admittance question

KatMT
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:36:58 +0000

Most of the Musical Theatre Schools are very competitive because the major is popular and it is a degree that requires students get individual attention… private voice lessons, acting classes, dance classes… voice lessons are one-on-one, and acting and dance classes work best when they have no more than 12 - 15 in a class… certainly no more than 20 tops. Even schools which are not “top-tier” schools have a limited number of students they can responsibly accomodate. I know of one auditioned BA school that wants 6 - 8 per class, sees about 30 students audition and makes offers to 8 - 10to yield 6 - 8… That is about a 30% admit rate. Another that wants 10 - 12 per class sees about 70 students audition and will admit about 15 to yield 10 - 12… That is about a 20% admit rate. The odds are better than the “top tier” schools… fewer people auditioning for the spots… but still competitive. There are schools that are non-auditioned, and it is a good idea to have some of those schools on your college list. It has been stated on this board many times that non school that has an audition is a safety school. There is a list of a few non-auditioned MT schools on the parent 2008 discussion board.