<p>Well, I had an audition today for Western Michigan University, and everyone got to do their songs and monologue, but if you weren't right for the program you wouldn't go to dance.</p>
<p>I felt... so humiliated at myself for not being "good" enough to go on.</p>
<p>I thought "Was I not good enough?" "Do I really suck that bad??"</p>
<p>I don't want this is be a pity post, but I just wanted to get the feelings off my chest, so I could at least muster up some sanity for another college audition next week.</p>
<p>But it leaves a question on my mind, what if no school want me?</p>
<p>What will I do??</p>
<p>(I have auditioned for several other schools, but none of them have even bothered me this much)</p>
<p>I know what you mean. I have minor panic attacks at least three times a week thinking no school will probably want me...since there are so many qualified talented people out there who want it just as much as me.
i know no one can really give you any comfort, since everyone says the same thing : you will most likely end up somewhere you really wanted to go, someone will accept you, and if you end up somewhere that was a safety or something, you will still end up happy. etc. etc.
of course, in the end, whatever happens, you will accept it, and you probably will be happy. however, for the time being...go into your next audition thinking about how much you are going to kick ass :)
(can i say that on this board?) and know that sooooo many of us feel just like you and you're not alone, we are all in this together
don't be too hard on yourself...(easier said than done, i know) but you have to believe you have talent and that you WILL make it in theatre, no matter what, BFA degree or not.
good luck....keep believing in yourself...
oh, and ps: you audition for schools because you LOVE theatre, right??
one consolation is that the THEATRE will always be there, and in some form or other...you can always return to the theatre...it will always be there for you.</p>
<p>~Amy~
philosophical, i know...but its true...the joy of the theatre will never be lost</p>
<p>As someone who's done A LOT of college auditions at this point, I know how easy it is to get down on yourself. </p>
<p>But you have to remember something: schools are looking for people who are a great fit for THEIR program. Maybe they really like legit singers and you're more of a belter, maybe they're looking for solid triple-threats and you're more of a singer/dancer, who knows! Whatever it is, it's probably a good thing you didn't end up there, because would you really want to be in a program that didn't quite fit you correctly? I know I wouldn't. </p>
<p>Try to keep your head up, I know it's difficult, but go into the next audition (and the next, and the next) doing your best and try not to focus on the fact that you didn't get past the first round at WMU.</p>
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<p>hahaha, me too! Randomly in school or something I'll think the sameeee thing. It's crazy! Just one more month of waiting!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Here's an anecdote (supposedly true) that sums up some of what everyone speaks about. I heard this story from a professional who was helping my daughter last year. </p>
<p>A guy applied to Yale for its grad school theater program, gets rejected. Applies the next year, gets rejected. Applies again and gets in. Wow, he thinks that maybe he has worked harder, etc., that they were impressed with his perserverance, and that's why at last he has been accepted. When he inquires, they tell him he was accepted NOW because the guy who was the same type as him has NOW graduated. </p>
<p>A ridiculous, painful system... but one everyone here is stuck with. </p>
<p>I think if I were inventing a system for the MT college process that might be less heartbreaking I would see if there were a way to do something similar to what the medical schools do on "match" day. I guess you submit your list of internships you are interested in (along of course with all your credentials to some central place) and on "national match day" the little envelope says where you are going based I guess on what schools wanted you in what order you put them, etc. I'm sure it's plenty painful as well, but I would imagine most (all?) people get an envelop with something. Applicants at least don't have to go through a rejection here, a rejection there over weeks and months.</p>
<p>wow, nytheatermom, there rejections are insane, and its so inspirational to see poeple get up and audition again the next year and the next...i hope i have that courage if i have to reapply next year...i guess i would :-)...but my parents would never allow me to again...sporti i really look up to you :-)</p>
<p>and i hate this waiting...unifieds ended like two days ago, and im right now literally pulling out my hair..lol...yes dramatic..but this waiting is insane!...lol</p>
<p>There are many stories of people auditioning for Yale Graduate Drama School and getting in on the 2nd or 3rd try. Even though graduate school rejections are equally hard on the psyche... many people wait a few years before applying to graduate school and are working professionally in the field. It is a little easier to wait for your dream school to accept you when you are 26 or 27 than when you are 18 or 19, because you are already out of undergrad... and "living your life", so to speak... I think that young people like Sporti are very brave, focused, and passionate to keep putting themselves out there for the "dream"... that kind of tenacity bodes well for future success in the arts, and in life in general... many people do not "succeed" in because they lack the ability (or the desire) to keep putting themselves forward when facing the inevitable setbacks. Best of luck to all! :)</p>
<p>How about when people ask you: So where are you going to college? And you have to explain that you want to go for musical theatre, and that they are competitive programs and you have to go to each school to audition, and that you won't hear back until March-ish.</p>
<p>College admissions in general is somewhat stressful--us theatre kids have it even harder :P BUTTT we just have to know that it will be worth it, right?</p>
<p>Dear Travis,
A friend of mine your age took gen ed courses at a good local college that she was sure would transfer for a year then tried out again, widening her scope. If she doesn't get in this time, she's going for the BA elective and getting lots of MR training.</p>
<p>the worst is when people say "what will you do if you don't get into a school for musical theater"
you kind of want to slap them upside the head</p>
<p>have you ever noticed how many people on this website get acceptances at least somewhere!! i mean for all the competition there is out there, and awful lot of the acceptances seem to be happening to people on CC!! lol</p>