Welcome to College Discussion at College Confidential, the Web's leading discussion forum for college admissions, financial aid, SAT prep, and much more! You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, etc. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.
This welcome message goes away when you register and log in!
Hey, I was admitted to the University of Arizona B.F.A Musical Theatre Program but as a "First Alternate" the tone of the letter makes it seem like I've been admitted but it also seems like there's a chance I'm not...could anyone clarify please?
I think that's a question best posed to U of Az. A lot of times you can be admitted to the school without being admitted into the program. It's sounds like that might be the case here, although as a "First Alternate" you would be pretty likely to get in...they would just be waiting until one of the people offered a slot declined it to accept at another school
Hey rising-
I am actually the second alternate for U of A and I had the same questions. Luckily, I live in Tucson so I talked to someone at U of A and she told me that it's worded that way because it almost essentially is an acceptance because they are pretty sure that the first few on the waitlist will be accepted. Anyway, congrats on making first.
-Dan
Hi! I have also been accepted as a First-Alternate into the Musical Theatre program at U of A, and I was also confused about what that meant. How many first-alternates are there? Is there one girl and one guy? And I as wondering if you guys have applied for housing or if you are waiting until you are accepted for sure? Thanks!
I'm not sure at this point what I want to do, and the only way I will know is if I go down and visit the campus. The letter sounded pretty assuring in some ways but not in others. I need to call the fine arts section anyway to figure out tours and stuff so I'm going to ask to clarify.
Yeah it turns out they do let the first few on the waiting list almost automatically but of course cannot commit to more students than they can take or else run the risk of being too crowded.
College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.
