<p>I auditioned at Ithaca Nov. 4th and they were very unclear about their admissions process. They sort of said they have "modified rolling" and that we could hear anytime from a couple weeks after our audition until mid-April. I haven't heard anything from them, and when I checked online at myIthaca they actually had it down that I hadn't auditioned, so I called and they said not to worry about it, but the whole things seems very unclear to me.</p>
<p>We were advised of the same. Mid April seemed late, so in a way I am relieved she found out she was rejected now.</p>
<p>rglick --</p>
<p>did she interview for the BA Drama major? an interview IS required at IC and must be completed in order to be offered admission. a lot of kids (if they're considering both) will interview the same day as their BFA audition.</p>
<p>Yes, she did interview.</p>
<p>ah, okay. some people don't realize that the BA is selected by interview, not just application!</p>
<p>I guess no news is good news, but it's frustrating when other schools seem to be notifying people much more quickly. I'm sure I'd be more patient if my D had an acceptance in hand, but at this point we just have to be patient. Good luck to all.</p>
<p>I've only had one audition thus far and I got my first rejection today, from UArts.</p>
<p>Honestly during my audition I knew I was rejected, I was not nearly as good as I knew I could be. So I've been expecting this for the past (almost) two weeks. But I also wasn't dying to go there like much of the other kids at the audition. If it was between UArts and another school on my list, I would have went to the other school anyway. Perhaps that showed through in my audition? So it's not a big deal, actually I think my mom is taking the news harder than I am!! haha</p>
<p>I have a unified audition for Hartt this weekend which I'm really excited about! NYC is a second home to me, so I have a sort of comfort zone there. </p>
<p>Anyways to all my fellow rejected peers, don't sweat it, there are many other places to go and I believe everything happens for a reason, so you never know where you're meant to end up!</p>
<p>I got the UArts letter today too.
My reaction was really intense which is weird because I'm usually pretty thick-skinned when it comes to rejections...oh well. I guess it's just the whole...AGAIN...thing.</p>
<p>AND I'm auditioning for Hartt this weekend too </p>
<p>...I guess we've got the same sched for lots of things haha</p>
<p>Seriously! Haha, that's pretty crazy!!</p>
<p>I was wondering... My D has not heard from any of the schools that she's auditioned for, but U Mich. said that we'd hear yes, no or maybe within three weeks. The three week point is tomorrow and she has four auditions coming up over the next three weeks. Should we wait to look at mail/email until the auditions are over? I'm scared that if she gets a rejection letter that it will dampen her spirits. It's UM and she's very realistic about the odds, but since we've been waiting for months since Ithaca and SU, what's another month, right?</p>
<p>I don't think my d would have wanted to wait until all the auditions were over, but if I saw a thin envelope in the mailbox right before catching a cab to the airport for an audition, I would show it to her. (In fact, I did that on two separate occassions when she was auditioning.) Just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>Sarahsmom42, this is probably a question to ask your daughter. Holding onto a rejection letter is tantamount to reading someone's diary--best done only with permission. I can understand the urge to protect her, especially right before an audition, but what if a rejection letter motivated her to do better at that audition?! Here's a possible scenario: Maybe, without you knowing it, she was holding out such hope for one of the schools she already auditioned for, that she held back on her next audition (unintentionally, of course) because she wanted that one. I'm not sure I'm writing very clearly; I hope this makes sense. I'm not saying that IS her scenario--or that she'll get rejected either!--but that's an example of why holding onto a rejection letter could alter her fate. Here's another problem: how do you know it's a rejection letter? Because it's skinny? There are skinny acceptances sent for MT programs!! You would have to OPEN it to know for sure. Now we're REALLY in diary country.</p>
<p>Best wishes to your daughter in all her auditions. I'm so glad we're not doing it this year, but it is an exciting time!</p>
<p>MTM: I agree wholeheartedly with you! Your scenario is a good one - a rejection can make a student just try a little harder - as I have told my D many times, rejection is a LARGE part of the life of a performer. It isn't personal. </p>
<p>It is the students call...and btw, all of my daughter's "you're in" or " no thanks" letters have been skinny envelopes.</p>
<p>I think you're all right. I just wish that the timing was better. With all the other schools we've been dying to hear, now we're scared. It's such a vulnerable time. It was so much easier w/ my other D! She knew so quickly and had many options.</p>
<p>I re-read my comment and realized that I wrote that I would show it to my d. I meant I wouldn't. I know a lot of people disagree with that (which is why I wrote it was my opinion), but I knew how my daughter would have reacted. Her confidence was very low at that time and I knew that a rejection right before another audition would not be motivating, but de-motivating for her. It certainly didn't hurt her to wait until after the audition, rather than before.</p>
<p>It has been a long time since I went through the BFA MT college audition process... But I would have been furious if my mother opened my mail, and then kept the rejection from me. If I remember correctly I had een rejected by one school before I auditioned and was (eventually accepted) by other schools. The rejection was upsetting, but it just made my resolve stronger.</p>
<p>That being said... you know your D. If you think that the rejection would completely blow her confidence and cause her to blow her other auditions, you may want to wait until you return from those auditions. </p>
<p>Tough question...</p>
<p>My mom used to steam open our letters, read them and then re-glue them. But her unusual calm always gave her away. I just humored her after a while.</p>
<p>I'll have to give it to her if it comes. She knows that it's been almost three weeks, and she asked me first thing when she got home today. I wouldn't lie to her. It seems like UM has been calling people with acceptances, but a letter could be a maybe! She's had a great week so far...She made "All State" choir and started rehearsing for this springs musical, "Miss Saigon." She'll be playing "Kim" and she's very excited!</p>
<p>My daughter has given me permission to open all college mail and text her at school if there is anything she'd like to know. She has had several auditions already in the fall, and it was very difficult to tell what was IMPORTANT mail, and what was just another letter from admissions about an open house or whatever. Some of her schools will not send acceptances or rejections until March, while others have had rolling or some sort of modified rolling process. Fortunately the one rejection she has received came on a Saturday, so she went out to get the mail and got it herself. It also came after all of her fall auditions were over, so I didn't have to face the situation you are describing. However, that being said, if she had an audition the next day, I would hold the news until the other audition was over. I would NOT hold it for a month until all auditions were over, though. I know my daughter would not have been motivated by a rejection, she would have had a little piece of confidence chipped away. She would be fine after a little time (and she was after her rejection) but she would NEED a little time, so I just would wait until after the next audition if it was really soon.</p>
<p>Each family should deal with the issue in whatever way makes sense, but my son never wanted me to open his mail for him, and I agree with others who said you don't know what the letter will say from the size of the envelope. I never withheld mail, and I never opened it.</p>
<p>After having a very successful fall 2005, with 4 MT acceptances being his first 4 letters received, my son got a UM reject letter right before unified auditions in Chicago last year (must have been right about now). I think I've posted before that the Juilliard drama audition in Chicago was really a healing experience after that reject, because everyone he talked to as they waited for Juilliard either had the same reject or knew friends with the same reject. The interaction with others was the best thing that happened in Chicago. They all handled the fact that they didn't get callbacks at Juilliard very well and had made good friends in the process! Hardly anyone got a callback on his day with Juilliard. He had known it was a long shot! These were his first 2 rejects.</p>