<p>We had a funny one last year. My d was waitlisted at Ball State. Somewhere in March,they contacted us and said she was priority wait list, and did we want to stay on it. We said yes. Then, at the end of April, they contacted us again, saying that the wait list kids should hear in the next few weeks. Then…nothing. We were so impressed with their communication with us at first, but then never got a final decision. I guess when the class was full they just forgot about the rest of us. Disappointing.</p>
<p>Yeah, it was actually Ball State that sent us this other girl’s letter… ;)</p>
<p>And for any school reps (like kjgc) that are reading this, I DO understand that this is not an easy process for you. Really I do. And I do understand that mistakes are made. But it’s how the mistakes are handled that matter to me. For example, if this latest school had just said, “We are so sorry. Please give us the person’s name and address so we can contact her immediately,” I would have felt SO much better. Really. That’s all I want. I want to know that people will be informed as expeditiously as possible. And that if mistakes are made, they will be rectified. </p>
<p>And, BTW, this does happen at Ivy Leagues. My D has a friend who rec’d an email from Harvard last year, saying, “Congratulations! You’ve been admitted…” Then, 3 days later, he got an email saying, “We regret to inform you…” He called, and the 2nd email was the correct one. Acceptance emails went out to a bunch of people who were not admitted. So, yes, mistakes happen. Even at top notch schools. (OH! Did I tell you that we were also one of the 60 people whose UMich prescreen did not get watched by the first…or the second??? …self-imposed deadline? And that when they sent out an email to apologize and tell us that they were sorry, and we were still in the running, they copied (NOT blind copied…COPIED) ALL the other 59 kids? So I had the emails of the 60 of us who were in this boat? Yeah. Not exactly professional.)</p>
<p>So, yes, mistakes are made. But how are you going to handle it? From this side of the fence, we are stressed, angst ridden, and thousands and thousands of dollars poorer due to the audition process. To feel like you couldn’t give two hoots about whether we ever get a decision just rubs salt in the wounds. Just sayin’…</p>
<p>Or how about getting the rejection from the UMich pre-screen which said, thanks for submitting your pre-screen monologues for BFA-Acting, when it was IN FACT a Musical Theatre audition. It always leaves you with the question of whether or not anyone actually looked at your material or even knew which program you were applying for…I’m pretty sure the two 32-bar cuts of Broadway material should have been the giveaway. Not a biggie, but gave us a smile in the midst of the hectic audition season.</p>