<p>I love the Edison & if any of you happen to be members of AEA - you get a great discount rate!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many people audition at the NYC unifieds?</p>
<p>and while we’re on the subject…we could do chicago or NY unifieds-- is one less crowded, or simpler, than the other?</p>
<p>I can’t comment on NY v. Chicago. My D and I did NY and LA last year. They seemed comparable in terms of numbers of kids auditioning. LA did have an issue with rooms at the Hilton due to a scheduling screw-up; it made the second day pretty crowded, but I’m sure they’ve fixed that for this year. Anyway, you go, find a place to camp out, and keep your kid as calm as possible! There’s a lot of kids and a lot of activity.</p>
<p>There have been posts here saying that Chicago is simpler than NYC because all the auditions are held in a hotel in Chicago. Others can provide you with details, I’m sure!</p>
<p>One consideration might be whether you would want to combine any school visits with the trip to Unifieds. Would there be more schools of interest in the New York or Chicago area, if you could take the time to visit any after the actual auditions are done?</p>
<p>i figured this would be a good place to ask, what is Unifieds? im a junior in HS and am starting to look up adition tips and stuff for my senior year and the Unifieds thing keeps coming up… what is it? it would be greatly apreciated if someone could help me. </p>
<p>thank, brielelaness</p>
<p>brielelaness - It’s where a number of schools hold auditions at the same location over the course of a few days. You still apply to the individual schools and schedule your audtions through each school, but you go to one location for the auditons as opposed to going to each school for your audition.
[National</a> Unified Auditions](<a href=“http://unifiedauditions.com/universities.html]National”>http://unifiedauditions.com/universities.html)</p>
<p>ok, thank you so much. that helps me out, ill look in to it.</p>
<p>So due to scheduling auditions and trying to get them for the schools my daughter wants to audition for…we are now going to the NYC Unifieds and also now the Chicago Unifieds. Has anyone ever done this? Talk about panic, one of her top schools didn’t have any openings left in NYC, and none of the other regionals weren’t in our time frame or reach.
So we are flying to Chicago for only 2 auditions and leaving the next day. </p>
<p>And Ouch! The Palmer Hotel is pricey. I called the hotel to see if they had a special rate for the group and I was told “yes!” The discount is a whopping total of $2 per night. What a deal!!!</p>
<p>Thought I would just throw this out there…would anyone like to share a room for one mom and one thespian d for just one night? PM me if you are interested.</p>
<p>My D and I did NYC and LA last year. She had too many schools to comfortably audition at one location. Plus we liked the fact that NYC and LA were on weekends so she missed less school and rehearsals. We had two fun weekends together. Might be more stress with one following right after the other (we had a week in between) but, in any event, it’s very doable. Look at it as an adventure and not a stress inducer.</p>
<p>Mom at home, you don’t HAVE to stay at the Palmer! Hotwire and Priceline can be your friends, especially when you have an area you’d like to be in but don’t need to be in any particular hotel. Is it convenient to stay there? Yes, but it’s eminently doable to stay elsewhere. And much, much cheaper!</p>
<p>What about getting transportation to and fro? That could cost as well.</p>
<p>Not NEARLY as much as the difference in room prices! And if you bid on something in The Loop area (or book it through Hotwire), you won’t have far to travel, anyway. A quick check finds 4-star hotels in the area available through Priceline for anywhere from 60 to 70 dollars a night, and on Hotwire. a 3 1/2 star is $69, while a 4 star is $109. The best rates I could find for the Palmer house ranged from $127 (advance purchase non-refundable) to $160. As always, it comes down to convenience vs. price. The compromise you choose is yours!</p>