Rejections: Class of 2007

<p>to follow up on my last post, i did get rejected from northwestern, but i'm still waiting on nyu, usc, and cmu. hopefully, i will get accepted into one of those programs. if not, there's always next year.</p>

<p>Wow, these last few months have been a real ordeal. My daughter auditioned at several places for flute performance, only to find that each school was taking 2-3 flutes. Not good odds. She received rejections from Eastman, Oberlin, Northwestern and Indiana. She was accepted at DePaul University and University of Illinois, and waitlisted at UMichigan. We had no idea how intense the competition would be for so few spots.</p>

<p>I applied for all acting programs...</p>

<p>Rejected:
Fordham
CMU
BU
Julliard (Crazy huh?) lol</p>

<p>Accepted:
LIU (Acting)
Adelphi (Acting)
Marymount Manhattan (Acting)
Emerson (Acting)
Hartt (Acting)
Syracuse (Acting)</p>

<p>Havent heard from:
NYU </p>

<p>...but</p>

<p>I would go to Syracuse over NYU so that is my final decision. </p>

<p>Good luck with everyone else, these posts with rejections and acceptances ARE interesting...!!!</p>

<p>CMU. I expected it so I am totally okay with it! Now all I have left to hear from is UMich! :)</p>

<p>Rejections from:</p>

<p>Juilliard
BoCo
CMU.</p>

<p>Acceptances from:</p>

<p>Montclair State
CCM </p>

<p>Waitlist:</p>

<p>U of Mich</p>

<p>Still waiting to hear from NYU.</p>

<p>Although there doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason, I think my daughter "wanted" (and I am quoting her after auditions) the ones who expressed interest more than the others.
That could just be jumping to conclusions, but anyone else have that perception? I was most surprised by the rejection from BoCo, as she thought that was one of her better ones. She thought she "blew" U of Mich. So maybe ya never know...</p>

<p>You are right, you never do know. My daughter felt that she had "aced" one audition (felt to her like the "best" she had done at all of them, called back to do vocals for head of vocal program, lots of good interaction during monologues) and was rejected, not even waitlisted. Another audition she felt she "tanked' (described it like an out of body near death experience) and she was accepted. I guess the lesson is just do the best you can at the moment and then move on without overthinking things.</p>

<p>It really is hard to judge. My daughter felt good about some auditions and not so good about others and the results didn't always match how she felt about how she did. </p>

<p>Her rejections: CCM and Otterbein</p>

<p>Acceptances: CMU, Emerson, BOCO, Elon, Syracuse and Point Park</p>

<p>Waitlisted: Penn State</p>

<p>and still no word from Ithaca.</p>

<p>Kaysmom: WOW! Congrats to your D.</p>

<p>:(</p>

<p>Rejections: </p>

<p>Syracuse, BoCo, Ithaca, Montclair...</p>

<p>Waitlists:</p>

<p>University at Buffalo</p>

<p>Still no word from Emerson or Fredonia.......</p>

<p>Rejected from all of my audition schools and waitlisted at my top BA. It's upsetting but I'm ok. Everyone goes a different path and most people who are working did not attend a certain type of program. I'll get excited about college eventually.</p>

<p>My D was also rejected from NYU! We are thrilled at her choices, however, so count ourselves very fortunate!</p>

<p>It's official. Didn't get into CMU. My second choose.</p>

<p>Well I posted a couple hours ago... I heard from both Emerson and Fredonia just now.</p>

<p>I've officially been rejected from all of my schools for musical theatre. :( I don't even know what to do now.</p>

<p>college can go jump off a cliff.</p>

<p>i got rejected from fredonia today.</p>

<p>i...don't know what to do anymore.</p>

<p>Fredonia rejected me too just now, Buddha. I don't know what to do either.</p>

<p>I am so sorry to hear your news. Jen, I noticed your post on a board asking for support. That is what is so amazing about the people who I have met in MT, is their ability to persist in the face of rejection. It is an art form in itself. I hope you can celebrate your strengths as well as drown your sorows as you find ways to start healing. We'll be thinking about ya.</p>

<p>My D was rejected from CMU, UARTS, Otterbein and FSU. Waitlisted at Roosevelt and accepted at NYU, BoCo, PPU and OCU(BA Music).
I too feel like there is no rhyme or reason to her acceptances and rejections. She felt great about the UARTS audition and loved the school. She also felt great about the FSU audition (she is a strong dancer) and loved that program too. She felt that the talent at the PPU audition was amazing and was totally shocked when she was accepted. She totally had everything wrong for the NYU audition. She did feel as if she blew the Otterbein audition, especially the interview part. She said her mind went blank during the interview and she couldn't remember anything about the program. She felt like a complete "dummy" after that one. She attended the OCU summer program and felt like that school was a great match for her. She loves it and she is especially impressed with OCU's strong vocal program. She was disappointed not to get into the MT program. She loved the CMU audition, and loved the way the auditioners put her at ease. She said everyone there was really nice. She felt good about it (had her do her monolgues for the head of the program etc). However, when they wished her luck with her remaining auditions, she felt like they were saying, in a very nice way,"Thanks, but no thanks". BoCo was her very last audition and I think that she was too tired (audition every weekend in Feb.) to have an opinion about how the audition went.<br>
It is funny, when researching the schools with my d, I had a few schools in mind that I thought would be great for her and of course she had her favorites. She did not get into any of the programs that I thought would be a good match for her. I guess that shows what I know!
I so wish I could be a fly on the wall when these colleges are choosing their freshman classes. I would love to know what goes on in their heads when presented with so much talent.</p>

<p>So much talent, and so little room in each program. My heart aches for those of you who have limited choices, or no programs.</p>

<p>Hang in there, and read some of the stories from others who have faced rejection, and what they have done. The transfer thread has some amazing stories, which may help you focus on your futures.</p>

<p>yes yes.</p>

<p>get gen eds and audition again.</p>

<p>i feel too horrible to even think about putting myself through this again.</p>

<p>the way i see it, if i can't even make it into a state school's program...there's no way i could even have the slightest chance or glimmer of hope in the real world.</p>

<p>No Buddha... As someone said, go back into the archives here and see the tales of people who did not get into any MT programs... then a year later, some of these people returned to CC to relay how things worked out for them. Give yourself a few days to sort out whether you have the kind of perserverance that this field demands... But don't sell yourself short on the talent side.</p>