<p>Hi all! I am hopefully going to be a vocal performance major at Oberlin Conservatory but I do have a quick question.</p>
<p>I had a sample voice lesson with a teacher by the name of Lorraine Manz before I submitted the application. I then submitted my pre-screening CD, and was notified that they wanted me to come audition in person. I did my audition and everything went really well. I performed the song I worked on with Lorraine and she was looking very happy during my audition. I got an e-mail on Thursday from Daune Mahy (professor of singing) saying congrats on my audition and to let her know if I would be on campus anytime soon because she would like to chat with me and give me a sample lesson. I find out Friday whether or not I am accepted.</p>
<p>Could this mean that I AM accepted or just wait-listed, or what????</p>
<p>It certainly sounds promising! They would not be reaching out to you if it was going to be a waste of their time. There is no way of knowing how much the academics figure into the final acceptance, however...there may be a formula which figures some balance between grades, test scores, auditions, etc., but you do not have long to wait. It is an exciting time. </p>
<p>By the way: if you are accepted, do what feels right for you about which teacher you want to request. It feels like an honor to have a contact from a particular teacher, but the choice is yours. If you are accepted and chose to have a lesson with this teacher also, you should tell her that you appreciate the opportunity, that you had previously had a lesson with ____, that you are glad that to have a chance to explore your options, and then thank her profusely, both of them, for their time. If you go there, you will sing juries for the whole faculty, and it is important that you have a good rapport with everyone. IMHO: teachers should not "invite" students for sample lessons, but rather the student should make the request, because the student may feel obligated and/or cornered. That is why your best approach is great enthusiasm about how wonderful everyone is. Your current teacher can help you find the words to express why you ultimately chose who you chose, something categorical rather than empirical (soprano versus mezzo, art song specialist versus early music artist, etc.) </p>
<p>I would say you have a pretty good shot, but don't panic if you do not hear on Friday. Although they say you will hear by 12/15, my daughter did not get her acceptance via email until the 17th or 18th of the month (back in 2004) and the letter followed a day or two later.</p>
<p>One nice thing about the early review program at Oberlin is that you do not have to accept or decline any offer that you may receive from them until May 1 (unless you also applied early decision to the college as a double major.) I see from one of your other posts that you have also applied to BU, NEC, CCM, Mannes and Bowling Green. It would probably be a good idea to continue auditioning at some of them, even if you are accepted at Oberlin and you feel it is your top choice. Lorelei gave you excellent advice about keeping your options open with the teachers at Oberlin. It would not hurt to keep even more options open with other schools, particularly if Oberlin is going to be a stretch financially. (Depending on what forms you have sent, they may have preliminary financial aid numbers in the acceptance letter that you are hoping for.) A lot can happen over the next several months and your preference may change or one of the other schools might offer a very attractive scholarship. Hang in there and the best of luck to you.</p>
<p>D got an email from Ms. Mahy when she was applying and she was accepted. I think you are in, but don't get too excited until the letter is in hand.</p>
<p>Daune and I have been e-mailing each other and it seems like the only time we would be able to get together will be next week after the acceptance letters come out because she has juries all week. We will see what happens!</p>
<p>I auditioned on Dec. 2 and I received an email from Mrs. Mahy, too. She told me that she hadn't heard anything from admissions yet, but my "talent portion was favorable." I'm guessing that means good things because my SATs were well above average (2170) and I'm in the top ten of a class of 600, but who knows. I was at the vocal academy over the summer, however, took a lesson with Mrs. Mahy then and took a lesson with her Dec. 1 so I've been thinking she was merely trying to be chatty with someone she already knew...</p>