Unified Acceptances

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>Way to go jbrown! I anxiously await the tiebreaker!:-)</p>

<p>justamom, I never answered your original question, sorry. We got one acceptance (Shenandoah) and one rejection (Penn State) from Unifieds. We are still waiting to hear from one other. Are you thinking that the acceptance rates are lower at Unifieds than if you audition at the schools? Interesting question, one I'm sorry we didn't think to ask. My husband swears that's true. Clearly, people do get accepted from Unified auditions but it would be great to know if the acceptance rate is substantially lower than if you go to the schools. So far, my son is 2 for 3 resulting from in-school auditions. </p>

<p>Another thing you'll ant to ask is if a school can make a decision on your student based solely on the Unifed audition. My understanding from what some others have posted is that Penn State required callbacks at the school from some kids who auditioned at Unifieds. Which would seem to negate the whole purpose . . .</p>

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<p>Will do! What am I doing on the computer WHILE I'm at school? Trying to fill my multiple free periods with some sense of personal sanity . . .</p>

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<p>There have been previous discussions about whether there is a disadvantage in doing the unifieds vs. on campus auditions in the past few years. We came to the conclusion that the acceptances and rejections were pretty even. I believe even Dr. John said that they would not have gone to the expense and trouble to do the unfieds if there wasn't a positive outcome.</p>

<p>Our results from last year's unfieds in L.A. were also pretty even:</p>

<p>Roosevelt - accepted
UArts - accepted
CCM - rejected
Hartt - accepted
CMU - rejected
Syracuse (regional in L.A.) - waitlisted
Point Park (on campus) - accepted
Emerson (on campus) - rejected</p>

<p>If you have any questions about the unfieds, feel free to ask.</p>

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<p>I agree with Catsmom. I do not believe there is any discrepancy as to odds of admissions if auditioning on campus or at Unifieds. I know many who have been accepted at either. Schools would not bother to do Unifieds if they were not looking to admit from Unifieds. I think there are OTHER reasons that have been discussed on CC in the past as to the pros/cons of Unifieds vs. Campus auditions but acceptance odds is not one fo them. </p>

<p>My child only auditioned on campus but the reasons didn't have to do with her "chances of admissions. "</p>

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<p>I auditioned at Unifieds and was accepted to Ithaca and BOCO. It really was an AWESOME experience. It was so helpful to get a lot of auditions done, without having to pay TONS of traveling expenses. Plus, I found that I kind of got into a "zone" and it was easier to audition for a bunch of schools one right after the other. I also felt like auditioning the unifieds route didn't hurt my chances of acceptance. You got a fair amount of time in the room, and the heads of the numerous programs were wonderful. The only thing that I didn't like about Unifieds was having to sing to tapes. That may be just personal preference, but I would always much rather have an accompianist. Overall though, it was a GREAT experience!! I told my Mom and one of my teachers, "It's just like musical theatre trick-or-treat!!" You walked into a room, did your thing, and went on to the next one. :) I would def recommend unifieds!</p>

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<p>MAS06 - Great analogy - MT trick or treat. My d felt the same way. It almost made me forget that she also did a walk-in and I also forgot to add the one she ended up attending, therefore I will revise my lisit.</p>

<p>BoCo - accepted
Roosevelt - accepted
UArts - accepted
CCM - rejected
Hartt - accepted
CMU - rejected
Syracuse (regional in L.A.) - waitlisted
Point Park (on campus) - accepted
Emerson (on campus) - rejected
Otterbein (walk in) - rejected</p>

<p>Phew! What a difference a year makes, eh Soozie?</p>

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<p>D did unified MT in Washington DC (Jan 14-15) for Ithaca and Syracuse...got in Syracuse, got a no go from Ithaca. She did not like the Ithaca audition, ugly hotel conference room, no piano, taped music, no warmup and people said almost nothing( not welcoming and try to relax conversation like most of her other auditions) She described it as.... walk in, do your thing and bingo-bango walk out....</p>

