| SongandDance,
Hi, my D auditioned for Penn State on campus, not at Unifieds. I am not absolutely certain the process that was followed at their Unifieds in NYC. On campus, everyone did the dance auditions first. Then simultaneously in two different rooms with two different sets of auditors, individuals auditioned with their songs and monologues. AFTER everyone completed the auditions, there was a list of those asked to stay for callbacks. If you were asked to stay, you were still in the running, so to speak, but not necessarily admitted. If not asked to stay, in effect, you were no longer being considered for admission. I recall approx. a dozen kids asked to stay for callbacks on my D's day, the last audition day on campus in late Feb. of 2005. Then, the students individually had to re audition with their songs and monologues because not every auditor, including the director of the program, had seen them the first time. A portion of the callback was an interview of sorts.
My D's friend who is the daughter of a poster on CC named Freelance, auditioned for PSU at NY Unifieds last year and was admitted (though is now attending CCM). She could tell you how it had worked for her D at Unifieds in NYC. The thing is, if EVERYONE at NYC Unifieds was seen by the director, they may not have needed to do a callback round there. But on campus, he did not see every kid on the first rouond of the singing/acting....just half the kids. Perhaps if your D had a little interview, she was in callback mode. Then again, there may not have been a true callback process at NYC Unifieds and only those there could tell you how that worked, not me. My feeling is you would have KNOWN if there were callbacks because this was explained fully at the campus auditions. If they did not explain that there would be callbacks at Unifieds, then perhaps it was not handled the same there.
I know of those at Chicago and LA Unifieds this year who auditioned for PSU who were asked to do callbacks ON campus which appeared to be due to the fact that at THOSE sites, there was no dance audition, etc. I found this an odd arrangement as did some of those involved because had they known that they might have had to go to campus for a callback, they may have opted to audition on campus in the first place and did not expect a last minute trip with very short notice to have to be figured into their schedules or budgets.
Again, check with someone who was at NYU Unifieds who got into PSU, like Freelance. But my feeling is, if they had a callback process there, you would have known it. It was a part of campus auditions and in that case, was clearly explained to all those present as to the procedure. My feeling is that it was a bit different in terms of process at Unifieds and perhaps the director saw every kid in the first round anyway. I can't answer with certainty, however.
Susan |