From what I understand, last year the actors were notified first and then the MT people were notified. I think (and I may be wrong about this) that some people found out online that they were admitted and *then* were called, whereas others found out *from* the call.
Re: the truckload of kids who audition for CMU and whether they were all aware that there were so few spaces. I couldn't say for sure that people knew that there were only a very, very few spaces for MT females, but I think it's definitely true that anyone auditioning for CMU *had* to know that the odds against getting in are long ones, for sure. That said, even if there are only two slots, *someone* has to get in, right?
Epo, yes, a number of kids I know auditioning for MT got into all four rooms (five, if you count the dance audition ... but you probably shouldn't, as *every* MT hopeful *had* to dance!) I know kids who sang for both singing auditors and who did their monologues for both acting auditors. I realize that auditioners often think it's a good sign to be seen by more than one faculty member and that's probably true, but as my friend sualabama points out, it's still not failsafe to assume interest because of that. And the bottom line is that at this point, you guys who auditioned have done everything you can. The decision is in someone else's hands, as stressful as that is. Hang in there. It will all be over soon.