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<p>I love the idea of Musical Theatre trick or treat! That's exactly what it was like! Due to scheduling conflicts and monetary restrictions, I only got to audition through videotape and the Chicago Unified auditions, and I ended up auditioning for about 10 schools I think.
So far I have heard from these:
Otterbein (rejected)
University of Evansville (Waitlist)</p>

<p>And I am waiting to hear from the rest!</p>

<p>By the way, I am Marianne406's daughter, and I am new to the boards even though my mom has been here awhile!</p>

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D did unified MT in Washington DC (Jan 14-15) for Ithaca and Syracuse...got in Syracuse, got a no go from Ithaca. She did not like the Ithaca audition, ugly hotel conference room, no piano, taped music, no warmup and people said almost nothing( not welcoming and try to relax conversation like most of her other auditions) She described it as.... walk in, do your thing and bingo-bango walk out....

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<p>Hmm....I had a really nice Ithaca experience. They actually talked to me for about 10 minutes I'd say..then again I was the last person they saw in Chicago for Unifieds. Interesting...I always love hearing how people have different experiences.</p>

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<p>When I finished my monologue at Ithaca, he wrote some stuff down then asked me to tell him a joke. My mind blanked a little, and then I told him the only joke I could think of:
What did the fish say when he ran into the brick wall?
Dam!</p>

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<p>I love your joke. Thanks for the laugh! :)</p>

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<p>Cute joke!!! My daughter had the joke question at another school and I can't remember which one, I think it may have been Shenandoah. She began to laugh because as luck would have it, she told the whole set up for the joke and couldn't remember the punch line!</p>

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<p>As a sophomore, my son decided he wanted to pursue a BFA, in a conservatory style school for his college training. He initially selected 12 schools to look at. After looking at curriculum, mission statements, alumni, and faculty he narrowed his choice to eight. He attended CMU's pre-college last summer to prepare for the auditions. (I posted reports of the program on the 'Anybody Heard from CMU' thread.) He had one audition in December at Syracuse. All his other auditions were in Chicago. He had seven scheduled, and did four walk-ins. This was easily accomplished because he was straight acting, no song or dance auditions.</p>

<p>He choose his list keeping in mind that he was trying to get one acceptance, he could only attend one school, and he could be happy at any one on his list. Well, in the end he got his one acceptance from his number two choice. ;) He is very happy and getting very excited to attend CCM in the fall. These are his results:</p>

<p>Syracuse - on campus, I posted a report of it on the Syracuse thread.
NYU - walk-in, he had not applied, but auditioned as a warm-up on the Sunday before Unifieds starts
Otterbein - first audition on Monday, he was given amazing encouragement and support, this positive energy carried him through the week, Thank you Dr. John and Debbie Byrne!
Boston University - his least favorite program, for some reason
SUNY Purchase - they video tape each audition and take the tape back for review, also actors must sing a song acapella
Rutgers - when asked which schools he was applying to they said "clearly, you have done your research"
UMinn - a rep from the Guthrie Theatre sits in on auditions, he received an invite to the 'call-back weekend' but could not attend, he has not heard yet, but will not attend
CCM - was told at his audition that he was a very strong candidate and they would like to offer him a spot, was he planning a visit? He was and won a nice scholarship from them, they also video tape at Unifieds and bring the tape back for review
CMU - had his best audition here, saw both auditors, and was given a lot of positive comments and encouragement, his number one choice, he was disappointed not to be accepted, but will be very happy at CCM
UOklahoma - walk-in, received a call-back
LIPA - walk-in, sang with a live accompanist, received compliments on his dialects
AADA - walk-in, he was so high and happy after his CMU audition, he just couldn't stop, he wanted to audition again!</p>

<p>He had visited BU, UMinn, and CMU before auditions, all while classes were in session. He saw Syracuse at his audition, and CCM after. He planned on visiting the other schools if necessary after the results were in. I was nervous that he refused to plan any 'safety' schools, and that all his auditions were in one week, (please no cold or flu!!) but it all worked out!</p>

