<p>You must contact each school separately to apply for admission and to schedule an audition. Most of us will not start taking reservations until late summer; but pay attention to announcements on this thread and on individual school threads as well.</p>
<p>Have a great summer! We look forward to seeing you next year!</p>
<p>New two years ago was the Las Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions for seniors (adding Juniors for 2010 who wished to audition for many schools at once in one site as part of their college application process. The program hosted 17 - 20 colleges it’s first and second years each! The program is first-come, first- served. Next year’s weekend is December 3 & 4, 2010. The program is FREE! to students. All information (past college participants, auditions guidelines, etc) and registration is online at Clark County School District - Las Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions ([Las</a> Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions - Clark County School District](<a href=“http://www.ccsd.net/lvnpaa]Las”>http://www.ccsd.net/lvnpaa)). You can submit your application, resume and headshots all online. It is held at the Las Vegas Academy of International, Performing & Visual Arts (the arts public magnet high school in Las Vegas). It is specifically planned for the fall of senior year to allow seniors to explore many college choices (schools you have on your radar and those you may not have heard of but may like to recruit you). It is also a way of getting the most “bang” for your buck in a tough economy. Juniors can get an early start on getting on colleges radars. Airline and hotel rates are realllllly cheap right now. Families should be able to economize, share with other families and if you plan right really get by on alow budget to come. This is NOT a unified event BUT another way for you to look into and audition for colleges in the early part of your senior year. Questions e-mail me at <a href="mailto:jsdiamond@interact.ccsd.net">jsdiamond@interact.ccsd.net</a>.</p>
<p>My D’s coach has suggested that she not go to Unifieds for her top choices; she says that it is MUCH better to go the school’s campus to audition. Is that the general concensus here? Does it really make a difference in getting into your top choices?</p>
<p>Lizzie22 - I have read many times on this forum that it does not make a difference. My D’s experience substantiates this. My D was accepted into six of the eight programs for which she auditioned at unifieds, including top schools like CMU (where she attends) and Boco.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks! That’s good to know. My head has been ringing with “ch-ching, ch-ching” thinking about how expensive it will be to travel to 8 schools (we live out West). It does seem like they hold Unifieds for a reason; surely it’s not just to collect the audition fees!</p>
<p>You’re welcome. There are plenty of good reasons to go to the on campus auditions: you get to see the schools, there is less chance of being sick during multiple auditions, etc. But, like you, we live west (Colorado) and there was no way ($ or time) that we could go to each school. So, there are just as many good reasons to go to unifieds. We found them to be great - just stay healthy!</p>
<p>Ditto to xatty’s comments. My daughter auditioned for 6 schools at the Chicago unifieds last year and was accepted to 5 of them. The whole unified experience was so fun and efficient, and who can complain about staying at the Palmer House? It was a very memorable three days.</p>
<p>How does it work exactly? There are several programs there that my dd wants to apply to, but 6 audition classes in a weekend? Or does more than one program view a class?</p>
<p>You sign up through the school as part of the application process and receive an audition time. Every school does their own auditions. More than one program does not view the auditionees at the same time. They aren’t “classes” - but audition times. Check with the school. Some schools set them up as “group” times. For instance, the morning group will usually dance together and then they do individual monologues and songs. (So everyone in the morning group arrives at the same time, although you will leave at different times as each person finishes their monologue and song.) Plan on several hours for this type. Other schools will give you an exact time and it is only you (for instance Webster at NYC unifieds gave D a 4pm audition and she went in did monologue and song, did a short interview and then left… half an hour total). </p>
<p>You really have to check with the school for their particular method. There’s also threads on this site describing the unifieds experience for the various schools. But I have to agree with everyone else - there’s really no difference in the accept rate. They will typically video the auditions and take them back for the entire department to review. My D auditioned for 4 schools at NYC unifieds and was accepted to 2. </p>
