Anyone out there going to the CMU audition this weekend in Atlanta?? Anyone have any last minute advice/info about CMU?
CMU was one of D’s favorite auditions. They are so warm and nice and genuinely want all students to do well. Getting in is like winning the lottery, so you have to approach it as such with a “Someone is going to win, might as well be me” attitude. Enjoy the day. Take in every word they say to you, especially when commenting on your audition material. And use what you learn in your upcoming auditions.
Hope you are given one of those golden tickets. But if not, don’t fret. Many, many super talented kids do not get admitted. Only a lucky few do. But getting to meet their faculty, getting to present your audition material to them and having the opportunity to get feedback from them is a great experience no matter the end result. So break a leg and knock their socks off! And most of all, have fun.
They are wonderfully nice to EVERYONE. Don’t get your hopes up. We had read CC and talked to people…all those wonderful comments mean NOTHING. (In fact, if Gary says, “Beautiful song for a beautiful girl,” you pretty much can bank on a “No.”) It was one of my D’s favorite auditions, too, b/c the faculty are so warm and funny and gentle. Just don’t read anything into it…I know so many kids who took those complements as a sign that they were going to get in. DON’T. Trust us on this one. And, if Barbara and Kaf are there, and your child is randomly assigned to Kaf for the monologue, and they do not get sent on to Barbara afterwards, they are not getting in. I don’t care what the school says, what anyone says, we have NEVER heard of a kid who didn’t get sent to Barbara getting in. Of course, if your child is randomly assigned to Barbara to deliver the monologue, this surefire trick won’t work.
I say all of this warmly…truly I do. Fabulous program, wonderful faculty…the audition was great and always is. I’ve never talked to anyone who doesn’t have a great time. All this cautioning is so your child doesn’t get a broken heart. Don’t read anything into any of it. Just go and enjoy.
Honestly, monkey13’s advice should apply to all auditions. Don’t read anything into any of it.
Precisely why i said treat it like the lottery @monkey13. Don’t fret if you don’t get it in. But enjoy getting to interact with them during the audition. They do give some good feedback. Take it to heart. Enjoy the process.
Thanks, everyone! We are trying to maintain the “lottery” philosophy and its good to know that the flattery is freely given so dont read into it!
My S is applying for drama BFA, not MT. At recent CMU audition he performed for Barbara (3 monologues) and was then passed on to Kaf (3 monologues). Each worked with him and asked him to make changes to his delivery. For example, Kaf had him perform the same monologue as if he were another character in the play. While he was warmly received at other auditions (Emerson, BU, USC), he received with no meaningful feedback at these. The personalized CMU experience serves to reinforce his hopes of admission.
It’s definitely a good sign. You can certainly take it as evidence of your son’s talent. Our son got the same treatment two years ago, however, and no acceptance and no WL.
^^ Ditto - D did 3 monos for both Barbara and Kat last year- and no offer/no wl. So, while it’s a good sign - it’s not a guarantee by any stretch of the imagination.
Being passed on at CMU is a positive sign, yes. By no means is it an indication of admission. It is sorta like passing one more hurdle of elimination, so to speak. My D auditioned there 10 years ago and did four monologues and was passed around and worked with, both on songs and acting. She did make the CMU Priority Waitlist.
FLFather, you really can’t compare that one school worked with your kid and other schools didn’t. They all approach this process quite differently. My kid was worked with at CMU and Emerson and didn’t get in. She got into 5 other programs and was not worked with at all of these at auditions. One school that has a highly regarded program gave no feedback whatsoever and my D got in on the early side in fact. Different schools handle the auditions differently. CMU does pass kids around and works with ones whom they are considering, but again, that a is no guarantee of getting in. Other schools handle the matter in other ways and so are not comparable as to what means what.
lol I think the biggest indicator that they liked my D, who was priority waitlisted as well, was that the assistants were very attentive to her. At one point she came back into the big group of kids waiting to audition and the assistant knew her name and plucked her from the crowd. Other than that she sang a specific song for all three, Gary, Kat, and Barb. And did several monologues. Good luck!!