<p>I have said this in each of my previous posts, but I will say it again THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU to all the people who post here. You have been my lifeline through this! Special thanks to frequent posters soozievt, melsmom, ericsmom, notmamarose, wct and collegemom for keeping such a positive tone here. It is such a friendly, safe place to be!</p>

<p>Carole</p>

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<p>I was accepted to BoCo MT from the Chicago Unifieds! Definetly do the unifieds; it was worth the trip to get the opportunity to audition at more schools than I probably would have if I would have had to audition on campus.</p>

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<p>My D was also accepted into the BoCo MT program from the Chicago unifieds. (Tuesday morning)
She auditioned for 6 schools in 3 days (if I remember correctly from other people we spoke to - this was about average for scheduled auditions.) Many students took advantage of the walk-up audition option that many schools offered. Her results from Chicago were 2 acceptances and 1 waitlist. Her remaining acceptances were both from on campus auditions.<br>
Her favorite thing about the Unified option was that she could be in the same hotel as the schools. It was very convenient for running upstairs if she forgot something or to warmup/rehearse in the bathroom with the hair dryer on. And she was very glad that she got to meet so many kids who had the same love of MT theatre that she has!
I was amazed that the students and parents all seemed so supportive of one another - yes, they were competing - but there were many encouraging words and smiles. I loved that! The energy in the air was unbelievable.
Our experience was very positive and I would encourage anyone to take advantage of this option for auditions.</p>

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<p>While I agree with what others have said about Unifieds I want to offer a slightly different view. My S did 4 MT auditions - 2 at Unifieds and 2 on campus. He received 3 acceptances - 2 from the Unifieds and 1 on-campus. He did both his Unified auditions on the same day and said he found it much more stressful than the 2 on-campus ones. He said you could really sense the nervous energy of the kids to the point where he began to feel nervous too - something that hadn't happened at the on-campus auditions. His comment to his younger sister was "avoid doing Unifieds if you can - especially with your top schools!"
Now, maybe S is strange, but I'm curious if anyone else found the atmosphere at Unifieds stressful.</p>

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<p>While I have heard to that it is best to audition on campus at your top 1-3 schools, I do recommend the unifieds. I recevied acceptances from 5 out of the 6 schools I did at unifieds and felt like I was really able to get in a good zone with my material. It was a little hectic making sure I was doing the appropriate material for each school along with the appropriate cuts. It can be chaotic, but I found that I was very focused.</p>

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<p>I did 5 auditions in 24 HOURS at the Unifieds! Craziest day of my life! But definetly well worth it. I would reccommend this to anyone I know considering a musical theatre major next year.</p>

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<p>In a post in the thread 'Organizational Tips" I told of the file box my S used. He took a few moments before each audition to read his notes on the school, it helped focus his attention to the individual strengths of the program. It also helped his interview move past a superficial level to one of a serious student. It is easy to get rattled in the emotion and tension of the day. So taking a moment to regroup is a good thing.</p>

<p>Carole</p>

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<p>My daughter did all but one audition at the Unifieds in Chicago due to convenience. We did take a chance on her not being sick, and she luckily just got over a bad cold. You do take your chances. It is also a bit unnerving because you see soooooo many beautiful and talented people all over the hotel all 3 days and you can hear their booming voices through the walls of the conference rooms.You become so aware of how many people they are seeing in such a short whirlwind of an audition tour as they travel from city to city, and you do think maybe the auditioners aren't as tired on their own turf. Anyway, my daughters outcome of unifieds were:
Emerson MT- accepted
BOCO MT- accepted
CMU MT- Priority waitlisted
Juilliard-rejected</p>

<p>On Campus:
CAP21-accepted</p>

<p>She only did 4 at Unifieds but even 4 spaced out can be tiring as some make you wait half the day. A lot of people filled in later with walk ins and that seemed fun!</p>