<p>I’ll keep my fingers crossed for her!</p>
<p>Today started out badly - D was waitlisted at both Vassar and Wesleyan (both BA), both places she an we thought she had a good shot. (Was accepted at Smith, but that was a pretty sure thing, and after 13 years at a girls’ school, not really that high on her list ;-$.) So things were kind of gloomy when I got home from work. I’d been checking CC all day, and there’d been a rumor (false, as it turned out) that BU would be posting tonight. She didn’t believe me, so I went back on CC to check again, and discovered that some people (on the general threads) were reporting results from NYU! I suggested she check there and she said she guessed she would. (I don’t think she wanted to face another non-acceptance today.) about a half an hour later she came skipping down the stairs, grinning - accepted to Tisch!</p>
<p>There may still be additional ups and downs - she’s still interested in BU and Fordham - but I think that from here on out there will be a lot less stress.</p>
<p>I hope you don’t mind my posting the whole story on this thread, but everyone’s been so supportive that I wanted to share the happiness as well as the pain. Keep the faith!</p>
<p>What fantastic news, Onetoughmommy!</p>
<p>Whew Onetoughmommy! So glad you shared your story. You must be tough to suggest the NYU news was available and then just sit back and wait for who knows what. So glad it was a win.</p>
<p>I’m so glad you shared the story OTM. I can definitely relate!</p>
<p>I’m officially a Fordham, BU, Vassar, and Barnard reject. But I was also accepted into USC’s film school for Writing for the Screen and Television. I know this is an acting/theatre forum, but I consider myself an actor/writer. All of the rejections hurt a bit, but I’m legitimately so ecstatic to be going to USC for screenwriting and I do plan on minoring in theatre if I can. Point is, you can only go to one school, and I’m glad that the school that accepted me is one of my favourite schools!</p>
<p>rejected from NYU and USC. I was actually stunned that I didn’t get into Tisch. I considered that my best audition this year! I had a great interview and my monologues were really strong.</p>
<p>Accepted to BU and waitlisted at CalArts! :)</p>
<p>Back on the rollercoaster. Rejected from BU. BUmmer. Only waiting on Fordham now and I am not too optimistic. My sense is that the acceptances have gone out already. But D is holding out hope. She really, really loves Fordham (are you listening universe?)</p>
<p>Canada, that is a great perspective! I completely agree that you have a great choice.</p>
<p>daygloworld- its funny how results don’t always match your own perspective on the auditions. My D knew when she had blown an audition (UMinn & BU) but she also didn’t get into Syracuse where she felt she had a terrific audition. You have some wonderful options!</p>
<p>You can have a fabulous audition and still not be admitted. This is due to the extremely low acceptance rate (there will be more applicants fully qualified to be admitted than they can take) and also factors such as building a diverse class make up of various types (it is not like they take the most talented 20 kids off the pile in other words). That is why you all have a long list of colleges. Rejections are part of the deal for all applicants. If you get into any of these very competitive programs, you are doing well. Having options is really nice. Getting into a favorite is icing on top but low odds. So, if you are sitting on an acceptance or more, you are doing well. It won’t matter next year how many schools you got into. You can just attend one. Hopefully you like every school on your list enough to attend and that is why it was on your list. Once you get past this part of the process, you can hopefully move forward and embrace the schools that offered you a spot.</p>
<p>Soozie is right about the diversity factor. I know for sure that creating a very diverse class is extremely important at the Boston University School of Theatre, for example.</p>
<p>God bless NYU for admitting such a relatively large number of talented kids. It was my son’s first acceptance two years ago, after an early rejection that really stung. I so well remember the feeling of elation and relief.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all!</p>
<p>Soozievt - Perfectly said! Thank you for that!</p>
<p>Thanks to all for your kind words. Just found out BU is a “no,” but even though it was very high on her list (along with Tisch) she seems to have accepted it with equanimity. I think having even one acceptance makes so much difference - even if it’s in some cases it’s not a top choice - I mean, even with all the excellent messages in this forum about having faith in yourself and being true to your dreams, it’s hard for many 17-year olds to hear repeated rejections after so much hard work as anything other than " kid, you just don’t have what it takes." (Of course, I’m not endorsing that viewpoint, just describing how kids can experience the situation.)</p>
<p>In addition to the “validation,” there’s the simple relief of D knowing she has somewhere to go next year. She will still wait to hear from Fordham, which she also liked very much, and if she is accepted there, wait to find out her studio assignment at Tisch. But in any case, (it just occurred to me as I was typing this!) we will have two kids at school in Manhattan come September! (D1 will be a Sr. at Barnard.)</p>
<p>So many warm wishes to all our great theater kids and their wonderful parents. Will continue to post and read and think of you all.</p>
<p>Really great post, Soozievt!
