<p>Sorry about the disjointed posts here, but I forgot to mention one thing above with regard to experience and the audition. My daughter has a lovely voice, but her first love is acting. Unfortunately, there was a communication breakdown when her father set up her audition last fall, and he set her up for a MT audition. Needless to say, she was not very happy as she wanted straight drama. Since we could not change the audition, she went and performed her music choice and monologues. Then when it was time to talk with the auditor she was incredibly frank and explained the circumstance of the audition. She told him that she really didn’t want to go to CAP21 but due to her father’s mistake and her strong desire to attend NYU she came to the MT audition and she wanted the auditor to know that she was very interested in the Strasberg studio, as she loved to sing, but acting was her passion. When she shared this with us after her audition I was sure it was all over, but I did commend her on her choice of an honest approach. Additionally, I happened to be in the restroom when she performed her piece, and it was probably the best vocal performance I have ever heard her do in her high school years. D has a nice voice and was awarded 4th place at a NATS tri-state competition the one year she attended, but as I said, she did not wish to pursue MT exclusively. I guess what I really learned during her audition experience was that our approach of letting her be the driver of her college choice and experience was a good one as it let her feel the accomplishment of gaining admittance was hers and hers alone. We were just the cheerleaders and emotional support people. So all of you prospective freshman, go for it and break a leg. Don’t let a few bumps in the audition process get you down, just follow through. It worked for my daughter and it can work for you.</p>