DableST_1

Hi everyone,

I Just wanted to give you heads up. So I told you all that my audition was last Friday, and today I received an email from the Jacobs school of music informing me that they have made a decision from my music ed interview and my audition, however before it can be completed they need a copy of my transcript. I didn't realize I needed to send a copy of my transcript to IU and the Jacobs school of music. So I want to give you all heads up, when requesting a transcript from your school, make sure you request one to be sent to IU and one to be sent to the Jacob's school of music, so when they make their decision, you won't be on pins and needles like I am....

I never realize how FAST they would have had the results....THANKFULLY I called them and they said they will accept a fax from my school, so I hope my school fax them my transcript ASAP so I can know my results.

Good luck to everyone auditioning!!!! I am sure you will do FAB

ALegitBelter

Wow. My audition was last Friday as well (Voice-Soprano) but I haven't heard anything yet. I'm so so so so so anxious, I can't stand this at all! I really want to go there!

BassDad

Dablest,

I would be moderately optimistic given that request. If you were going to be rejected on the basis of either the interview or the audition, why should they make extra work for themselves, for you and for your high school guidance department by asking for more paperwork? They could have just sent the rejection notice without ever needing to see the transcript. On the other hand, they do have academic standards as well as musical ones, so the decision could still hinge on the contents of the transcript.

jazzzmomm

I wonder: do all auditions yield a result within a couple of weeks? The only audition my son has had so far was UMass, and they gave him their answer two days after the audition. It seems that people here get the news within 2 weeks. Is that the norm?

musicianmom

Jazzzmomm - No. The major conservatories that I am familiar with (NEC, Juilliard, CIM, Peabody, Oberlin, Mannhattan, Mannes etc.) definietely hold off on results until around April 1st - no rolling admissions. Check with individual school's websites for their policies.

BassDad

No, two weeks is quick. Five of the six schools to which my daughter applied took well over an month and one of them took over two.

BassDad

Oberlin does have an early review round with auditions the first week in December and results two to three weeks later. They do make you wait until almost April 1 for the other auditions, however.

violadad

Concurring with what musicianmom and BassDad have said, waiting until April 1 ish the norm. Notification turnorounds are normally found on each schools webpages.

musicianmom

Good point BassDad! Forgot that Oberlin has an early review option for students prepared to audition in early December. My understanding is that those choosing the December early review can be given an accept, reject or deferred decision. Too late for this year's applicants, but maybe the info will be of interest to those preparing for next year.

jazzzmomm

Thanks--I thought April 1st was the norm for MSM, NEC, etc. And yes, his UMass audition was an official "early" one. OK. So, we'll be waiting, I'll guess! I was so hopeful...

lorelei2702

Juilliard, MSM, Mannes, and Curtis only do one set of auditions, and that is within a 10 day period in early March, so they know what their pool is. NEC has several sets of dates in January, February, March, as do CIM, CCM, Peabody, etc. CIM does the April 1 decision, but CCM acts within 2 weeks or so. Lots of variables!

DableST_1

I was kind of surprise to hear from IU so quickly,,,,I really thought I would not hear back from them until April. I called my college (I will be a transfer student, receiving my AFA in Music from my local community college this May) to confirm that they sent my transcript and they did.

I emailed the Jacob School of Music and they confirmed that they received it, so only time will tell.....I still have 5 more auditions left, and IU was a reach school for me. It is indeed an excellent school.

jazzzmomm

NEC seems to be broken down according to instrument. So, I guess they try to see all prospective piano players in one block, etc. and then make decisions. MSM does not list who is being auditioned on what day, but maybe they do the same thing. They must actually put their heads together across departments, right? To see how players blend? Wow.
DableST--we have two friends at Jacobs and they are so happy. Best wishes to you!

musicianmom

Hi Jazzzmomm. In our experience, primarily with "stand alone" conservatories (not music departments within a university), each department has days and times where they see a number of candidates of the same instrument, e.g. cellists on March 4, violinists March 3 - 5, etc. Those schools such as CIM and Oberlin, as Lorelei mentioned above, offer several audition days to choose from - some days on which all instruments are being heard by the appropriate departments, others may be just for certain instruments. I don't believe they necessarily talk "across departments". I think each department has a target number of students they can accept and offers are made according to the target they want enrolled and their past expereince with offer vs. enroll numbers.

CIM has a list of approximate annual openings for various spots (scroll down page):

Cleveland Institute of Music

Hope this helps. Best of luck - isn't it nerve wracking? Don't know how I survived, but S did fine with it all!

neumes

chopsticks, stringfollies--other feb 29/mar 1 audition applicants, IU Jacobs: my S (vocal performance with interest in early music) emailed Jacobs yesterday to ask if his application package was complete (my suggestion after reading DableST's post about her missing transcript--thanks for tip!) and to inquire about notification date for prescreening--they emailed back today to say he'd passed prescreening and was on for Feb 29/Mar 1. So might be worth emailing? Perhaps the squeaky wheel gets (begs for?!) the earlier notification, or Jacobs is waiting to hear Jan auditions? New to this, so I don't know. (He'd been accepted to IU weeks earlier.)