<p>The only difference was that there were some schools who did not have a dance call for their unifieds audition and most schools (not all) requested recorded instrumental (and playback device) because they didn’t have accompanists at unifieds (Ithaca did because it was at a rehearsal studio - not at the same location as the rest of the unifieds). (At least for the NYC unifieds). Again - check with the schools for their requirements - they may be different for on campus versus unifieds AND between the unifieds locations!!! This is absolutely critical for being prepared!</p>
<p>I agree with the above posters- my daughter only did one audition at a school (UCLA) last year and the others at LA Unifieds. She got into all but one program. Just make sure to become very familiar with the audition requirements for each school at the Unifieds that you attend. Alway have extra songs and monologues ready. And make your audition appointments as early as possible as many of them do fill early.</p>
<p>Also, if you do Unifieds, I would recommend taking recorded music even if it is not required. The LA Unifieds last year were held when there was a major snow storm on the east coast. At one school, their accompanist could not get a flight because of airport closures. Those who did not have recorded music were asked to come back Monday. I believe they were allowed to audition a capella if they chose, but that would definitely be a disadvantage. Those who had recorded music were allowed to use it. My D had all of her music on an IPOD and had a very small speaker system with her. This also allowed her to find an isolated corner and run thru her music whenever she felt like it. Anyway, BE PREPARED FOR ALL POSSIBLE EVENTS!</p>
<p>My D apparently missed the school application deadline for one or two schools for which she was interested in auditioning. Does anybody know whether she could potentially do a walk-on audition at Unifieds? I have heard people say that their child didn’t even know about a particular school until they got to Unifieds. They did a walk on audition and ended up attending that particular school. I am assuming they must have worked around the school app deadline issue since the date has already passed for many schools before the Chicago Unifieds come around. Or maybe these were just schools whose app dates where still open. Anybody with any experience or knowledge of this issue? Your input would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>It is certainly worth a try. I would recommend that as soon as she gets to Chicago, she approach the table of the schools in which she is interested and ask for a slot. She should have in hand both her headshot/resume and, in my opinion, a copy of her high school transcript in a sealed envelope, signed across the flap by the guidance counselor. She will also likely need an audition fee for each school.</p>
<p>Anybody know if there will be walkin opportunities for New York Unifieds? NotMamaRose, I like the idea of a sealed transcript to hand in…now I’ll have to harrass the guidance counsellor again (I am NOT her favorite person…).</p>
<p>Verify and update this info, by my D, who is now a junior at NYU Tisch, did a walk-in at Penn State at the New York City Unifieds back in 2008, during her audition season, and was very happy to be accepted with a scholarship. She thought it was a good idea to have a few official transcripts along, and I still think that’s a good idea, as it makes things easier for the school. (Nevertheless, the auditors at PSU told her to hurry up and submit her online application ASAP after the audition, so I am not sure if they used her transcript or not. But I think it’s worth bringing, anyway.) If your kid missed the deadline for applying for auditions, it might even be worth a try to call the school anyway and request a Unifieds walk-in appointment. I have no idea if this will work or not, but it never hurts to ask.</p>
<p>My daughter also did a walk-in for Penn State and for Carnegie Melon last year in LA. For PSU, she submitted an application 2 days later, was accepted, and did end up attending there this year. For CM, she did her audition and then was told to submit an application as soon as possible after she got home. She ended up choosing not to apply there for various reasons, so we don’t know what would have happened. For PSU, she showed up to the audition room very early that day and waited until they arrived. They took her right in and had her audition right then, as they said they were booked the rest of the day. Then they had her come back for the dance portion later in the day. For CM, she probably would not have gotten an audition time under normal circumstances, but they had arrived to the Unifieds really late because of weather delays, so they ended up staying an extra day in LA. She had to go back on Monday to audition for them. I would recommend that if your D chooses to try for a walk-in that she get there as early as possible to talk to them. More and more people try for walk-ins as the day progresses so many schools stop taking them. At the LA Unifieds, I know POint Park was also taking them.</p>