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NJmtmom · 05-01-2005, 07:32 PM

My s also received "the call" the day after the department met to choose the students for the fall of 2005. I was stunned to receive a personal call and couldn't wait to tell my s. We couldn't be more thrilled. It is a BEAUTIFUL campus and the cultural arts building is terrific.

We had the BEST day in Elon when he auditioned in February. Along with about 25 students, he attended an acting class, and went to scheduled rehearsal time with the pianist. We both attended an info session where 2 junior male students performed a selection from The Secret Garden called Lily's Eyes. We were so impressed to see how talented they were. We met more females than males at all 4 of his auditions so it was nice to see other young men who are part of a program where he'd like to attend.

Later we ran into one of the performers and joined him and another MT student for coffee where they talked about Elon in general as well as the program. That really gave that personal touch to the process!

He loved the actual audition. It was held in a nice small modern theatre setting on stage with professors and students in attendance. He was escorted in by a current (male) student (also a nice touch). He sang parts of 2 songs and performed a monologue. They asked him to then sit on a chair and do the monologue again in a different style. He hasn't had any formal dance training but moves does freely on stage for his characters. This was all followed by a question and answer period. He had prepared 2 questions and felt very confident.

I was a wreck for a month following the audition knowing that this was absolutely his (and my) first choice school. He was accepted into 3 of 4 MT programs and the 4th school accepted him into his 2nd choice major. He only applied to 1 non-MT program where he was accepted but not until March 31st!

There is a lot of anxiety wondering if the school will accept your student and THEN if the MT department wants him! I would advise students to apply to a rolling admission back-up school before getting involved in the audition scheduling. Knowing that you have SOMEWHERE to go if all else fails could be a good thing!

05-01-2005, 07:32 PM	#32
NJmtmom New Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NJ Threads: 0 Posts: 11	Elon Fall 2005 My s also received "the call" the day after the department met to choose the students for the fall of 2005. I was stunned to receive a personal call and couldn't wait to tell my s. We couldn't be more thrilled. It is a BEAUTIFUL campus and the cultural arts building is terrific. We had the BEST day in Elon when he auditioned in February. Along with about 25 students, he attended an acting class, and went to scheduled rehearsal time with the pianist. We both attended an info session where 2 junior male students performed a selection from The Secret Garden called Lily's Eyes. We were so impressed to see how talented they were. We met more females than males at all 4 of his auditions so it was nice to see other young men who are part of a program where he'd like to attend. Later we ran into one of the performers and joined him and another MT student for coffee where they talked about Elon in general as well as the program. That really gave that personal touch to the process! He loved the actual audition. It was held in a nice small modern theatre setting on stage with professors and students in attendance. He was escorted in by a current (male) student (also a nice touch). He sang parts of 2 songs and performed a monologue. They asked him to then sit on a chair and do the monologue again in a different style. He hasn't had any formal dance training but moves does freely on stage for his characters. This was all followed by a question and answer period. He had prepared 2 questions and felt very confident. I was a wreck for a month following the audition knowing that this was absolutely his (and my) first choice school. He was accepted into 3 of 4 MT programs and the 4th school accepted him into his 2nd choice major. He only applied to 1 non-MT program where he was accepted but not until March 31st! There is a lot of anxiety wondering if the school will accept your student and THEN if the MT department wants him! I would advise students to apply to a rolling admission back-up school before getting involved in the audition scheduling. Knowing that you have SOMEWHERE to go if all else fails could be a good thing!