<p>Just got my acceptance letter for one of my safety schools, and got a scholarship offer also.</p>
<p>Congratulations tainted! It must be a great feeling!</p>
<p>Hey, Class of '11, how’s everyone doing? </p>
<p>It’s still a stressful time, but I feel like we’ve taken a lot of really important big steps so far. D has 2 more non-audition school (high match) apps to finish in the next week, and we can kiss that job goodbye. She has 1 great acceptance and should hear from 2-3 more this month, and she was accepted academically to one of her audition schools (an important hurdle there). </p>
<p>She has all 6 auditions scheduled - 4 in Chicago and 2 in NY on a long weekend school break late in February. She’s got her monologues locked in, and she’s working on them. She’s just about got her “theatre packet” of recommendations, resume, headshot, “why theatre” essay ready - just needs to get the recs back from people.</p>
<p>It all sounds rosy, maybe, but as everyone knows it’s really hard, especially with school and social stuff and the holidays, AND lots of concerts, auditions, and various theatre activities. She got nixed on the winter play at our HS because it’s being performed the weekend we’ll be in NY, but she’s doing a bunch of tech work for them (costumes, sets, some assistant directing) so she can stay involved. Some community theatre options are coming up, so maybe she’ll get to be in a play as a treat when this whole thing is over.</p>
<p>In the meanwhile, Jan and Feb are looking like months where the main goal is surviving day to day. Good luck to everyone already auditioning, and congrats on being at the end of the app process!</p>
<p>D just got her first acceptance, its a non-auditioned BA program that she would be happy attending and we can afford even without any aid so its very reassuring. And provides a cushion as we move into audition season. For anyone thinking about this process for next year I highly recommend having one EA or rolling school on your list. It really eases the stress.</p>
<p>All apps are in and all but one audition has been scheduled. They are spread out which makes for a long and busy 6 weeks but also a slower pace so we can breath in between which she prefers. There’s also a lot to be said for a whirlwind weekend with lots of auditions and getting it over with but she did not like that idea at all. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone as we hit the road for auditions. Looking forward to hearing about everyone’s experiences.</p>
<p>LeftofPisa, congrats to your D on her BA school acceptance! It is a nice position to be in going into the audition season.</p>
<p>Yay, hurray!</p>
<p>Sometimes it’s amazing that we’re now hitting reality, when 6 months ago all was such a mystery. And in 6 months we’ll be preparing to move them into the wonderful schools they’ll have chosen!</p>
<p>Hi LeftofPisa,
Congrats! My D’s still waiting on 2 rolling admissions programs. Hoping for good things to ease the stress…
My D’s 3 auditions down, then NYU next weekend, then 9 to go (spread out like yours). She’s enjoying the audition process - but Lordie, I can’t wait til it’s all over! Hopefully she’ll have great results come March/April!!
Good luck to your D on the auditions!</p>
<p>12 auditions? wow.</p>
<p>I know an acquaintance whose daughter had a similar number last year. She was accepted from her first audition and none of the others. Luckily, the first was NYU :o)</p>
<p>Hope we all will have good stories and results at the end of this. Good luck to all the sons and daughters out there</p>
<p>Thanks for the congrats! The beauty of an early acceptance was something I learned about here at CC. nalajen, I hope your D hears from her rolling schools soon!</p>
<p>We’re in this funny lull with applications in. D’s first audition is this weekend and then it will feel like things are really happening! I wonder what folks whose kids are just going the regular old applying route do between now and April 1?</p>
<p>They put it out of their minds: yes, really! The kids are already tired of talking about it and, really, there is nothing more to say.</p>
<p>My older D not only didn’t have auditions, she got into her 1st choice ED in mid-December. But she was so busy the rest of the year - so many commitments, concerts, academic challenges. She ran her butt off, I think in some ways to avoid senioritis.</p>
<p>While I envy the kids who are done with the process, I think having auditions through February will make the year more interesting and meaningful for D2. And she gets some encouragement knowing that for most kids, they ARE done, and she has a lot more work to do. Virtually every week someone tells her they’re impressed with her dedication and grit. All of these kids should be proud of that.</p>
<p>S2 has his a portfolio review/interview this weekend. Right in the middle of his finals. Should be very interesting! He’s already had 2 with 3 more to go–so 6 in all.</p>
<p>Apps are done! Auditions are in two chunks in February. No more other auditions, has her spring play lined up. Finals this week, then just college auditions, schoolwork, performances. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone with auditions starting!</p>
