@NaariyalAmma sending your D good vibes for her prescreening results! Same situation on this end. We are all on edge with the same anticipation!
Yes, on edge here too! Especially as Sās non-music friends just got their EA and ED decisions and there is much crowing with excitement all around!
Oy @akapiratequeen I remember my Sās high school even had a day in Spring where all the kids wore garb from their intended college and he was the only one who didnāt know
@akapiratequeen - same hereā¦ makes me wonder why music schools donāt offer EA/ED options.
It would be so nice for our young musicians to be able to zero in on their top choice school and be done with it all if they made it. It would also help schools pick the talent theyāre looking for and lock them in early rather than go through the musical chairs (pun unintendedā¦ sigh) game later on in April/Mayā¦
Same here @akapiratequeen - my S goes to a magnet high school (with large # of āoverachieversā) and all his non-music major friends are all hearing this week for ED/EA. Now I will admit, we did get an acceptance last night from Miami (Ohio) that S got in the university, but the music major is contingent on his audition next month. Hoping to have one down soon - but, yes, I really wish they could do ED/EA at their top choices (although Sās top choice is in Canada so no ED/EA there).
Hi @akapiratequeen - I believe NU does offer EA or ED, but we only learned that from an undergrad we met on our visit there. For our family, and probably for many families, it was important to have all of the financial information available from the various schools, as that weighed heavily into the final decision.
@bouyant, a few other places (Lawrence?) offer ea/ed in musicābut like you, we needed to wait and see the range of offers. Still hard for S though. Heās generally really zen, far more than I am, but he was a bit worried this morning.
@Lendlees Congrats on your Sās acceptance ā letās celebrate everywhere we can! My S is waiting to hear from berklee EA so on pins and needlesā¦could be any time but could also be a month from now! Iām trying to get him to focus on other things, then secretly heading over to CC to do my own worrying.
Congratulations @Lendlees! Since we are Canadian, my D is also applying to 4 Canadian and 1 U.S music school. The U.S school (Oberlin Conservatory) is her dream school. She has already been accepted into 2 Canadian non music schools for concurrent education (BA with advanced entry into teacherās college in 5 years) but she has her heart set on vocal music performance. Letās see what happensā¦
@NaariyalAmma - thatās so funny that your D wants a US school, when my Sās dream school is McGill! 
Congrats that sheās at least got some back up choices (thatās how we view the Miami acceptance - until audition results) Wishing her luck!
@Lendlees my D is applying to McGill as one of her Canadian schools. It is her second choice after Oberlin!
Just to confirm for future readers: A student can be accepted ED at Northwestern for Bienen. It involves a very early audition date. Weāve known people both accepted and denied ED there.
@buoyant and others: Northwestern is need blind and āno loansā. But then the trick becomes does NU agree with you as to what your EFC should be?
@momzhood thanks for the ED info. Seems like very few schools offer EA/ED options for music programs. Maybe it is due to the intense effort required to go through the prescreening material and complete auditions as early as October / November ā¦ Oh wellā¦
@momzhood, the way it works is the āno loan schoolā will match the EFC calculated by FAFSA and will reach that number by not including loans and/or work study.
@HereWeGoAgain2018, @AsMother and @Lendlees I am grateful to let you know that your good vibes and best wishes worked! My D received confirmation of being granted a live audition at Oberlin Conservatory!
@NaariyalAmma congratulations!!! Fantastic news!
Congrats @NaariyalAmma! Hopefully we will see you up in Montreal in Marchā¦Best of luck to your D.
@NaariyalAmma , thatās fantastic! Now youāll be able to get a little sleep Congratulations to your daughter.
I was just thinking today (reading what you and others are going through right now) how grateful I was last year that Berklee graced us with a notification of my sonās Early Decision acceptance last year BEFORE the holidaysā¦it made for a much more peaceful and festive Christmas for us. I donāt know if I could have waited any longer!
Congrats @NaariyalAmma! Wishing your D a wonderful audition. Please feel free to PM or ask me any questions regarding Oberlin. My D is a sophomore in vocal performance.