she is also double majoring and it seems like the best way to get some of the gen ed subjects taken care of. She loves OCU and wouldn't trade all of her experiences for anything. I hope all of your s and d will find it as welcoming and inspiring as she has.</p>
<p>LEXAMOMkbj,
No honors for S at this time as he will have enough getting the musical comp. major/minor as well. Plus he had heard of the 8 AM honors class from one of the guys at OCU and wasn't excited about an 8 AM class again. Dance is S's weakest link also - he will have a car there but you'd think they could get some of the advanced danced majors to hold a class for these kids - I'm sure the studio classrooms have some free time and the dancers - many of whom hope to someday have their own studio could get some real experience. We may have to suggest it - I would willingly pay a dance major to work with S and pay for studio time. We'll just have to see what we can figure out. When are you arriving at OCU? We should try and schedule a get together with the CC parents.
Jenifer</p>
<p>S did not get a schedule yet. I am thinking maybe we didn't return a request for classes that came a couple of weeks ago?
Jenifer, I like your idea of trying to get help from dance majors. I don't know when we will arrive yet, but we definitely should get together.</p>
<p>Count my d in if we can work out anything concerning extra dance (I would be more than happy to pay). According to 2DsnMT's post, her d takes extra dance at a studio in Edmond (where is that?) but my d will not have car so perhaps some of our s's and d's can get together and work something out or maybe they can talk some of the dance majors into lessons...it's worth a try.<br>
Clueless, we will be arriving at OCU on the 14th (move in day for honors students) but we will probably hang around for a couple of days just to make sure D has everything she needs (since we live so far away). May even take in a a baseball game (they have a minor league team in town and that is my s's thing. I think we CC parents should all designate a time/date to meet. </p>
<p>Chrisr,
I don't think we sent in anything. Mary Mowry just filled it out and sent it to us so yours is probably on the way. We just got ours yesterday.</p>
<p>Excited to meet you all!
Kim j</p>
<p>2DsnMT,
I forgot to thank you for the info. I appreciate hearing that the honors thing is working out. I was a little concerned knowing that MT takes up a lot of time, but I also want my d to be academically challenged. I am also glad to hear how much your d loves OCU. I know my d will, too.</p>
<p>hi guys!
i visited OCU a few weekends ago and absolutely loved it! I was just wondering if you had any information on the MT program or the school in general you would like to share. What made you choose it? What did you audition with? What made it stand out from the others? pros? cons?
thanks so much
caitlyn</p>
<p>caitlyn,
My d can probably answer your questions better than I can. All I can tell you is that prior her audition, we had never even been to Oklahoma. We got a great deal of information about OCU's MT program from going back to the very beginning of the MT thread (from 2003) and reading all of the posts. The fact that it is a Bachelor of Music in MT really appealed to my d and that they focus on classical voice training. Also, their program seemed to be really strong in preparing the "triple threat" and has a very good reputation for MT with many working alumni. If you would like to ask my d some specific questions, I am sure she wouldn't mind. Her email is ajtwirlgurl and is at aol. (we are not supposed to post e-mail addresses.) Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Caitlyn,
Let me also add that EVERYONE at OCU has gone out of their way to make sure my d has had a positive and very personalized experience throughout the application AND audition process. Further, they have been the most organized and thorough of any of the schools she auditioned for. While the program is extremely selective (as are most!), it is definitely worth a look.</p>
<p>I agree with everything Lexasmomkbj has said and would add that my s became more familiar with the school and with Dr. Herendeen and a few other professors by attending the Summer Stars program. If you are serious about the school, aren't already attending a summer program, and have the ability to go, it might be worth considering. </p>
<p>Kim,
Thanks for the answer about the schedules. I will look for mail this week.</p>
<p>wow
thank you so much!
this whole college search thing is new to me and quite overwhelming.
OCU was the first school i visited and i REALLY liked it. I also felt like they went above and beyond to answer all my questiions and make me feel comfortable.
thanks to all
caitlyn
- anyone going to seussical?</p>
<p>2DsnMT (or anyone else), can you give me some more info about the Honors program? I was accepted into it, but what exactly do the students get out of it? I don't want to add any extra classes to my schedule for nothing, you know? Any info would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I'm going to visit OCU April 24-26, but my plan won't get in until 9, so I'll be missing Seussical, which is disapointing, but I'm seeing the student caberat that Monday night.</p>
<p>Again, I'm still not positive that OCU is where I'll end up, but I have a pretty firm feeling about it, and after I visit I'm sure I will know.</p>
<p>Fingers_crossed, my d was accepted into the honors program as well. I can't really tell you about it from the perspective of a student, but the info I got from the website is that you get an extra .25 added to your gpa (which is great if you are trying to keep it up for scholarships) and that they offer several classes at the honors level that are more challenging and they have some individualized study as well. It would also enable you to graduate with honors. My d decided to go for honors because she wanted to be acadmically challenged. Perhaps 2DsnMT's d can better answer the honors questions from a student perspective. </p>
<p>We are not going to be able to see Suessical either, as much as we'd like to. OCU is just too far for us to travel several times between now and August!</p>
<p>I've asked my D to answer your questions regarding the Honors Program...but I haven't heard back from her yet. I'll pass on her comments as soon as I get them.</p>
<p>Hello! I'm chrisr's S. I just wanted to announce that I am now (finally) going to strt posting here on the MT forum and on the OCU forum.</p>
<p>I began my MT adventue two years ago and started searching for schools. I particularly fell in love with OCU. So... when I got accepted I threw everything else up into the air and settled down where I knew I would be happy. I'm very excited to be starting as a freshman; I just got my schedule today ad that makes it all come so close to home!</p>
<p>I'm excited to start posting and having a ball with the rest of you!</p>
<p>~D</p>
<p>Caitlyn, Welcome! You and my son will both be auditioning next year. OCU is very high on our list, and he is also hopeful to be accepted to their summer program. We'd love to see Suessical but he is currently performing in a show. Since you are asking about MT schools, we have visited a ton of schools and posted our thoughts. We live in Arkansas. Thought you also might live close to OK since you visited there first. To get started with my pointers, go to the thread that is now on P. 2 called 2006 audition dates and see my post to Amy dated 4/7. It will tell you where to go back for my earlier messages.</p>
<p>My d e-mailed MMowry to ask her a few questions so I thought we would share the answers with the rest of you.</p>
<p>Concerning additional dance classes, my d was told that she definitely be able to add more dance at some point during her college career,but not the first semester as the students have a pretty full schedule. I know this is something that many of you have expressed an interest in. </p>
<p>As for the piano placement, this will be held during orientation week and is only for those who have had at least 3 years of piano. Students will play one prepared piece (does not have to be memorized) and will also be asked to play scales.</p>
<p>Looking forward to meeting some of you soon.</p>
<p>Kim
(Lexasmom)</p>
<p>Glad you bumped this up! Thanks for the info on dance and piano. From your d's schedule, how many times a week do we dance?</p>
<p>I'm visiting in a week, and we're not signing any dotted lines until I visit, but it's where I've been telling people that I'm going and I think we're pretty settled that I'll be going there. I'd love to get all of your s's and d'd e-mail or AIM at some point so I can get to know a few people before I go.</p>