<p>I haven’t been able to find this on the website, but I heard that UArts does rolling admission. True?</p>
<p>Well I was planning on attending the December 1st audition oncampus, but thats the same day as closing night of our fall drama. The next audition date is January 26th- the weekend before NYC Unifieds. I didn’t know if it would be worth my time to drive up to Philly one weekend, then go to NYC the next, just to see UArts at Unifieds. I was wondering if 1 week will really make a difference in securing a spot in the MT program? What would y’all do in my case?</p>
<p>It is very difficult to try to predict these things, so to some extent you have to do what works best for you.</p>
<p>I am not sure if Uarts is strictly speaking rolling admissions. Some people will find out within a short time of their audition, others do not. Some applications are just held on to a longer time before action. (Perhaps they have been labeled "maybes.") In that way, it not unlike a number of other schools out there. </p>
<p>I don't believe you should worry that they will use up all their spots before you even audition.</p>
<p>freedom, why not see UArts at the Unifieds, if you plan to be there anyway? I am not sure where you live, but if both Philly and NYC are "treks" for you (in other words, not within three or four hours' driving distance), then it might make practical sense for you to see them at the Unified auditions.</p>
<p>nytheatermom's description is consistent with what we observed when my daughter auditioned last December. Some students who auditioned on that date received acceptances within 2 weeks.Some were rejected in the same general time frame. Others did not hear for as long as a couple of months and from that group, some were accepted and others rejected. At a parent info session the day of the audition, a rep from the admissions office stated that where possible, students are informed about 2 weeks after their audition.</p>
<p>The advantage to doing the audition at the school is, of course, that you get to see the school, meet current students and faculty and get a real feel for the atmosphere and whether Philadelphia is a city you could be happy living in for 4 years. (Parenthetically, it is a great city in terms of a manageable size as well as a plethora of artistic, cultural and social opportunities.) If the travel logistics are not overly burdensome, I would recommend auditioning at the school for those reasons. If not feasible, however, I would not stress out about a 1 week delay in your audition date impacting adversely on your chances of acceptance. The bottom line is that you shouldn't allow travel logistics impact on your ability to do the best job possible and if that would be the case if you auditioned at the school, then I think that answers the question for you.</p>
<p>Anybody hear anything from 12/1 auditions?? My D got her letter of acceptance on Monday. It feels good to know she can go to one her top choices. We can also cancel other auditions that were for schools on the bottom of the list and save some money. The problem is that her other top favorite doesn't let you know till after February so we will probably wait for them to make a decision. I am not complaining though because this is probably the best xmas present we could have gotten.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your daughter! This is the week that many students will be hearing from the Dec 1 auditions. For those who don't, don't assume the worst. Good news can come later.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me how many students (boys and girls) UArts accepts into a usual freshmen MT class? How about for acting? I noticed yesterday that UArts conducts auditions on about a dozen dates (in Philly and elsewhere, including Unifieds) and wondered how many kids, in all, usually audition and how many UArts selects. Does anyone know?</p>
<p>I got the impression that they have a number for each audition date. Say for instance they want 20 students and they have 8 dates. They would accept 5 each date for 40 so that in the end they end up with the 20 they need. I know this is very simplified and I am not 100% sure it is correct but that is how it was explained to me. It also depends on how many boys vs girls they need and about how many they expect to come that day. I assume they see more at Uarts then they do at Unifieds. I think there was 50 - 55 on 12/1.</p>
<p>Does that mean that the freshmen MT class which comes in in the fall of 2008will comprise 10 girls and 10 boys? Is that a rough, but accurate, estimate?</p>
<p>yes, the freshmen class will be about 10 girls and 10 boys. that is how my class is and that is how the other classes are as well. it is nice that it is so small..the acting program is bit more like 15 and 15. i don't know exact numbers, but i know uarts gets at least 500 applicants</p>
<p>Don't hold me to the exact numbers but I believe the total freshman MT class this year started out at 24 and there has been some attrition already. It wouldn't surprise me if the class is down to about 20 at the start of the second semester. My impression is that it is roughly equal as to gender but since the acting and MT students are mixed together for the acting studio classes it's hard to pin down exactly.</p>
<p>NMR: I posted my reply on the other thread. MichaelNKat is correct in
the 24 amt. Last yr.'s (06/07) audition season brought in 1,000
applicants for the M/T slots (they wanted to yield 20). As for Acting they
wanted 12 (not sure how many auditioned).</p>
<p>Last year I wrote to Charles Gilbert to ask him about numbers and this is what he wrote back to me "we saw close to 350 auditioners, we offer about 50 placements to yield a class of 24" he also stated that that was comparable to the year before.This was in regard to musical theater, not sure about acting numbers.</p>
<p>The numbers I quoted were informed to us (after all acceptances) by a UArts employee who was part of the auditioning process.
In any case it really doesn't matter as long as you & the school "fit". ;-)</p>