Thanks!</p>
<p>There are some VERY talented kids out there who are feeling bad at the moment, but you really can only pick one school to attend. Anyone who has been accepted to at least one BFA or at least one BA program should be extremely proud of themselves this afternoon. Congrats on putting in all the hard work to get there! You’ve made it! Now … comes the fun part – visting your schools as an ACCEPTED student!</p>
<p>If you’re still waiting or haven’t been accepted, take heart in the fact that it is extremely difficult to get into any BFA program. The odds are very high considering the number auditions, and when you get right down to it, some of this is out of your control, as Soozievt has put some perfectly.</p>
<p>I also think you have to be really really realistic when you go into this process. First, you need to build a realistic and appropriate college list in relation to your own qualifications and it must be well balanced. Even with that in place (and not all have done that), the odds are very very low. If you know that going into it, the rejections should not be a big blow, even if disappointing. My own children went through highly competitive college admissions processes for undergrad and grad school. They knew the very low odds even though they were honestly qualified to get into these schools. Granted, they had darn good results and very few rejections, but even so, neither kid got upset with a rejection because they knew to expect these as part of the deal of a highly competitive process. Feeling disappointment is certainly fine. I hate to see anyone get so utterly upset with a rejection in this competitive process because I think one should go into it expecting that rejections are HIGHLY likely and not a commentary on one’s talent. If one is closed out of EVERY school on the list (and that includes all BA ones), then the list likely was not appropriately built. Nobody should be totally shut out of a school to attend. Some may have very few options but again, they can only attend one. I have had students every year who got into just one BFA (plus some BAs) and these were some talented accomplished students. If you know this going into the process, it helps. The reason many have a long college list is precisely because the odds are so tough. If the odds were not so low, then applying to three schools might be enough!</p>
<p>D applied to 10 BFA programs.</p>
<p>Rejections: Juilliard, UNCSA, Ithaca, U Minn, Emerson</p>
<p>Waitlisted: NYU</p>
<p>Waiting to hear “official” news from: CMU</p>
<p>But Point Park, CCM, BU accepted her, so she has great options!</p>
<p>I have to agree with those who have said how hard it is for these young men and women to face the rejections. My D went into this process with her eyes wide open, having watched a sibling do this only 3 years ago. Yet, somehow, she felt her chances were good for getting into the top schools! She loved the whole audition process, had great feedback from auditors, and just ignored the facts that the process was highly competitive, she was a girl (more competition than if she were a boy), and she was basically “untested” when it came to competing nationally with other teens who acted. It was great to see this self confidence, and it was that self-confidence that made the whole audition thing so positive! But, she was slowly beaten down with the rejections, which came one after the other. No matter what you say to them, I think these students take the rejections personally at some level. In the end, she has some great options, but the emotional roller-coaster has been quite a ride. It is probably an important part of this learning process, though, because the rejection won’t end here. But, as my D is quick to say–“This is 4 years of my life, not one show. It’s not easy to re-do college auditions. When you audition for a show, you can more quickly move on to the next one.”</p>
<p>Declinde from:</p>
<p>Emerson
Point Park
CCM</p>
<p>All BFA Acting</p>
<p>Oh well!</p>
<p>Just checked Carnegie’s website. My status says not admitted, not sure if this is an outright rejection or a waitlist. Looks like I’ll just have to wait until the official decision comes in the mail.</p>
<p>We got news over the weekend, too. BU and Northwestern both no.</p>
<p>So …</p>
<p>Rejections: Minn/Guthrie, Montclair State (BFA, didn’t try for BA), BU, NU</p>
<p>She is accepted at Adelphi. We’re still waiting for the official letter from New Paltz. And she has some non-auditioned acceptances as well, plus a couple of waitlists.</p>
<p>CMU is pending, but we are assuming a no. A couple more BAs to come, might still get a yes or a waitlist.</p>
<p>I agree with soozie: The list is THE most important thing. Come March, you realize that except for a few rolling non-auditioned schools (and who knows what kind of theatre dept?) you’ve had all of your chances, no fixing, adding, rethinking. My D made a good, balanced list. She prepared for her auditions, she did her best academically, and she set up a great range of options. Some schools became less attractive as the year went on, but that was a natural development that happens to most seniors, and probably should, since makes the choice easier! She hasn’t said there are schools she regrets not applying to, and I can’t think of any myself, either.</p>
<p>What she wanted was not to have one school at the end of the process, and she does have several, so she accomplished that goal. And she got into a BFA with great opportunities and a terrific scholarship, at a place she feels really fits her, so she was successful in that, too. </p>
<p>She didn’t have a fairy tale experience, but I know she’ll find a happy ending.</p>
<p>Sorry about the weekend news for your D EmmyBet. </p>
<p>You couldn’t have summed up this process any better and your experience and advice
is so helpful to all of us and hopefully, to new CC members.</p>
<p>D - rejected Ithaca last week, waitlist Muhlenberg and Academic acceptance to Fordham but a no for theater. It was the end of the final chapter.</p>
<p>The conclusion, thank heavens she has one BFA acceptance that she is very happy with.<br>
We strongly recommend to have a good list, do your homework and be prepared for the unexpected. </p>
<p>Good Luck everyone!</p>