No one cares if you’re off key in the MT song chain @“boola boola”!
gotcha @larken19 - you are IN and the MT positive vibes will be coming your way.
PLEASE keep positive, folks - it is so hard, many of us have been exactly where you are right now and lived the tell the tale. Programs will notify late, there will be spots, waitlists will clear - there’s still a long way to go. Just stick your course and wait it out. We’re singing hard for you and your kids!
I admit I’m emotional these days, but you all and your kindness to each other has got me teary-eyed here! This really is the nicest group of people I’ve ever ‘met’. It is making an excruciating process actually uplifting!
You are ALL so kind! This is so hard. I had no idea. My heart hurts for her… that’s all. These kids spend so much time and money applying, auditioning, etc. and then to hear no after no is so hard. Four schools left… just praying for a yes. Thanks to all of you! 
Syracuse portal updated. S is a yes
@mauidad Congratulations!!! ??
Congrats @mauidad ! This has been a good day for your son!
@AGMomma Same thing happened to my D’s friend last year. 10 No’s and then the last school, a walk in to a great program, said Yes. She LOVES where she’s at and is a perfect example of things happening for a reason.
S got accepted into engineering! Needs to decide between Northeastern and Syracuse.
Count me in as an active participant in that kick line…Ready, 5-6-7-8…? One…?
@cjfmom ~ this is the musical theatre thread But congratulations!!
Catching up on this thread a bit. Sending so much good energy to all waiting for a yes. Getting very invested in wanting things to work out for everyone - it’s such a stressful time.
My S got accepted by Roosevelt, but I think he’s going elsewhere, so that’s one more space for the waitlist folks. I think there is going to be a lot of shifting around, so keep the faith.
Well, how many people just checked My Slice even after being told that Syracuse doesn’t notify MT through My Slice?
Wait, @mauidad is MT. Now I’m scratching my head. Congratulations! My kid loved that audition. I see nothing different on My Slice.
Note - there’s a cross-reference list by date for those who self identify as "date anxiety "sufferers on p. 18 of this thread. Thanks CaMom13. We can update this list on April 1 as a primer for next year’s class of 2024
3/15 update - and can’t say this enough - there is still A LOT of time and movement until 4/1. Hang on…
• Syracuse has started notifying via email. Please don’t worry if you haven’t heard anything - they notified over three weekends last year.
• Emerson notified yesterday via portal. Unless you applied to other majors as well as MT your answer is for both academic and artistic admit.
• Roosevelt CCPA is notifying today - email directing to the portal.
• UCLA not today - 3/22 most likely the next window.
• UC Irvine will most likely next week 3/22 also via portal - last year decisions rolled out over three weeks.
• USC - rumor has it might be next week 3/22?
• Drake - have seen a few acceptances - not sure if they’re rolling or all at once?
• Montclair still has an audition date 3/23 so you may have to hang on to hear from them for another week.
3/13 update:
• JMU people…to the portals!!!
• Point Park is notifying
3/12 update:
• CCU sent waitlist emails yesterday
• Temple still notifying via portal update
• Rumor has it that Point Park is notifying tomorrow
• American (added) is notifying 3/18
3/11
• Update on Muhlenberg notifications (from snail mail letter received today): “Admissions decisions will be posted to the Applicant Status Portal at 4 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 19.”
• Western CT - snail mail.
• UNCG - phone call
• BU- per email received on 3/1: Admission decisions will be posted on MyBU on March 23. You will receive an email when your decision is available.
3/9 Update (since the 3/7 update was 11 pages ago)
• Temple notifying now via portal for academic and email for artistic acceptances. They’ve been on spring break this week.
• Wagner some calls have been made, but CC speculates they are still making calls. They’ve been on spring break this week.
• Pace notifications are rolling now. There have been some calls, but not all yes’ get a call. No and waitlist will come via snail mail letter (our redirect letter arrived on 3/23 last year.) Their spring break is w/o 3/17
• Missouri State, Syracuse, BU and many others are on spring break next week (if you report will add to next update)
American - Notifying 3/18
Arizona State - 3/14 (one person’s date from last year) and rolling?
