<p>Sarahsmom, My thoughts and prayers with you also. What Mizlyn says is very true, there is a larger perspective and all we can do is make the best decisions with what we are given. I too think you are doing an amazing job with a very full plate.</p>
<p>Please tell your daughter that all of us on College Confidential admire her spirit and are rooting for her. And yes, it may help her to think about Grandma's support. I recall how my father told my daughter "Your Nana now has a front row seat to all of your performances." Sentimental, yes, but a lovely image nonetheless. And, as another wise poster here said, such life events do have a way of putting things into perspective.</p>
<p>sarahsmom- give your D all our best wishes and know that you and your family will be in the thoughts and prayers of many of us. If your mom was a supporter of your daughters efforts, I am sure she would want her to do the auditions she could. And tell her she has an angel to look after her now.</p>
<p>prayers your way-
Mikksmom</p>
<p>sarahsmom - My condolences go out to you and your family. Such a sad, difficult time.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom, please accept my condolences. I can't imagine how it must feel to have all of this at once. I am sure your mom is still looking after your D.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom, hugs and condolences to you and your family on your loss. I'm sorry that some of your D's schools were not flexible on rescheduling auditions. I don't know much about Drake but I do recall a couple of years ago, there was a mom who posted here whose D was accepted there. Perhaps if you do a search, you can find some further information.</p>
<p>That was NewMTMom (also from Boston) who no longer posts here. Her daughter is attending American. However, she is an example of a good story where the student didn't get into any BFA's but landed at American's BA in MT program and is very happy there. She even showed a prospie of mine around who was visiting campus.</p>
<p>Thanks again, </p>
<p>You are all very kind. I'm one of twelve kids, and we had a big party last August to celebrate my parents 65th aniversary. I'm so glad for that and for all of the times I've insisted on traveling back to Iowa in the past couple of years. My husband teases me about my "imaginary friends" here on CC, but this has been very helpful for me and I'm very grateful for your support and prayers. I'll be in touch when I get back next week & let you know what we thought of Drake.</p>
<p>sarahsmom --</p>
<p>we all hope everything goes well. it is so hard to lose a family member, especially during such a busy time.</p>
<p>i was VERY close to my grandfather who adored classical music, and when i was in my first professional opera performance my mom gave me pink roses (she always does on opening nights) with one red one with a tag that said "PopPop would have been so proud. You know he's applauding and wishes you could hear." And that has stuck with me to this day.</p>
<p>i'm sure your daughter already knows, but it's great to get a reminder that family that have passed are still watching and applauding.</p>
<p>best of luck to your daughter.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom, I'm so sorry about your loss at this very difficult time. So glad you could add Drake, which I know is a highly respected school academically, and we looked into it for MT online (just never made it to visit). I feel that many good acceptances are coming your daughter's way, so hang in there! I hope you have a safe trip back to Iowa with all the bad weather you all are having in the Northeast (making national news).</p>
<p>I'm very sorry about your family's loss. It is so very frustrating when this short audition season runs afoul due to such significant life events or even the simple flu that happens. </p>
<p>Drake has been on the radar at our house. I think the only reason my S didn't apply was because he'd not visited the area. Since deciding on a BA program, he chose 3 schools in the east and 1 in OH and applied EA to each. If those didn't pan out, he would have applied to Drake.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss :-(...I'm sure your daughter is going to have a great year, and let us know how drake goes :-)</p>
<p>Sarahsmom, I'm sure you know by now that you have the caring support of everyone here as you make your way through not only grief but also auditions and schedule hassles. And tell your husband that CC friends aren't imaginary at all! I've gotten more wisdom, boosting, commiseration, congratulations and fun from people I've met here than from lots of people I know "in person"!</p>
<p>One other point -- your D sounds as though she has maturity, perspective and heart to match what I'm sure is her terrific talent. How wonderful that she'll always be able to hold her grandmother's encouragement and pride inside her.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom, I am so sorry to read of your loss {{{hugs}}}
Tell your D that not only her grandmother, but ALL of us cc'ers are rooting for her!</p>
<p>I am so sorry for your loss, losing a parent at any age is a rite of passage and a very emotional time. It is a good time for your family to be close, being together. I hope your daughter can feel your mom's care and help through every audition event, an angel on her shoulder. </p>
<p>What a shame that some of the schools have been so insensitive to your daughter's situation and totally inflexible. There will always be cancellations of singers and the possibility of squeezing someone into a slot.</p>
<p>My d auditioned for SUNY Purchase Theater today. It's one of those auditions where they post a call back list after you wait 3 hours for everyone to be seen. For this audition they tell you that it doesn't matter if your name is on the callback list (but you just know it does, especially when they don't ask you even one question during the 5 minute audition) anyway her name was not on the callback list. No matter what you say, even though this school from the second we got there did not feel like a good fit, it still feels bad when your name is not on a callback list. On the bright side I guess this will make our decision making a little easier.</p>
<p>I got a rejection letter from Point Park University on Saturday. But I'm totally fine with it because after meeting the audition pannel, I really had no interest in the school.</p>
<p>First rejection of the year for me: PSU.</p>
<p>Hello!
I'm a fairly new member to CC, but I've read MANY MANY posts from it before -especially when I was researching colleges and trying to scramble together audition tips. I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone for all the helpful tips and advice that you guys have contributed. I would have been absolutely LOST without this site. It's helped me decide where I wanted to audition, how I should deal with issues -at home and at the auditions- and how I should prepare mentally and, more so, emotionally. THANKS!</p>
<p>Also, (this doesn't apply to recent posts, which are so warm and really quite the opposite!) but after reading posts from, not just this thread, but ALL the threads I've come across, I've noticed that sometimes arguments can get rather heated, especially during this stressful time. However, I think everyone should try to remember that nobody’s posting anything in spite!!! People are only trying to give advice/opinions that they truly believe are for the benefit of us readers! It's wonderful to hear different opinions (thanks to those who contribute), but (for those who unconsciously do) try not to make it personal!</p>
<p>But, again, I applaud everyone here who spends so much of their time trying to help us! We really do appreciate it, and I've been wanting to say this for months (before I got an account). THANKS!</p>
<p>sporti,</p>
<p>How did you find out since no mail today? when did you auditon? My s audioned on 1/20 and received a deferred email. I am sure the right program is in your future and just know you are not alone. Lots and Lots of kids will be getting THOSE letters. :)</p>