Vocal Performance PreScreen Notifications - Graduate and Undergraduate

<p>I made a mistake–Depaul was Dec 24, via snail mail. This was our first response to the prescreen, so it made for an anxious holiday while D considered applying to non audition programs. Passing the CMU prescreen today made her much happier!</p>

<p>^Okay, annie43, DePaul was Dec 24 via snail mail. I’ll change that here. I’ll bet you were all anxious over that one! Well, CMU is certainly good news.
Here’s hoping that the good news continues to pour in for all!</p>

<p>AJ Fletcher Opera Institute (UNCSA), Graduate - Dec 16, email (passed)
Boston Conservatory, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
Boston University, Graduate - Dec 13, email (passed)
Boston University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
CCM, Graduate - Dec 20, email and online portal (passed)
CCM, Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 26, snail mail (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 24, snail mail (declined)
Indiana University, Graduate - Dec 17, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (declined)
NEC, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
NC School of the Arts, Graduate - Dec 16, email (declined)
Oberlin Conservatory, Undergraduate - Nov 11, email (passed)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
Rice University, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SFCM, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SMU, Undergraduate - Dec 19, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate (Opera Studio) - Dec 18, email (passed)
University of Michigan, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
USC (California), Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
USC (California), Graduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
</p>

<p>D passed pre-screen audition for U of Miami/Frost School of Music. Bachelor of Music in Studio Music & Jazz Vocal Performance. Email on Dec 27.</p>

<p>Hi, This is my first post ever…bear with me please. My D is a soprano, prescreen results so far:
Oberlin (undergrad) Nov 11 prescreen, auditioned 12/1 accepted to college (e-mail 12/14)
Crane (undergrad) auditioned 12/8, accepted to college (snail mail 12/18-ish)
Rice (undergrad) e-mail 12/14 (declined)
MSM (undergrad) e-mail 12/14 (passed)
Boston Conservatory (undergrad) e-mail 12/20 (passed)
Eastman (undergrad) e-mail 12/22 (passed)
Carnegie Mellon (undergrad) e-mail 12/27 (passed)</p>

<p>Congratulations, chirstinenc1 and yellowsub! Nice work!</p>

<p>yellowsub, it sounds like your D has been super busy. And she has great results to show for it, too. Terrific!</p>

<p>annie43, I just realized that I never posted your CMU results. Sorry about that ! I’ve got them listed now, along with yellowsubs. Congratulations again! :)</p>

<p>AJ Fletcher Opera Institute (UNCSA), Graduate - Dec 16, email (passed)
Boston Conservatory, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
Boston University, Graduate - Dec 13, email (passed)
Boston University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
CMU, Undergraduate - Dec 27, email (passed)
CCM, Graduate - Dec 20, email and online portal (passed)
CCM, Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 26, snail mail (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 24, snail mail (declined)
Eastman, Undergraduate - Dec 22, email (passed)
Indiana University, Graduate - Dec 17, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (declined)
NEC, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
NC School of the Arts, Graduate - Dec 16, email (declined)
Oberlin Conservatory, Undergraduate - Nov 11, email (passed)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
Rice University, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SFCM, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SMU, Undergraduate - Dec 19, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate (Opera Studio) - Dec 18, email (passed)
U of Miami, Undergraduate (Studio & Jazz VP) - Dec 27, email (passed)
University of Michigan, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
USC (California), Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
USC (California), Graduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
</p>

<p>U of Miami Frost MBEI contemporary voice passed! Email received 12/28</p>

<p>Mannes College, Undergraduate - Dec 29, email (declined)</p>

<p>^^Thanks for the updates, jen339797 and ImThinking! Congrats on passing the Frost prescreening, jen339797! And thank you, ImThinking for letting us know about the Mannes notification, ImThinking. I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you there, but I noticed that you’ve passed your prescreens at a few other great schools so far. Congratulations!</p>

<p>AJ Fletcher Opera Institute (UNCSA), Graduate - Dec 16, email (passed)
Boston Conservatory, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
Boston University, Graduate - Dec 13, email (passed)
Boston University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
CMU, Undergraduate - Dec 27, email (passed)
CCM, Graduate - Dec 20, email and online portal (passed)
CCM, Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 26, snail mail (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 24, snail mail (declined)
Eastman, Undergraduate - Dec 22, email (passed)
Indiana University, Graduate - Dec 17, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (declined)
Mannes College, Undergraduate - Dec 29, email (declined)
NEC, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
NC School of the Arts, Graduate - Dec 16, email (declined)
Oberlin Conservatory, Undergraduate - Nov 11, email (passed)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
Rice University, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SFCM, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SMU, Undergraduate - Dec 19, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate (Opera Studio) - Dec 18, email (passed)
U of Miami, Undergraduate (Studio & Jazz VP) - Dec 27, email (passed)
U of Miami, Undergraduate (MBEI Contemp Music) - Dec 28, email (passed)
University of Michigan, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
USC (California), Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
USC (California), Graduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
</p>