Baldwin Wallace–Fall early auditions have been notified. Will notify 3/7 via email for those who auditioned after Nov.
Ball State—rolling - email and phone call to accepted students
Belmont - some yes and no notifications already rolling. Everyone should know March 1st via snail mail
Boston Conservatory—no later than 4/1 via portal, ED was new this year, RD typically one of last to notify end of March
BU - March 23 via email and portal
Carnegie Mellon—Plans to notify 3/7 via Acceptd direct to portal (or just check the portal), all at once
Catholic -rolling
CCM—3/9 has notified yes’ - email notifications for those still in the pool weekly through out Feb and March
Coastal Carolina University- emails started 3/6, trying to notify everyone by 3/15 - may be spread out over several days/week
Drake - have seen at least one acceptance 3/14 - not sure if they’re rolling or all at once?
Elon - all on the same day, expected to be 3/15 this year
Emerson—3/14, email directing to portal, all at once for both artistic and academic decisions.
FSU—Acceptance calls made 2/27, there is an alternate list - look for notification letter next week.
Hartt - Rolling notifications
Illinois Wesleyan - notifies via snail mail, some yeses reported last week of Feb.
Indiana (IU Bloomington) - Notifications started 3/5 via Acceptd
Ithaca - Starts notifying typically last week of February/first week of March vis portal - notifications have started
JMU - March 1 EA. 3/13 for RD applicants via MyMadison portal.
LIU/Post—often notifies 2-3 weeks after auditioning, rolling
Manhattan School of Music—4/1 vis portal, all at once
Marymount Manhattan - sends email to check portal, rolling? or maybe rolling after a certain date?
Michigan—February 28 acceptance via phone call; portal change for others - notify all at once
Minnesota Duluth - email from head of the program - rolling?
Millikin - rolling
Missouri State - rolling (3/9 although they’re on spring break next week)
Montclair - Rolling notifications, they’re still auditioning through 3/23
Molloy/CAP21—started 3/1, email
Muhlenberg - decisions for ED 1 in Dec, ED 2 by Feb 28, and RD by March 19 - posted on portal
Nebraska Wesleyan - rolling - still auditioning up until April 1.
Northern Colorado—rolling
Northwestern— 3/21 email directing to portal, all at once
NYU— All Schools - 3/28 via portal, all at once
OCU —rolling now, via email
Ohio Northern - rolling
Ohio University - rolling notifications - have head of a few acceptance phone calls thus far
Otterbein - Notifications going out now thru mid-March - calls to accepted students, getacceptd for no and waitlist
Pace—3/1 has started to notify, phone call for accepted students and/or snail mail, rolling more calls 3/7
Penn State - starting updating portal 2/14; started notifications for accepted students 2/26
Point Park—3/13 Emails to everyone, all at once, snail mail to follow up.
Rider - Portal change beginning 2/11. Definite Y to be posted on the portal and mailed out before 2/21; Committee meets 2/21 to discuss remaining applicants and then everyone else notified 1st of March via snail mail
Roosevelt—started notifying 3/15 email was sent out to check your portal
Shenandoah—3/5 via phone call (for acceptances); email for waitlist
SUNY Cortland 1/30/19 email
Syracuse—3/15 via email (not MySlice), decisions were sent in waves last three weekends of March last year
TCU - Notifications started 3/5 via email
Temple—notifying now, rolling - portal update for academic admit, email for artistic admit
Texas State—phone call to accepted students, rolling once auditions are complete, they meet each weekend and send notifications the following week.
UArts—starting about a week audition; snail mail, rolling
UAB - email notification
UAZ—Rolling notifications have started 2/28
University of Miami—last year 3/22, via portal, all at once
University of OK - changed to prescreens and auditions this year - anyone know how/when they’ll notify?