<p>I hope the portfolio review went well Madbean!</p>
<p>Congrats on finishing all the apps EmmyBet! Its a great feeling. Almost unbelievable though after living with them for so long.</p>
<p>D had her first audition yesterday. She feels good about it. Which has no bearing on the actual admission decision but means she is going to be confident and comfortable going through this process. And know that no matter the outcome she did her best. And now, with the first one out of the way, she knows what to expect and knows she can handle it. The next one is just for talent $$ and will be a warm-up for the next bunch. She really was upbeat and excited last night and I hope she maintains that spirit through the rest. </p>
<p>It didn’t hurt her mood that she also got another BA acceptance with merit $$ yesterday. All in all a very good weekend. Although now she is facing end of semester work but she will get it all done.</p>
<p>I’m so happy for your D, LoP - you mentioned all of the great things: confidence, enthusiasm, being ready for the process and enjoying it! That’s all I would wish for any of these kids. Results? Meh. That’s out of our hands.They have good lists and will go someplace wonderful. </p>
<p>D has 8 great non-auditioned schools and 6 great auditioned opportunities. Period. She’ll do her best auditioning and we’ll see what her choices are. I wish for all of these kids that they are “confident and comfortable” and in great spirits, as LoP says, throughout the next few weeks.</p>
<p>D had a play audition last weekend (and got a part she’s thrilled with). As I was dropping her off, I said, “Going to have fun?” She said, “Yup!” I said: “You get to be in a play for the next hour!” and she said, “You got it!”</p>
<p>Love to perform + Auditioning is performing = Love to audition</p>
<p>We learned that from CC last year; what a great syllogism!</p>
<p>Hi Emmybet, I have enjoyed reading your posts. Just when I thought we were done, I feel like we are not. This has been one awful and stressful time, applying and now the auditions to various schools in NY. D was accepted to (2) rolling schools and is now doing the audition part. It’s so discouraging to see the competition and number of candidates, what do you do if you don’t get in to these programs? I would appreciate any advice. D had her 3rd audition last weekend and, she had a sore throat and cough and we were unable to reschedule. It’s a terrible and stressful time. Do you have a list of non-audition based programs in the NY area or nearby? I thought I did this research however, I am second guessing this! Apreciate any and all advice :)</p>
<p>Temple is not in the NY area; its in Philly. But it has a strong non-audition BA acting program (audition for MT and higher level Acting classes) and is less selective academically so it may be a nice safety option. Also its a state school so less expensive than many other schools. They are still accepting applications. </p>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>LeftofPisa, Thanks for the information! We will look into Temple :)</p>
<p>maggie - Another NY school with a good non-auditioned BA is Hofstra. You can audition into the BFA your second year. I can’t get in to see if their applications have closed yet.</p>
<p>URI has a non-audition BFA and Gwen Fairfax is our resident expert (her D is HS junior, but they’ve visited and seen productions). They like it very much and my D applied on their recommendation. They have applications open until 2/2.</p>
<p>If you’re willing to look westward, Columbia College in Chicago is a really exciting school. They, too, have a BA-BFA option. If your D likes the downtown city schools, Columbia would be great for her. They keep applications open all through the spring.</p>
<p>I know the feeling that none of the auditions will work out. There are kids whose stories we’ve read here who didn’t get into any auditioned programs. Maybe they really don’t have potential, or maybe they only applied to highly-selective schools, or maybe there was another factor. Who knows? It could happen to anyone, and we can’t know in advance if that’s the case with our own kids.</p>
<p>My D really likes the school she’s already accepted to. It would be heartbreaking to get all rejections after this. But she has a reasonable reach/match/safety list for non-auditioned programs, and she has a spectrum of auditioned schools that include some with higher acceptance rates. We’ll all just have to see how it works out.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone - in a few short weeks we’ll all be comparing after-stories and then discussing the results. This process will end, and since everyone’s got good safeties, it will end happily!</p>
<p>Lately my mantra is “you can only go to one school.” In the long run it won’t matter how many schools accepted her, or what “might have been.” She’ll pick the one to go to in the fall, and that will be it. No more "what if"s. That’s the hardest part right now, I think.</p>
<p>I just wanted to bump this thread and wish everyone good luck with auditions in the coming weeks!!!</p>