<p>How hard is it to get a place at Disney World for the summer? On a whim DD wants to audition as a singer. Has anyone had experience in their summer programs? Is it too late for just summer? They have an open call coming up but their new web site has not good contact info to ask questions. .</p>
<p>PDXmom: My S attended CMU last summer for acting, and he had lots of MT friends. It was quite demanding, especially if you chose to participate in all the workshops in the evening. If your D goes there, she will definitely get a jump-start on her auditions; that is the focus of the CMU program. In fact, she should probably get a head start on finding songs and monologues NOW or the first 2 weeks will be killers. Because you audition for the faculty, and SOMETIMES (VERY OCCASIONALLY) students get in to the program from the summer session, it is advantageous to attend the summer before senior year if you want to go to CMU. I would say that most kids are at this point, so the talk is all about college. Otherwise, it shouldn't matter whether you are a rising junior or rising senior. And, each student gets written feedback on the audition. . .so if there are obvious things to work on, hopefully they will be reflected in this document.</p>
<p>letsfigureitout:</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the input! D has decided to attend the CMU program this summer (& Emerson next) and is very excited. Good advice on getting a head start on songs and monologues. This will be her first time away from home by herself for such a long time, so it will definitely be an adventure and opportunity to grow.</p>
<p>a belated thanks for your input on the 2 programs
my D has decided on cmu as she needs to work a bit more on acting and singing</p>
<p>This might have already been discussed, but...</p>
<p>I am extremely interested in CMU's summer program. However, regardless that it may be worth the cost, I am not able to afford it. I tried looking on the website for financial aid information with no luck. Does it exist for this individual program?</p>
<p>No financial aid for CMU program unless you apply through the Summer for Diversity program. Same exact program, but free! (other than books/transportation). Last year's website:</p>
<p>Design</a> - Fees & Requirements - Carnegie Mellon Summer Programs for Diversity</p>
<p>Anyone applying to MPulse/Interlochen/OCU/NYU (non-audition) ?
:)</p>
<p>lol isn't this exciting?
I'm still trying to find a good monologue though.. :P</p>
<p>Is there a difference between the two? I saw that you have an essay to write about how you would be providing diversity to their program...is the additional essay the only difference?</p>
<p>My daughter is currently a HS sophomore, looking for a summer MT program. Here's the rub -- she won't be 16 until September. She's been away every summer since she was 12, at summer intensive programs for ballet, lived on college campuses, etc. So I'm not concerned about her ability to handle herself (or her laundry :-) away. However, I've noticed that many programs are for rising juniors (which she will be)...age 16 or older. I know that she'll need to contact the programs she's most interested in directly, but does anyone know if the "16 and up" programs would immediately cross her off for being too young? True, there are other programs that don't have the age restriction, but she (of course) likes the look of BTP (16+) CMU (may take younger, but not in dorms), etc. Any insight?</p>
<p>As for BTP, I know of a girl who was an August birthday who was admitted. My D attended last summer and I believe there were a couple of 15 year olds. You may wish to check with Kim Slade in advance of auditioning/applying.</p>
<p>My D attended BTP at 15.....so that is definitely an option for your D.</p>
<p>mommafrog, in regard to BTP, I remember that one of my D's roommates was 15 (D was 16 herself when she went), so I don't think there will be a problem at all. It may be good to check, because "rules" do change from time to time.</p>
<p>Mommafrog</p>
<p>My daughter was in the same situation last year. She was 15 going into her Junior year with a birthday in September. </p>
<p>We looked into several college summer programs of which most of the more desirable ones (CMU, etc) were strict and even after speaking with the college counselors were told that it was a strict policy of being 16.</p>
<p>We did get her into a summer curriculum in Connecticut which was not college related, but held at a college and taught by professionals from various regional theatres as well as New York.</p>
<p>I will be sixteen in August, so I am in the same situation. I just emailed BTP to check if the age requirements were non-negotiable, and will keep everyone posted.</p>
<p>I just heard from BTP and they said that age would probably not be a factor when a student is so close to sixteen. Yay! I think I'm gonna apply</p>
<p>I'm very interested in auditioning for BTP for this summer, but when I check their website, it still has the info from the summer '08 program. Based on their schedule from last year, they start auditions in January, so I should start preparing now. Does anyone know where I can get more up to date information, or do I just have to be patient? :)</p>
<p>Word from the director at BTP is that they plan to update the website with 2009 information by the end of November.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I'm applying for MPulse and I'm kind of worried about my transcript. When they say standard academic classes is this Maths, English, Science, Social Studies (History) and Foreign Language (Spanish)? </p>
<p>I don't count Music right? Because it says no arts-related classes.</p>
<p>On my school transcript, they have listed my Year 10 and Year 11 (GCSE) Scores. [I go to a school with the British curriculum]. Will they count both of these? Because my Year 10 grades are waaaay better than my Year 11 ones. Since we need a GPA of 3.0 / B equivalent, do C's mess up the whole thing? :( I'm really worried about this as I was looking forward to this and I don't want my grades to stop me from auditioning! If I take out Music, then my grades are as follows. A,A,B,B,C,C,C,C :S (this is for my GCSE exam) and for Year 10: A,A,A,B,B,B,B,B,B,C (there are more because of PE, ICT etc.)</p>
<p>Please someone be honest with me and tell me whether it is a B average. My school can't convert them to a GPA (veryy complicated) and I have e-mailed them over at MPulse about this. They said that "If I have all As and Bs, I'll certainly meet their requirement". eeeek.</p>
<p>Sorry for freaking out :)</p>
<p>Bwayjunkie...
I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this calculation I am about to give you without seeing your transcript. You mention "there are more because of PE, ICT, etc." I don't know what ICT is but PE grades should not be figured in. ONLY academic classes are calculated by UMICH (at least for college admissions and I am not sure for MPulse but it sounds that way from what you are saying)....and so this means ONLY average your grades for math, English, science, social studies/history, and foreign language classes. Cut out all art, music, gym, computer, health, etc. classes. You can count classes such as Psychology and Economics and anything academic. You could average it yourself if you give every A a 4.0, every B a 3.0 and every C a 2.0. I used a GPA calculator and given the list of grades you provided, I got a GPA of 3.0. But again, you may have too many grades you were listing and so this is not the final answer, I bet. </p>
<p>As well, in admissions, they don't just look at GPA but also the rigor of one's curriculum within the context of what is offered at the student's own high school. For instance, in an American curriculum, if a school offers AP, Honors, and/or IB, a student who has taken the most demanding curriculum is viewed more favorably than one who has taken less demanding one and so the GPA and the grades are viewed in context too. </p>
<p>If MPulse says you need a 3.0, you may have one but first you have to just use your academic subjects. However, I can tell you for regular college admissions, a 3.0 for UMich would be considered low and in a competitive admissions process, even if that is the min. GPA you must have, they have many applicants and can find ones who go beyond the lowest GPA they will accept. So, I don't know your entire profile, test scores, other achievements and so on but your grades are on the lower end for UMich (for college, in any case), though it cannot hurt to apply and see what happens. Make sure to apply to other summer programs as well. MPulse is quite selective with low odds of admission for anyone.</p>