Utah—notifications going out now (early March) via email mail and then rolling
UC Irvine - 3/22? via portal, decisions rolled out over several days
UCLA—3/22? via portal, all at once
UNCG - Everyone should know March 15 “give or take a day” phone call: 3/11
UNSCA - Rolling out now through the end of Feb - calls to accepted students, email direct to portal for “no” decision.
USC - 3/22? (estimate based on last year’s notifications for Acting (MT is new this year)
Viterbo—via email, rolling
Wagner - 3/9 rolling now - there have been some calls - more to follow
Webster— snail mail acceptances go out around 3/8 (info from this year)
Western CT State—2-3 weeks after final audition day on March 2nd, all at once; snail mail 3/11
Western Michigan - Last on campus auditions 3/16, then will start notifying, rolling.
Wright St - discontinued rolling admission this year. Last audition day was 2/24, has started notifying 2/26
Xavier — Emailing acceptances now - 3/1
Kicking and singing and sending positive vibes to all those still waiting for that yes! Hang in there and remember you’ve got this! They will find their place! And there will definitely be movement on the lists as more information starts coming through.
I’m happy to say S got a yes from Roosevelt today. We are still waiting to hear from Temple, and some financials. But, he can only go to one school, so he will be able to release and hopefully open up some spots!
Congratulations to those yesses, and especially the 1sts!! I’m happy for you all!
FYI D got an email from Wagner today with her decision letter. She’s on a “short waitlist”. Not sure if they notified everyone via email today.
@mauidad Congrats on Syracuse! Was the notice in MySlice?
Also, I am sincerely rooting for everyone’s talented and hard working kids! I wish they all could have their dream schools! Hurts my heart to read kids not getting in… my own child included. I have to believe in what everyone has been saying…it will all work out and and they will land where they are supposed to be.
Congrats on all the yeses! So exciting!
My D has 2 yeses, but many, many nos from schools she loved (UM BW, CCM, and so many more). This process is so hard on everyone. And it’s so scary to think after all of this they will face even bigger odds in the real world… Ugh.
We are also getting a lot of “advice” from family members who think she should forgo the MT dream and just attend the excellent highly ranked state school she was admitted to where there is no MT or even Acting program. The 2 schools she has MT acceptances from are very small and not well known, especially for academics. And I confess a part of me wonders if I should be trying to steer her away from this field. She is the over represented petite blonde soprano and I don’t know if I can take the stress!
Anyway, I hardly ever post but I think this is the only place people understand! And I’m trying to get enough posts to PM…
:-*
@mamallovesllamas a couple people who had worked in the industry said variants this to us early on in the process. They said, if there is something else your son is considering; like, if he is making a choice between musical theatre and say, medicine, or history, or law, or anything… then do the other thing. But if there is no other choice, if this is ALL he wants, then do this. Because it’s really hard, and the only thing that makes it work is if it’s all you want to do.
I’m not sure if that advice is help for you or not, but it was helpful to me. Hearing it I knew where we stood and what the right path was. For now - they can always change course. Way leads onto way. I believe that you follow your dreams and see where they take you and that it’s often not where you thought you were going, but it’s the right place.
Any current Syracuse my parents or students here? I have some questions about sophomore adjudication
Hi all, I posted several days ago about my son’s MT path, but reading recent posts I feel compelled to update the story.
Last year was his senior year, 4 AP courses and 2 shows hindered his ability to apply to many MT schools.
A denial at Michigan broke his spirit and he thought that he didn’t measure up…that he would never be good enough.
A few months later we were at BU for academic orientation when he texted me and told me he couldn’t do it…he couldn’t give up on Musical Theatre.
We came home from Boston, regrouped, and decided to take a gap year.
He was able to concentrate on audition material; songs, monologues, choreography…all without the distractions of senior year.
The gap year was the best decision we could have made.
He now has some amazing MT options, including Michigan.
Taking a gap year might not be everyone’s path, but requiring these amazing kids to do everything expected of them as seniors and audition for 10+ universities is a little silly.
Stay open to possibilities.