<p>DD received an email (directing to portal) from MSM, Dec. 14: passed
Email Mannes: Dec. 29 passed
Email Boston Conservatory: Dec. 19 declined</p>

<p>^Thanks, VoiceMajorMom, and congratulations to you and your D! Nice work!</p>

<p>AJ Fletcher Opera Institute (UNCSA), Graduate - Dec 16, email (passed)
Boston Conservatory, Undergraduate - Dec 19, email (declined)
Boston Conservatory, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
Boston University, Graduate - Dec 13, email (passed)
Boston University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
CMU, Undergraduate - Dec 27, email (passed)
CCM, Graduate - Dec 20, email and online portal (passed)
CCM, Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 26, snail mail (passed)
DePaul, Undergraduate - Dec 24, snail mail (declined)
Eastman, Undergraduate - Dec 22, email (passed)
Indiana University, Graduate - Dec 17, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (passed)
MSM, Undergraduate - Dec 14, online portal (declined)
Mannes College, Undergraduate - Dec 29, email (declined)
Mannes College, Undergraduate - Dec 29, email (passed)
NEC, Undergraduate - Dec 20, email (passed)
NC School of the Arts, Graduate - Dec 16, email (declined)
Oberlin Conservatory, Undergraduate - Nov 11, email (passed)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 14, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (declined)
Rice University, Undergraduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
Rice University, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SFCM, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
SMU, Undergraduate - Dec 19, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
University of Maryland, Graduate (Opera Studio) - Dec 18, email (passed)
U of Miami, Undergraduate (Studio & Jazz VP) - Dec 27, email (passed)
U of Miami, Undergraduate (MBEI Contemp Music) - Dec 28, email (passed)
University of Michigan, Graduate - Dec 18, email (passed)
USC (California), Undergraduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
USC (California), Graduate - Dec 21, email (passed)
</p>

<p>Still nothing from Northwestern or Vanderbilt (undergrad)! I couldn’t even get them on the phone today. Has anyone heard from them yet?</p>

<p>Vanderbilt’s winter break goes until January 4th. They have a short break so maybe the offices are still closed. Daughter did get another email from them today, but it looked like an automated one.</p>

<p>Boston University, January 4, Undergraduate musicology-email (declined)</p>

<p>Anything from NYU Steinhardt? I haven’t heard back yet.</p>

<p>Just got accepted for an audition to Northwestern! (Yay) Jan 7th.</p>

<p>Just a little FYI, should be helpful for others. My prescreening was absolutely awful, I had a slight cold and the recording equipment (an old flip camera) and space was terrible (a big mistake in hindsight.) I was rejected from three schools, SMU, Oberlin, and Rice. </p>

<p>However, Northwestern was the only school I visited and had a trial voice lesson with, so obviously that counts for something. Looking back at the prescreening phase I would recommend VISITING THESE SCHOOLS and having a trial lesson with them beforehand.</p>

<p>Northwestern - undergrad - soprano - passed - email today. Note: the notification went to D’s email rather than mine, where all of the others have been coming to mine, which is listed as primary on the Common App. So have your kid check their email.</p>

<p>Have any graduate level students heard from Northwestern regarding prescreenings? My daughter is on pins and needles waiting to hear!</p>

<p>@baritenor- While your advice sounds good, that is not the case. Sometimes you get lucky and a teacher remembers you and will fight on your side when it comes to pre-screens. Schools do make an effort to get the entire faculty of a department to listen to the pre-screens- and some do “blind prescreening”- but that’s not always the case. I know kids who have had sample lessons at schools and not passed the pre-screening and also of undergrads who have been with a teacher for years and not been accepted at the grad school to which the prof moved.
The timing plays into this- apps are due in and then exams/holidays start. Sometimes, not enough department members aren’t around so teachers from other areas will sit in. There are no hard and fast rules. Having a sample lesson is never a bad thing, but give yourself every chance and record early so that you have time to redo it if you have to, use good equipment and a venue with good acoustics.</p>

<p>Has anyone heard from Northwestern regarding graduate (master’s) screenings for voice auditions? My daughter still hasn’t heard. This is probably her school of choice. She’s heard from all her other schools but still waiting. Anyone else in the same boat? Anyone heard from them? Thanks!</p>

<p>Hi - reports: D is VP classical voice - undergrad.
Oberlin - invited to audition 12/21 - email
Boston - invited to audition 12/21 email
NYU Steinhardt - invited to audition 1/10 - email
Illinois Wesleyan - invited to audition - email - December
plus 2 Oregon schools and one in Washington!
Whew…we will be busy!</p>

<p>Thanks for all your help and advice on this thread!</p>