<p>Has your child ever REALLY messed up on one of their two songs in an audition and still gotten into that program? She said her second song was great and so was the mono. This is the school that really matters to her:(</p>
<p>newmom1-- in my experience, our kids are much harder on themselves than they should be.
Hopefully it wasn’t as bad a performance as she is thinking. Plus, give the auditors some credit for seeing her potential and taking in to account her entire audition! </p>
<p>Hang in there, it is going to be a long few months till March! Get ready for a ride on the emotional roller coaster. I think it is worse for the moms than the kids!</p>
<p>There are lots of stories on here about supposedly flubbed auditions which resulted in offers, so definitely keep the faith. There are also many stories of seemingly perfect auditions that yielded no offers. There are so just many variables that go into the decision making process there is no way to know what your results will be. But stay proactive. I’d say make sure she follows up with a gracious thank you ASAP and make sure they know how much she wants to attend this particular program. It cannot change what happened at the audition, but it could make the difference in deciding between her and another candidate if they know they are your #1 choice.</p>
<p>My S felt horrible after his songs at Rider. He said he fell flat, which he can’t remember the last time he did. I know he’s a boy etc but he got an early acceptance. I’ve read many stories here regarding this “kids” thinking they bombed it only to be thrilled by an acceptance letter. Whatever will be will be!</p>
<p>@newmom1, the auditors are people too. And they are people who clearly must like working with young students or they wouldn’t be in the business they are in. Often a flub up followed by a rally tells them more about who your kid would be as a student in their program than back to back perfection. </p>
<p>All of that said, she may or may not get in. But that would also be the case had she done everything perfectly. If she doesn’t get in, you’ll never really know why. At this point, it is what it is and she can take this experience to the next audition. Keep marching ahead. </p>
<p>My daughter did have a flub up at a MT audition and got in. She had a good moment with the auditors following the flub up that gave her an unexpected chance to break character if you will and for them to see who she is and watch her rally with humor. We will never know if that is why she got in any more than if she had not gotten in, the flub up was the reason.</p>
<p>One foot in front of the other. Give her a hug and gently say, “next!”</p>
<p>Great perspective halflokum … Showing the members of the panel that you are able to recover from messing up probably shows them a great deal about your character and your talent. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Well we are in the same boat as the OP, my D is not feeling good about her audition this weekend, one of her songs she was off, said she kept going to stay in character. Other song was good, they didn’t ask for monologue (and told everyone not to read into that). But she’s not a dancer & didn’t feel good about the dance call. This was one of her top schools & now she’s saying “well I’m not going here” & is so bummed!</p>
<p>The sentence that sticks out in the original post is “She said her second song was great and so was the mono.” I I totally agree with symphonyart and halflokum. The auditors are pros and educators who know this is the beginning of a looooooong process. They also want kids who fit in their program and are tough enough to take some skinned knees and bruises. If they see a kid rebound well in the audition, it might not be a bad thing. </p>
<p>It is human nature to think this way, to second-guess every element. But, we can’t say it often enough: You can’t know. If you read a lot of the old messages here you will see a hundred different accounts of students who think they were terrible and got huge scholarships, or who thought the faculty completely loved them and didn’t get in. </p>
<p>My son is happy in his second semester in a top program, with a large scholarship, after an audition where he thought they had no interest in him at all. </p>
<p>The people in that room are ACTORS. You can’t read them.</p>
<p>Really!</p>
<p>What does it mean if both adjudicators are texting on their cell phones during an auditioners 2 songs and monologue?! Pretty sure I know the answer but I’ll tell you all for sure in March. NY unifieds was interesting! other auditions went MUCH better than the one I just described…</p>
<p>It means nothing. It means they look like a whole bunch of kids that have been in the back seat of my car or even at my dinner table for the last X years that haven’t quite figured out when to put their phones away when in the presence of somebody like me. And meanwhile, my objections to that behavior is pretty much lost on anyone under 30 who goes - huh? </p>
<p>It also means a “note to self” moment for anyone that experienced it. And I get that. Meanwhile I am praying that the offending program is not the one where my daughter attends. But it could be. It’s a whole new world and who knows? Which would be unbelievably unfortunate because it would have NOTHING to do with the quality of the program nor what it would be like to be a student there. But impressions count and some programs do a much better job at showing the love early than others do. Some programs you just have to want badly enough to get past stupid stuff like auditors texting and say… “I’m in any way if they want me even if they are pretending not to.”</p>
<p>Halflokum, I realize you meant your post playfully, but I have to disagree. I think texting on your phone during an audition is inexcusable. </p>
<p>It’s possible they weren’t texting on their phones though, and that instead they were taking notes on their phones. </p>
<p>However, if they were really texting on their phones, that is just rude. I teach teens and they know perfectly well when to put away their phones. I tell them, “If you thought someone was really hot and you were finally going out on your first date with them, would you be texting the entire time you got to be with them?” They all say, ‘No!’ And that’s because they consider the hot date <em>more</em> important than the texting. To use a more professional example, if you are interviewing for a job and during the interview, you whip out your cell and text while answering questions–guess what. You’re probably not getting the job.</p>
<p>So if auditors really are texting during the audition (and not just taking notes) I say that this school is definitely not the right school for your child and be glad if you don’t get in. </p>
<p>I’m going to bet they were making notes, especially since two of them were doing it. </p>
<p>However, if one of them giggled and said “Like…OMG, look at what my BFF just sent me…” and the other one said “OMG, that’s totes adorbs” and the first one replied “totes McGoats.” Then take that school off your list, even if your kid gets in. </p>
<p>HAAAAAAAAA, collegesearchdad!!! I’m sure they were taking notes. I do it and let the other person know that I’m taking notes.</p>
<p>@connections, my use of the words “it means nothing” was referring to cellomom51’s daughter/son’s audition. I was trying to suggest that she/he shouldn’t read anything into it with respect to their audition. I COMPLETELY agree with you about texting during an audition being inexcusable if that is what the school’s auditors were doing. That is why I am praying my daughter’s school wasn’t the offender. But I do think the “taking notes” idea has merit. Otherwise I agree completely with CollegeSearchDad’s take. (Hilarious btw.)</p>
<p>At my Hartt audition this year I was sick and forgot to bring a waterbottle with me to the audition waiting area. I went in and sang my first song which ends with a very high belt, and I cracked!!! I was horrified but didnt show it. I sang my second song as well as I could have and my monologues went well, I made them laugh and cry. Then they asked me if there was anything they should know about me and I word vommited, continuing to tell them how i’m super clumsy and have to filter what comes out of my mouth because I always say random stuff that I’m thinking. On the way out of the room I went into a coughing fit and tripped out the door…… something must have gone right to them because they accepted me 3 weeks later for BFA MT, so hope is not lost if your kids make a mistake!!! <3</p>
<p>THAT is an awedome story @BFAbaby96! Thanks for sharing!!! I am showing this to my D for sure! :)) </p>