<p>ANJALU, make sure you are fully aware of the academic requirements needed for acceptance to the schools. I’ll share with you my D’s experience with FSU. She applied to the school in November, and set her audition appt for a date in Feb. They have a set number of auditions that they schedule, so she made sure to do that early. Her stats were fully within required guidelines, though on the low side concerning test scores. FSU’s standards are fairly high, and I think many people are unaware of that.
We had just checked into our hotel on the audition trip, and my husband called, saying my D had received a letter in the mail that day. It was a letter informing us that due to over-enrollment, our D needed to submit any new test scores that might make her more competitive for acceptance. She had not done any additional testing, so her scores remained as they were. She had a 3.88 gpa, and a 26 on the act. A couple of weeks later, my D received another letter saying she was denied acceptance to the university. Add to the information, the fact that we are in-state residents.
All of that really does not matter that much, except from a $$ perspective. This was a very expensive trip, and it sure would have been nice to know a little sooner that she was not academically accepted, especially since she had the application in by mid-November.<br>
From the audition standpoint, my D was not accepted into their program anyway. I believe last year they may have accepted 8? And that number included both BFA MT, and the BM MT acceptances.
The bottom line is that FSU is HIGHLY selective. Research your school’s requirements carefully.</p>