<p>From reading the many posts, I am aware that some schools do not allow you to reaudition. Which schools are they?</p>
<p>What do you mean by "reaudition"? Do you mean reaudition in the same admissions cycle? If so, very few allow that (not sure I know of any that do but maybe there are some?). Or do you mean reaudition another year as a transfer student? Any school that allow transfers would likely allow you to reaudition even if you auditioned there before. Or do you mean if you get in no place and take a gap year and try again? If you mean that, I imagine you can try again at any school, though would be wise to develop a new list of colleges the second time around.</p>
<p>I have never heard either of a school allowing a student to reaudition in the same audition/admissions cycle or a school that prohibits someone who did not get in the first time from reauditioning during the NEXT audition cycle as a transfer.</p>
<p>OCU and Elon both allow for second auditions in the same audition cycle.....</p>
<p>I thought OCU might allow that and thanks for confirming. I have never had a client apply there. That said, most schools do NOT allow more than one audition in a cycle. They have all they can do to accomodate the huge number of applicants that want to audition one time. I can't imagine being willing to see them all twice or what that truly accomplishes.</p>
<p>I'm sorry for being so vague and I guess I misunderstood the other posts, maybe they were talking about the same year. In my d's case it would be considered a gap year(s). She has an opportunity to enter a program that would allow her to perform and travel. However, she feels she wants the college experience and plans to audition for some colleges and make the decision after the results are in. Assuming the best case scenario where she is accepted to one or more of the colleges but decides to enter the program, would she be able to to audition at those schools again? How would they feel about it? Would there be a big X next to her name or would they be open to the fact that she may have grown as a performer? Soozie, are you leaning toward the big X and think she might not want to audition at the schools on the very top of her list? Thanks.</p>
<p>I still do not understand the question! If your daughter auditions for a program and gets in, why would she need to reaudition?</p>
<p>She was accepted into the Young Americans program. The 1st year is spent training and she can tour in subsequent years. She has a friend in the program who has toured countries in Europe and several parts of the US. By touring, I mean performing in schools and working with middle and high school students. She realizes that it is an incredible opportunity to see certain parts of the world and to meet and get to know the people. On the other hand, she wants the college experience and feels it won't be the same if she doesn't go directly from high school. If she gets accepted at one of her top choice colleges , she will have to make a very difficult decision. If she decides to go with YA's , she will want to attend college after a few years in the program. So, she will have to re-audition (unless she tours it out of her system and decides on another major).</p>
<p>I would imagine that if your daughter is accepted via audition to a BFA program, she could simply ask to defer her admission by a year and enter a year later without having to audition again. I hear of kids doing this all the time. Does that sound like a possibility? Of course, she needs to ask the individual schools about this, but I am pretty sure it happens with some regularity.</p>
<p>A few years back, Emerson told all applicants who were accepted to the school that if they did not get accepted to the BFA program, they would not be allowed to audition a 2nd time; they just had too many applicants each year...</p>
<p>Yes, several weeks ago Emerson told my D the same. Also, Mich only auditions transfers at Ann Arbor, not at Unifieds.</p>
<p>Several friends of my D have completed the YA program in CA and have gone on to college but they had to reaudition as YA is a 2 year, year round program. They loved it.</p>
<p>Thanks Snoogie and PropMiss - I thought I remembered reading it in one of the old posts, but I couldn't think of the school(s).
NMR, I assumed she couldn't defer, especially for 2 years, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask.
ttmom, you put me at ease a bit by mentioning that they loved it and went on to college. My d is afraid she won't want to go back to school. Did they have any regrets? Did they get in schools the first time and not the second or vice versa? Did any schools that accepted them the first time have a problem with them auditioning again?</p>
<p>ktmom, </p>
<p>I think that this is the type of specific question that is best answered by the individual schools on your D's list. I've never heard of the Young Americans, so I'm not sure that all schools will have, but it's worth asking the question of them. If your D is sure that she wants to participate in this program, then why is she also auditioning this year, rather than waiting until she's finished with YA? </p>
<p>I can understand why some kids audition even if they have a gap year plan in mind. Often a gap year will make it difficult for them to be available at audition time for the following year. This is something that she will have to consider. Is she going to be on the road travelling and working with YA during audition season for the year when she is actually ready to apply? This could be an issue for her.There are definitely kids who are granted permission to defer their enrollment for a year, but I've never heard of a student who had a school agree to one for two years, or for a longer period of time. So if this is a minimum two year commitment for your D, I don't think she should expect the possibility of a deferral being granted.</p>
<p>alwaysamom, </p>
<p>She's wants to audition because (today) she feels she wants the college experience and fears it won't be the same if she doesn't go right from hs. Most of her friends from hs are in college now and I guess she wants to regain common ground. On the other hand, she sees YA is an opportunity that many kids her age will never have. So, she wants to keep all options open and make a decision (assuming she is accepted into a college program) in the spring.</p>
<p>I do agree, I think asking for 2 years is a stretch, so that is why I wanted to know which schools don't allow 2nd auditions. Emerson is one of them.</p>
<p>You made a great point about travelling during audition season. That's something I'll definitely have to look into. Thanks.</p>
<p>ktmom, in your daughter's case, doesn't it make the most sense for her just to go ahead and sign on with YA and then audition when she is ready to go to college?</p>
<p>The Young Americans
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Young Americans</p>
<p>Members of The Young Americans performing in 2007
Background information
Origin California, USA
Genre(s) Broadway, Pop, Dance
Years active 1962 present
Website The Young Americans website
The Young Americans is a non-profit organization and performing group based in Southern California. First founded in 1962 by Milton C. Anderson, the group is credited with being the first show choir in America, mixing choreography with choral singing. While experiencing national television exposure early on, The Young Americans now teach music to students in the United States and other parts of the world as advocates of music education in their International Music Outreach Tours. The group is currently comprised of approximately 200 young people between the ages of 16 and 25 from nearly every US state and several other countries.</p>
<p>Sounds like a vastly different experience from a traditional education. If your D needs the training to greatly increase her chances for being accepted in the MT program of her choice that is one thing. If she already has the skill set and wants a degree, why put that off?</p>
<p>Yes, NMR, it makes alot of sense to me. It would also save on application fees, travel to auditions, etc. But..... she's not 100% sure if she want to do it because she wants to go to college. She thinks that if she doesn't go right after school and keep the momentum going, she won't go back at all. Also, college acceptances are a big thing in her school - they pride themselves on the numbers going on to college, so I guess she doesn't want to be one of the few that doesn't. Of course, I see it differently. She may find that she wants to continue in mt or acting or as I believe you said on another post somewhere, she may find that she is good at something that she doesn't know yet and go in another direction.<br>
More than likely, she'll audition at the 4 schools where she has already applied. She also has her non audition safety school. That way, if she is not accepted into a program, she'll still have the option of YA or college.</p>
<p>beenthereMTdad,
The international music outreach program would give her an opportunity to tour and perform throughout the US, Europe and Japan while teaching the children of these places some musical and dance routines. These are life experiences that can't be learned in college. College will be there in 2-3 years, an opportunity to tour the world may not.</p>