<p>Help!! As much as we would like our D to be able to apply and audition for every program, finances just won't allow it. We are on the West Coast and D wants to major in MT. We are from a tiny, rural town so not much resume experience for her. 3.5, AP classes, good SAT/ACT scores, but not amazingly high. Still want her to experience "college life" (brother and sister attend huge D1 colleges and love them). Has no fear of audition, if we get that far. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Go to the thread that lists all the colleges with programs. Go to their websites and see which might be appealing, and to be sure she qualifies academically (plus how much scholarshop $$ she could qualify for). Take advantage of Unified auditions in LA to apply to multiple programs. Have an audition coach or trained MT performer watch your child and advise if she has the talent to be competitive. Assuming the talent is there They can then help with pre-screen videos and actual audition materials.</p>
<p>Once you’ve done this you should be able to assemble a list of around 10 schools. In putting the final list together make sure you cover a range of schools, some difficult for acceptance and some with a bigger class size, some older and some newer. And if she’s a senior start ASAP!</p>
<p>What year in school is she currently? We are also west coast, and when my daughter applied, she did all of her auditions at the LA Unifieds, except for UCLA which is a BA program and does all of their auditions on campus. Resume experience is not as important as the actual audition, but it is a good idea to get some opinions as to how competitive she may be in the “outside” world. These could be from community theater people, teachers, voice teachers, etc. While many people do use audition coaches, it is not an absolute necessity as long as you are willing to do the work yourself. My D did not use any and had great results. It is definitely an added expense and many people have good results without. In addition don’t rule out any schools that she absolutely loves just because of money. Unfortunately, you really won’t know the cost of any program until she is accepted and a financial offer is made. It is tougher for girls than boys, but there are still talent scholarships out there that can surprise you. My D was accepted to a program that she really only applied to on a whim, as we knew it would be too expensive even with academic awards. We were surprised when they offered her a large talent scholarship and she ended up attending there. </p>
<p>If your D is already a senior than you will really have to move quickly, as many programs do now require a pre-screen video and auditions get booked quickly. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I have found the College ******* site to be very helpful in finding schools that give money. If you got to Statistics and look at financial aid it will tell you what the institution gives on average to students that is not need based. it’s a place to start when looking a t school affordability. And yes…if your daughter is a senior I would really get on this because the process is a bit overwhelming! Best of luck to you and your daughter!!</p>