<p>I know that you sign up on each college's website and that most open the audition slots on October 1st. Many of these schools require that your application be submitted before you can sign up for the audition. My question is (in your past experience) how quickly do the slots at Chicago Unifieds fill up for schools like USC, UCLA< Carnegie, Mellon, BU, NYU , Emerson, etc. My daughter is running behind on supplements.</p>
<p>I appreciate your insights!</p>
<p>With my experience with these schools at last year’s chicago unifieds, the slots didn’t start filling completely up until mid-December for a couple of the schools you mentioned. I was really set on getting to audition for my set list of schools without having to battle any conflicts such as that. My advice would be to just try and get your supplements sent as soon as you can. Auditioning and applying is ridiculously crazy, but my grandma always says “The early bird gets the worm!”. It’s always better to be early for things. But, I also don’t think you should start fearing right this second in the process about not getting a spot. :)</p>
<p>I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!! She is working a little harder now.</p>
<p>Well, reading this stresses me out! My daughter was extremely busy in September doing two Fringe festival shows (not just acting in them, but directing and producing one of them, and a company member in the other), and she is now working with a dramaturg for a play she wrote. Between that and scrambling to keep up with school, applications are still all unfinished. I don’t even mind if we travel to the schools for her auditions, rather than go to unifieds-- I just want her to get audition slots. I had no idea these things had to be posted in early October.</p>
<p>Don’t panic, glassharmonica. I know a parent who became very worried about this very thing last year…partly because of my warnings about slots filling up.</p>
<p>Her daughter did not get some of the applications submitted until, I believe, late November, and she still obtained audition slots at some of the most selective schools.</p>
<p>Your daughter does need to get those applications submitted asap, but please try not to stress about it unduly. Early October is ideal, but not absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>Do make sure you know the procedures for scheduling auditions at all her schools. In the case of some of them, you can schedule auditions BEFORE the application is submitted.</p>
<p>Of course you are going to deal with scheduling, but I doubt it will be a big problem. Depends on the number of schools she’s applying to. For an Acting student, applying to 10 auditioned programs is sufficient or even slightly excessive, in my opinion. For MT students, applying to more than 10 is the norm, and advisable!</p>
<p>When I looked at Ithica it looks like they require you to block out 4 hours at Unifieds. Does anyone know if USC, NYU, UCLA, BU, Emerson, CM, U of Miami give you specific times or 4 hour blocks?</p>
<p>NYU, BU and CMU gave you specific times the year we did it (2009) and they probably still do. </p>
<p>You should figure on spending an hour or more at the auditions for most schools. They often schedule a group for the same time slot. There may be an info session, and you may have to wait while others in the group audition.</p>
<p>At unified auditions for Boco there is a preassigned audition time for the singing/acting portion. Then there are two dance call options, one in the morning around 10AM and the second around 2PM. The auditions for the singing/acting can run as much as 45 minutes behind. </p>
<p>I think this format is typical with a lot of the schools. My advice to all is to space and spread out your auditions as much as possible and be prepared to make a decision which is more important. In other words prioritize your schools.</p>
<p>MT auditions take a lot longer than Acting auditions. </p>
<p>With regard to prioritizing, it is good to audition for the schools you are most interested in LAST.</p>
<p>Your auditioning is likely to get better and better as you progress through the season. The early auditions can serve as practice for the later ones.</p>