<p>Anyone else who didn't get or isn't happy with their school and trying again? </p>
<p>I'll be a freshmen in the fall not majoring in Music Theatre since I only auditioned for two BFAs. Needless to say next year I am applying to A TON!</p>
<p>Do we turn in all application stuff at the same time over the summer and in the fall before we even start college?</p>
<p>I'm going to read last years thread to check out all the info but if anyone else is going through this next year too this is the place to talk!</p>
<p>I have a general question about Transfers. I just read on UMich's website that all Transfer students MUST audition at Ann Arbor, and not during a Unified audition. Does anyone know why, exactly, this is, and if other schools have similar regulations for transfer students?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I have a question..</p>
<p>If I don't start school until january, should I apply to schools as a freshman or as a transfer?
merh</p>
<p>_simplywicked -- That sort of depends on the school. Emerson, for example, would consider you a transfer. Most schools, I think, would consider you transferring in AS a freshman. </p>
<p>Seriously, with transferring, the best answers to almost ANY question can be found by calling the school(s) in question. Some have really weird policies when it comes to transfers and they all have widely varying answers.</p>
<p>Good luck, guys!</p>
<p>I have a question about transfering. If you already are in a BFA MT program and wanted to transfer to another, wouldn't that be a little diffucult with having to explain that to your professors at the program that you are in now? For instance voice lessons, wouldn't it be a little weird working on songs to sing for an audition to get into another school? And some of the schools nowadays like you to have at least one rec letter from a teacher or professor (for transfers), wouldn't it be difficult having to get someone (your professor) to write a letter of rec. for you knowing you are using it in attempt to leave the program?</p>
<p>byorkman....I understand your question. It could be awkward to some degree, but colleges are used to students transferring. If you were looking to transfer, you could explain why and it need not be because you do not like the current program but for a myriad of reasons that are valid. Also, as I believe you are going to a school that has cuts or reviews, they likely have seen many students prepare applications for transfer just in case to be wise. Try to talk to someone who has put in for a transfer while attending a BFA school and ask them what that was like or how it was handled. But schools do expect some students to transfer. Also, if you are working on songs with your voice teacher at the school, it can be for establishing an audition repertoire in general and not necessarily focus on transfer auditions. </p>
<p>If you put in to get a rec from a professor, you can discuss why you are considering weighing options for the next year, but you haven't decided necessarily to leave the current school. If you transfer, then you do. If you do not transfer, you can explain why you opted to stay. </p>
<p>For now, as you are a rising freshman, enter your school fully expecting to embrace it and not as a "I'll see if I like it but I might transfer." Give it a good chance before even contemplating transferring. I have seen a lot of kids who are freshmen say at Thanksgiving that they want to transfer and lo and behold, come spring, they love their colleges! I'm speaking of a lot of local kids and what they seem to tell my kids in the fall of their freshmen years and then I find out in May that they stayed at their schools because they gave the schools a chance and really like them now! :D My children loved their colleges from day one. But it is very common for some freshmen to take a while to warm up to their schools or ease into the transition to college. Give your college a chance with an open mind. By next January, evaluate your situation. Best to you...</p>
<p>I have another Transfer question. How important is a resume? I went to school my freshmen year as a Film Major, and decided my second semester to switch majors and am now home taking my sophomore year as a gap year. Ultimately, this means I havne't done any shows since my senior year in high school, which will be 2 years ago at my auditions. At the community college I'm enrolled in, most of the dance classes and acting classes conflict with what would be rehearsal times for Community Musicals. </p>
<p>Does not participating in musicals and having seemingly empty resume's affect the audition process?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, byorkman, if your college is part of NASM (National Association of Schools of Music), which there's a good chance it is, you will have to get a "Transfer Release" form signed by the head of the Music or Theatre Dept and they will know you're applying for transfer anyway. This ensures that your spot in your current program will be held and your applying for transfer will have no impact on your status at your current school.</p>
<p>Last year I auditioned for a few bfa mt programs but was only accepted to straight theatre and two non audition mt programs. I ended up as a theatre major but found that I wouldn't have the opportunity to get proper voice and dance training or the performance opportunities the mts had. I'm a strong dancer as well so I'm looking to transfer to a school that has dance as a big part of the curriculum. I'm considering FSU, PSU, Point Park, Otterbein, Boco and CMU. I'm still working on deciding on some safeties.</p>