Webster University

<p>I haven't had a chance to visit yet, and I don't know anyone, so any contacts would be greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>Upon reading the post I just wrote, my mom and I noticed that I said that I didn't know anyone, which is not what I intended to say. </p>

<p>I do know people, just not anyone affiliated with Webster! </p>

<p>: )</p>

<p>Millie_Chittick,</p>

<p>I will be happy to send my sons' email addresses. They are both Sophs in the Webster MT program. I will either PM or email you.</p>

<p>Congrats again!!</p>

<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>

<p>My son received his rejection letter today- I must say that it was a poorly worded, terse --sort of nasty letter.
I don't even think it was from the theater department.
The rejection is not so bad, but the letter said something like
" your presentation was not up to the level accepted for training at Webster"</p>

<p>Makes me appreciate the nicer ones now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>I feel exactly the same way! My D received her rejection letter on Friday, and I couldn't believe how nasty it was. It's odd that Webster thought her presentation wasn't up to an accepted level---she has been accepted to NYU Tisch, Ithaca, and U of A!!! Oh well.</p>

<p>Congrats to you- My daughter is still waiting
Was it a regular size envelope or a large envelope?</p>

<p>To all who did receive a rejection letter from Webster. I apologize for how it is worded. I have been told about "this" letter before. It might not be a bad idea to drop them a line and express concern and suggest they state their decision in a more sensitive manner. Of course it won't make a difference for your S or D now, but please do so for future students.</p>

<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>

<p>Webster's letter was so nasty and negative that we all laughed at the wording. The implication was clearly that Syracuse, Emerson, Roosevelt and the University of Arizona have lower standards than Webster, and therefore were able to accept our D!</p>

<p>My S received his acceptance into the BFA in Musical Theatre today. The waiting is over for us! Now all S has to do is make a decision. Good luck to those of you who are still waiting.</p>

<p>Congratulations to your S...and YOU MTaussie!! If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line!!</p>

<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>

<p>Greetings, I am from Webster and have found reading all of the information here invaluable. I just started reading after hearing about the information in February when it was too late to respond to some of the other stuff and, beside some of you have been doing a terrific job and I appreciate all of the comments.</p>

<p>The comments about our "No" letter are incredibly important. Believe me, that is not the final impression we would want to leave with you. We are now going to review that letter since, frankly, it has been an "Admissions Letter" and not "Theatre Letter" and, perhaps changes are necessary.</p>

<p>At a time that less than favorable news is being presented, it should be done so with care. We will take care of that. For those of you that have commented...thank you so much. You have been more helpful than you might imagine.</p>

<p>Plaidman</p>

<p>Thank you Plaidman. I am glad you jumped in to address this issue. Take care!!</p>

<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>

<p>Plaidman</p>

<p>I am assuming you are somehow in the know at Webster in the theater dept-
Since I started it with my comments about the letter, i'd like to thank you for your response-</p>

<p>You are right, that is NOT the impression you want to leave- People who have spent money on applications, flights, hotels, hours of research to find out about Webstrer deserve more than a 'you're not at our level' letter from the ADMISSIONS dept. THere are many coming after this years class who will ask us about Webster and we want to give nothing but great feedback on how we were treated.</p>

<p>Lets face it, it is not like a rejection letter could make you feel good, and everyone understands the 'let them down easy wording' for what it is- But there could be more thankfulness on your part for us consdering your school and making the effort to audition.</p>

<p>I hope that for future students , there will be a more respectful, less dismissive, more appropriate letter from the THEATER dept.</p>

<p>Again thanks for responding.</p>

<p>Hi Plaidman,
We met you at my D's audition in SF, and thought you were really nice! My D, in fact, felt that it was her best voice audition. Those of us with MT kids know the ridiculous odds they must deal with to get into a good program. We also know how many really talented kids get rejected from these programs. My mantra to my D has been, "It is not a reflection of your talent, but simply too many worthy candidates". Luckily, she has been accepted to 4 outstanding programs. The rejection letters from all but Webster acknowledged these statistics, and the fact that gender and type play a big role in their decision.They also wished her well in her future endeavors. A little diplomacy goes a long way.</p>

<p>Greetings mamatw,</p>

<p>Indeed, we did meet in San Francisco and we talked of the value of College Confidential. This process, though is a tremendous help for us to solve a large oversight. We will do so. I appreciate your comments. I will hope the next group of auditionees will continue to think we do as responsible a job as possible as we go through the amazing task of making subjective decisions that are valuable for our schools and for the students auditioning. Thankfully, there are are a very good variety of programs that should offer good choices for students that have a love for theatre and musical theatre. I hope your D does well and, again, thank you for your comments.</p>

<p>Plaidman</p>

<p>i'm so glad that i found your discussion. i live in st.louis and was just accepted to webster's conservatory as a rege. theatre student. I can tell you this webster accepts no more than 35 with no more than 30 attending every year that number can be as low as 20 with 15 attending. they take many more musical theatre than rege. (they only took one last year!) and sometimes those are director majors too! i don't know exactly the number but i know it is less than one percent, some where around 3,000 usually over i heard, and i know that this year set a new record! as far as gender goes they try to even it out within the program that means all four years. i'll probibly be attending there so if you all have any more questions hopefully i can help!</p>

<p>Hi. My Granddaughter has been accepted in the MT Class of 2010. She just visited Webster a couple of weeks ago and audited classes for a day, and she's really excited to get started. She found the kids to be down to earth, very positive about the program and extremely focused. If you are going to be a Freshman this Fall in the Conservatory, Katie has started a Webster Conservatory Class of 2010 group on my space - her address is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bugtussle%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.myspace.com/bugtussle&lt;/a> - she wants to meet everyone.</p>

<p>WOW, a grandma on CC. I'm really impressed. Congrats to your granddaughter on her admission.</p>

<p>Hey everyone! I am new to this! I am a freshman MT major here at Webster Conservatory, and I would be THRILLED to talk to anyone that has been accepted and is considering coming here! All of the freshman are so excited and anxious to meet everyone, and if anyone needs somewhere to stay or anyone to show them around, we would be MORE than happy to help out! I can't say enough great things about this program, I wouldn't change a thing about it. It's so supportive and loving, but very extenstive and intense! :) So, let me know of ANY questions, or any way I can help! YAY Class of 2010! I can't wait to meet you ALL!
Shayla Spradley</p>

<p>PS. My AIM sn is Shayl18, for quicker conversation!</p>