<p>Guys sometimes somethings come that are gifts in disguise.</p>
<p>My mother wouldn't let me apply to DePaul because it was known as a "cut" school. When my mom found out CCM was a "cut" school she decided I wouldn't be able to attend. If I would have been accepted our relationship would have gotten really ugly. Luckily that didn't happen! Not only that but when I got it, it was my first letter and I was crushed because I thought I wouldn't get in anywhere. I didn't get a letter for weeks from CCM. Then I didn't get aletter form other schools for weeks and that entire time I was beating myself up, as soon as I realized (through the help of my best friend in the whole world a Syrcause MT Major who also went through a similar thing with CCM) that I didn't "need" CCM to be successful, my energy shifted and things started popping up!</p>
<p>I then got letters from Point Park, Marymount, Boco, and Ithaca all saying yes!</p>
<p>Still waiting to hear from the rest of my schools, but it's ok!</p>
<p>REJECTION IS INEVITABLE AND YOU SHOULD ONLY LET IT MAKE YOU STRONGER!</p>
<p>You are right that rejections ARE inevitable in this process. Never ever fun to get. But oh, so expected. This is true of this highly selective admissions process and will be true for years to come if you stick with this field. All successful actors have faced many many rejections along the way. It goes with the territory. Keep your sights on the goal and know that this yucky rejection aspect is an inevitable part of the process. You can get a bunch of rejections and then all of a sudden, a school comes through for you, and you are all set and the pile of rejections will be a distant memory. Choices would be nice but it is not a contest as to how many acceptances you receive. You only can go to one school. Hopefully, you have all applied to a bunch of schools you like and do not put all your hopes into getting into a particular one, and also have a balanced college list that should yield an acceptance. Trust me that down the line, the angst of each college rejection and all this stress will pass and you'll be happily engaged in training next year and working toward your goals SOME place.</p>
<p>Kaylagurl, Keep your chin up, you know we are all pulling for you, look at the posts above! Good luck on your surgery, let us know how things go.</p>
<p>I don't think CMU has issued any RD decissions yet. From its website and what I've read on the academic CC sites for CMU, expect decissions between the end of March and April 15. Decissions will be mailed and then 3 days after mailing posted on "Where am I in the Process".</p>
<p>No CMU hasnt given out their decisions yet..but my friends from there who heard from U of Mich...heard by mail, I called the lady and she said its different for every person...i guess it depends on where your from, etc.</p>
<p>does anybody know how Otterbein sends out their decisions....will it be by mail?</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone still waiting. No matter what happens, you will survive and be stronger. The rest of your life does not depend on this decision. Your life is determined, not by what happens to you, but by what you make of what happens to you. This goes for both the good and the bad. So hang in there. We are all routing for you!</p>
<p>Kayla - Have no doubt great things will happen for you! </p>
<p>Sarahsmom - Even though I know for a fact that admit or not admit decisions were made at the time of the audition (particularly at Syracuse) ... it is funny how my mind will try to figure things out so that we don't have to live with this uncertainty. I'm over this "batches" and "waves" thing!</p>
<p>Everyone who is waiting - Keep believing in yourselves, you will one day look back on this period of time and see how things have indeed worked out for good.</p>
<p>The asking of that question (which other schools have you applied to) is evidently a common practice even though we did not encounter it. So much so that we rehearsed how D would answer it. It also was discussed at length elsewhere on the MT forum. </p>
<p>Sarasmom42 & Soozievt </p>
<p>In terms of phone calls; We had heard that some schools make calls so we also rehearsed how she should respond to them. We have gotten two types of calls. We have received A LOT of calls from admissions departments (or students calling on their behalf) that I would categorize as, choose us, calls. And, there has been a surprising lack of knowledge or communication between admin and drama departments. One school has called twice a week for a month now even though early on we told them that it was all about the results of the audition. </p>
<p>What we have been told is that the school admissions process is a very competitive one. Schools like to brag and two of the statistics that are commonly used are average GPA of incoming freshman and average SAT scores. So, if you have a GPA or SAT above that average, if you attend you raise the average. So for those applicants they turn on the charm. Lots of stuff in the mail also. </p>
<p>We have received two calls from theater departments and I would absolutely categorize them as, fishing for interest. On one such occasion the assistant to the head of the ATP left a message asking D to call back between such and such a time. Due to the time difference she could not do that as she was in school so I returned the call on her behalf to tell them she would have to call another time. The head of the department answered the phone and it was a bit of a subtle dance at first but then this person came right out and said, we are very interested in her, is she still interested in us?. It was clear to me that if I had said, not really, that she would not have been accepted and somebody else would be offered the spot.</p>
<p>Wally, I had one eerily similar interaction on the phone, and it surprised me that "they" would speak with a parent that way, let alone the student who might be accepted. I would think a student would be even more vulnerable, and might not be able to think on their feet about what the answer might mean.</p>
<p>I should clarify that the department head that I spoke to was not a complete stranger as we did meet at the unifieds. Yet barely an acquaintance so I too was surprised they would have that conversation with me. I was glad it happened that way as I was able to control the conversation.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom42 wrote; </p>
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I was thinking that if I were the one in charge and I knew that many of the kids at the top of the list were probably being offered positions at mulitiple schools, I might want to hear their reaction to the news that they've been accepted. I'm not saying that they pressured anyone or even asked if they'd be accepted to any other schools, but some kids might naturally react differently according to their present situation. If some of the kids DID already know and DID offer up the information, it might allow the program head to send out another acceptance or remove someone from the waitlist. I'm certain that no malace is intended.
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<p>At least in two known programs I don?t think that is too far off the mark. Our experience was that they did not initially call with an acceptance to gauge your enthusiasm rather the tenor was a call to ?see if you had any questions about the program or school? type thing. Maybe that does not meet the ethical standards of other programs, I will let others decide that, for us it is what it was. While this conversation is a bit off the mark I certainly felt that a ho hum reply on our end could have led to a rejection. </p>
<p>In one case it was clear that what they hoped to accomplish with the call is to get us to visit the program.</p>
<p>Ok..I Believe that I have come to a realisation. I'm going to re-audition next year, and if I dont get into any schools, i'm going to try and get as much training as possible, and do this again next year.</p>
<p>It's just that..compared to most, if not all of you, I havent had any training...I have had six weeks of training becuase of where I come from, and therefore i realise how far behind I am. I am hoping that a University does take me in, so that I can learn and train from them...but if not, im going to get all the training I need and go back at this next year. I'm actually quite excited about doing that...just being trained, because ive never had the opportunity, and i would love it. I know i can do this, and I believe in myself, but I guess it seems that alot of universities dont really believe in me..(well thats what i think)..so whatever happens, im going to grow as a performer, and come back next year even better (hopefully..lol) and do this again.</p>
<p>I really want to be accepted into a university, i would love next year to go to a small university that i can just learn from...but it might not happen and thats ok, i know i can do this. I'm kind of proud of myself for getting this far without any help...but i know in order to do this, i need to be trained...i want to be trained, i want to have experience, i think i would grow so much beter not only as a performer..but as a person.
So right now thats my plan, im still praying and hoping for the best, and hoping that one school sees in me what i see in myself..and I just wanted to thank you guys for all your help, love and support :)...</p>
<p>I really hope everything works out...
Thank you guys! :)</p>