<p>I’ve heard students at several different universities refer to non-theatre kids as “muggles”. It’s pretty common among this generation.</p>
<p>I’m so naive…I just thought another poster made it up. </p>
<p>Oh, kids these days. Whaddaya gonna do? I’m stickin’ with the old ways. </p>
<p>Loving all the HP references!!! My D especially agrees with the wand-Olivanders & La Duca’s comparison. Now I wonder if she chose the shoes or if the shoes picked her? :-? </p>
<p>I think it IS a generational thing- and an apt description at the same time. To bring back a conversation we were having earlier in the thread- could you use the sorting hat as an metaphor for the audition process as a whole?</p>
<p>@toowonderful – you read my mind. I have some ideas on which school or schools would be Slytherin and those that would be Gryffindor. Actually, my D has noted that Elon has Gryffindor’s colors and its mascot is a Phoenix. This is a nice distraction from all the waiting!</p>
<p>I agree its generational. Personally I love “muggle” but I don’t get offended easily. Civilian reminds me too much of being “non military”. </p>
<p>Muggle is used by Harry Potter fans (my family included) all the time and makes perfect sense in this context. It is not meant as an insult but as a way to identify “us and them.” I think the use here was spot on and fun!</p>
<p>Some moms even talked about the muggles at their kids’ schools earlier on CC (posts #3 &4)</p>
<p><a href=“How our theatre kids adjust their first semester - #5 by Jkellynh17 - Musical Theater Major - College Confidential Forums”>How our theatre kids adjust their first semester - #5 by Jkellynh17 - Musical Theater Major - College Confidential Forums;
<p>This is why I love CC! These HP references are so spot on! It’s a whole different world, that’s for sure. Hard to explain to a muggle.</p>
<p>Lol… My D once referred to someone as a half muggle. He was a theatre tech student, but in a fraternity. So… He bridges both worlds!</p>
<p>That would make him a mudblood!</p>
<p>Well, just got our first rejection email… 
Florida State (#8 on the list). Hopefully its not a trend. How many schools do most people apply to in this process anyways? </p>
<p>We applied to 14 schools… 8 if which were BFA’s. Got into two BFA’s rejected from 6…If you have a good safety that your child can really love then you may not need that many schools.</p>
<p>14 or 15 including non-audition. He auditioned for 10, cancelled two auditions. Accepted to the two non-audition BFA and accepted to 2 audition BFA (1 MT, 1 Acting) and an audition BM MT.</p>
<p>@pghmusician its never easy, gotta move on though. I think the number of schools depends largely on whether you are male/female. Generally males seem to apply to less schools. My S applied to 10 but withdrew from 4 after he received early acceptances.</p>
<p>D did 14 total schools in a variety of programs: 3 BFA acceptances (out of 7), 5 BA acceptances (out of 6), 1 pure safety acceptance (state school) </p>
<p>Last spring I tabulated the number of auditions per student as posted here on CC in various “Final Decisions” threads:</p>
<p>2012 Data points: 31 - Average No. of Auditions = 8.8
2013 Data points: 19 - Average No. of Auditions = 9.5
2014 Data points: 24 - Average No. of Auditions = 11.2</p>
<p>You can read more about the number of auditions per student in the thread linked below beginning on Page 4/Post #58 - the discussion continued through page 6:</p>
<p><a href=“Is the "Glee Factor" still a factor? - #46 by MTTwinsinCA - Musical Theater Major - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1651140-is-the-glee-factor-still-a-factor-p4.html</a></p>
<p>Would love to know % completed to decision vs. applied and withdrew. I think many begin with more than they actually complete. And thank you, once again for helpful stats! The colleges should pay you for this info!</p>
<p>Those of you who were wondering about the Michigan prescreen timeline, I got my “yes” this past Friday (12/12), I submitted 12/01. It was said before that different faculty review their own set of prescreens, maybe that explains the delay for some people?</p>