| Just one minor difference this year in how the on campus audition went for my daughter (in November), compared to what Susan's daughter had last year.
This year, they immediately (within seconds!) after the audition either asked you to stay or not stay for the interview. There was no time that the auditors consulted each other. It was as if the head of the program touched his nose a certain way and the grad student who was escorting the applicant knew immediately whether the person was wanted for an interview.
I found that process very strange. The head of the program made a VERY big deal about how 6 or 7 people would hear the audition. But in the end, it was very apparent that he was the one "touching his ear."
A process where the "team" consults seems to me to make more sense. |