| There have been a lot of good tips on this thread, but based on my own experience with my son, there are no absolutes, because:
First audition was to a first choice school (happened to be Syracuse). My son thought it went terribly from the reaction of the auditioners (asked to repeat acting part "this time like you actually mean it"!!!) Plus, it was the most expensive to begin with, and I had heard from various sources that the aid would not be great.
Syracuse ended up not only accepting him, but offered the best financial package.
So, bottom line, apply to a number of schools, make no assumptions either about how you feel the audition went or what the expense may be . . . MT truly is unpredicatable in every way.
It will work out one way or another, and may not be at all what you thought. Don't worry too much about any one aspect of the process, apply anywhere you think you would like to go and without regard to what you hear, and don't give up! |