<p>Although I attended the CAP program run through CAP, I also applied to and was accepted into the Tisch program. I seem to remember around May 1 receiving a letter. Not sure of the exact date, but it was around the begining of May.</p>
<p>travellinghopefully, we sent my Ds application package to CMU PreCollege in the first week of March. Now news yet either. I called this morning and they told me we should hear in a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>travellinghopefully,</p>
<p>My daughter sent her CMU pre-college application in at the very beginning of January...it took over 6 weeks for her to get her acceptance letter so I wouldn't worry! Good Luck! :-)</p>
<p>famcruisefun, maybe it's a bit late to reply to your post from December, but I just happened upon it. My daughter participated in the NHSI theater program at NU the summer before last. They went from early morning to late at night with essentially no down time. Maybe they had a spare hour two or three times a week, but that was it. They used meal times to walk into town for lunch a few times, and there was nothing they needed to shop for that they couldn't get nearby. It was grueling, but I don't think my daughter would trade the experience for anything.</p>
<p>Theatreguy --</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your response for answering. I guess that means we're in for a long wait. Since most other programs have their results out by then, I think my daughter will apply to a couple of other programs in the meantime to improve her chances.</p>
<p>Whoops! I should have proofread the above post. I meant -- thanks so much for answering -- or -- thanks so much for your response. But both is a bit redundant. Anyway, you get the point. Very nice of you to take the time to answer.</p>
<p>Well my d got into the CMU summer drama program! Now we are waiting to hear from BADA. Anyone know how those compare? And if summer at CMU really helps you get in there?</p>
<p>I don't think attending CMU pre-college will help you get in there at all. First of all they take so few...10 (boys and girls together). The pre-college program has over 100 attending. But it is a good learning experience from what I have heard which is why my daughter wants to go. The is supposed to be good preparation for fall auditions and many of the faculty there in the summer is not the same faculty there during the school year. But that being said, many people on this forum and others who we know who went, said the experience at CMU pre-college is amazing and worth every penny!!!</p>
<p>Do not pick CMU summer program as a help to get into CMU itself. Not a good reason. For one thing, I believe that most in the BFA program at CMU do not come out of the summer program. </p>
<p>But my main reason is that one should pick a summer program because they like what that program offers and for the actual EXPERIENCE itself. As well, the training received in the program enchances the growth, skill, and preparation for a student and presumably that helps in the long run no matter where he/she applies to college or does next. So, I think the decision should be about the value of the actual experience as it matches up with needs/interests/desires, and also the training that is part of growth and preparation in this field. Others who have attended speak highly of the actual experience as well as the training and audition prep. Barely any of them actually got into CMU itself for the BFA. For some, it also was a chance at theater immersion and helped them figure out if intensive BFA programs would be the right fit or avenue for themselves. Going to CMU pre-College or many other theater immersion programs should not be seen as a ticket to something else but merely a decision of what sort of experience you want for the summer as a theater loving kid and also what sorts of training or skills you hope to get out of it that build up your preparation for the next level you hope to attain to reach your goals.</p>
<p>My D is not picking CMU for that reason, I was just curious. She is waiting to see what happens with BADA and then will decide. She liked CMU becuase of the program itself which seems very intensive technique wise plus the focus on the audition. Has anyone out there been to the BADA summer theatre program?</p>
<p>Last year one girl got accepted for acting and one boy for MT based on their mock audition at the end of the summer and I know at least one other girl who got in for MT recently who went to the summer program. But that's only two of the 10 for MT, but it could possibly give you a better shot I guess. But - the majority of ppl at the summer program don't necessarily get accepted.</p>
<p>There is also a boy in the sophomore MT class who was accepted after his mock audition in the summer of '03. But I am in total agreement that these acceptances are rare and not the reason to attend this program. I do think the program offers incredible value added for those who attend, especially with regard to audition preparedness.</p>
<p>I WOULD be interested to see statistics regarding the overall acceptances to BFA MT programs garnered by students who attend this kind of intensive summer training program (not just CMU but MPulse, NHSI, CAP, etc.,) compared to the population at large as well as stats on kids who attend performing arts high schools as opposed to "regular" high schools, both public and private. Not sure what it would show......but it might be interesting to do follow-ups on these kids at intervals down the road. Anybody need a performing arts Masters or PhD thesis topic?</p>
<p>Do any of you have any familiaity with Barrington Stage Co. Youth
Theater? They are doing Fame this summer. My hs soph daughter has a callback (and she's a novice to mt) but has also made a deposit to attend Point Park dance. She wants to be honest with Barrington about availability. She finds herself imagining that whichever she chooses, she'll regret missing out on the other. Details about the Barrington experience might help her decide.</p>
<p>Jasmom, though I don't have experience with Barrington....a couple things:</p>
<p>One is that Barrington Stage itself is well known. It seems like the professional youth theater is a wonderful experience to be immersed in a musical theater production amongst some professionals who guide the process. </p>
<p>Two, as with all these decisions our kids have to make, it comes down to brainstorming the pros/cons or the "appeal" of each of her options. Does she prefer a program away from home? To focus on dance training? To have more of a musical theater immersion? Training vs. first hand production experience? Etc. The two options are rather different but both are very valuable and sound wonderful.</p>
<p>When kids have great opportunities like these, yeah they have to turn something down that they feel they are missing out on but must focus on what they ARE doing. Given your D's age, she could opt for what she prefers to do the most this summer (operative word: PREFERS as opposed to which is best). As well, she can look at the overall picture of how she may want to spend the next two summers....maybe one in a training program away from home and one in productions or one focusing on dance, one on musical theater. I know that one of my kids had a "master plan" of her remaining summers in high school and what she wanted to do and plugged certain things into each summer from the get go and in some ways, is doing that again in college with regard to planning out her four summers and the things she wants to do overall and which summers will be for which. So, in other words, since your D may be able to only pick one of these choices this summer, she may think about a two summer plan and plug one experience into this year and have a goal to do a certain type of experience the next year. Just an idea.
Susan</p>
<p>One of the boys in my D's freshman class got accepted for Acting from the pre-college program last summer. One other Freshman MT male had participated in the program two(2) summer prior to his acceptance.(he's a Freshman THIS year).</p>
<p>Susan,
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I agree that this may present a wonderful dilemma for my daughter.</p>
<p>Oklahoma City University's Rising Stars High School Musical Theater Camp is announcing a change in shows. Due to rights availabilities, we are no longer presenting "Babes In Arms". Instead we're pleased to mount a fully staged production of "Bye, Bye Biride".</p>
<p>OCU provides an intensive and demanding musical theater program for those who want training and performance. Classes in music theory, piano, dance and acting each morning and master classes in the afternoon. Program is from June 25-July 15</p>
<p>Click here for detials and audition information: <a href="http://www.okcu.edu/music/academy/classes.asp%5B/url%5D">www.okcu.edu/music/academy/classes.asp</a></p>
<p>Oh..and the $38 million new Bass School of Music facility opens this Friday. Summer classes will be held in this building.</p>
<p>OCUMTinfo, do you know when the program will be sending out acceptences/rejections for the summer program?</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone had attended both the CAP 21 and NHSI (theatre)summer programs and could offer any insight into the pros and cons of each. I know they are both wonderful programs and differ in courses offered (one being musical theatre, the other straight theatre) but am looking more for information on how valuable/enjoyable the experiences of attending were. It is wonderful to have choices but sometimes hard to tell from the brochures/websites how different the programs will actually be and to choose the one that is right for now. Thanks. JCMom</p>
<p>Bumping up</p>