momsonfaith

MTgrlsmom I'm very happy for your daughter. I know your family's glad they can relay now. Thanks for all the information above.

MTgrlsmom

soozievt - I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we are seeing kids who actually have been admitted ED, go ahead and audition at schools as scheduled; we are also seeing examples of people who have decided to just "trophy hunt" waiting to hear back from other schools, just to see if they "get in". There are also others who are saying that 'in hindsight' they are not sure they want to/can afford to attend, and leave other applications open, because there are no true legal repercussions, or so they tell us.

So yes, even though when admitted ED, it should be a given that people are indeed retracting their applications, apparently plenty are not. My D had none of the above thoughts, as she was on cloud nine, when she got her letter, and, in spite of loving other schools, this is were she really wanted to be.

MTgrlsmom

momsonfaith - thanks so much for your kind words, it was like being on a roller coaster this fall, and we are now following other kids' journey, cheering everybody on with all our might (see also my reply to soozie above).

soozievt

MTgrlsmom, that is unfortunate indeed. Actually, with some schools, such as the more selective ones (I'm talking of colleges in general, not MT) send around lists of students accepted ED. Should a college see an applicant of theirs on this list, that would be reason to inform their ED school which could then opt to rescind their acceptance.

Also, ED is a binding admissions process. If a student can show that they cannot accept the ED offer due to financial hardship (in most cases, such applicants who need a certain amount of aid should NOT apply to a binding admissions ED process), they can get out of it, but this is by the early reply date, and not after weighing other options in spring. When a student breaks an ED agreement, there also can be repurcussions for future applicants from their HS because the guidance counselor has gone along with the ED application and if applicants from that school do not abide by the conditions, then the college will be reluctant to continue accepting students from that high school again. Not a good thing.

I'm sharing all this for those who may be reading and not you, of course.

MTgrlsmom

Susan, I wonder if it would perhaps a good idea to move this into a separate ED thread, explaining what it really SHOULD mean. Also, I am not 100% sure, but from my D's list it appeared that only NYU had an ED option (only one school had EA, and another few had rolling admission).

I am actually quite happy to learn that there is a list that circulates, because when we heard about those people auditioning regardless, I found it to be quite frustrating that the only thing we could do was to say that we did not really get it, and that it did not seem an ok thing to do. I have to say that when my D sent those emails to either the admissions people and/or the musical theatre departments she received the nicest congratulatory messages back.

At the same time, some people do face financial hardship and are being offered little very aid, but I guess you ultimately do need to factor that in when making that ED 'yes or no call'.

For those of you still auditioning, there is some good news buried in there as it will mean that a few extra slots will become available; I also hope that those people who are "maintaining multiple slots alongside their ED acceptance" will come across these posts!

Blueroses1

I got an email about a week ago from CMU admissions people saying that although they knew I had auditioned for the school of drama, they had no record of my application, urging me to please mail it in as soon as possible, and that it was ok that it was past the deadline...This scared me, since I had sent the application in back in October, to audition at their Nov 11th date. After communicating with them more directly, it became clear that they just had a computer mix up and couldn't find it, but they DO have my application now and are going to review it soon.
I know that at all the info sessions I've attended at CMU Drama they have said that they audition people first, make a list of who they are interested in, and usually check applications of those people...I was wondering if this could mean anything positive, since they were checking my application and wanted to make sure I had all my information in???? I'm probably just reading into things, because I have been waiting and stressing out about this school since November--when I auditioned--but does anybody know if this could possible mean anything, or if it is true that they review their applications after they choose the people they're considering???

PeaceToYou

I don't think it's safe to read into anything, but I remember hearing at the November auditions, too, that the Drama Dept calls for files they are interested in and don't really notice if anything is missing until that time. So, I would be wondering the same thing you are - and it doesn't hurt to have a little hope, huh???

JakeS8489

For future reference, show up in the clothes you plan to act and sing in. They will tell you if you are dancing first or not. They will give you time to change if necessary.
Good luck!