<p>Does anyone happen to know how Ithaca notifies their applicants? I’m not sure whether to expect an email or a letter in the post. Either way, I’m praying that things turn out for the better with this, because things are starting to look… well, not exactly favourable. </p>
<p>And, erm. Has anyone heard anything about the musical theatre program at Columbia College Chicago? I visited their campus last summer and I got a really good vibe from the place; it’s my safety.</p>
<p>Clandestinelli,</p>
<p>I know a few years ago, Ithaca notified by a letter “in the post” as you say - rather late in the game around mid April. I believe they started notifying earlier the last two years. Perhaps you can track the posts in the Ithaca sub heading as well as the acceptance thread by school name,- maybe even send a private message to someone there who might know. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Rejection came in the mail. Not sure about acceptances.</p>
<p>abparent and seasidegardener, thank you very much for your replies! I guess that means I’ll be stalking the postman over the next few days/week… :P</p>
<p>Clandestinelli if you check the Ithaca thread they say a small envelope is a rejection(That is what my daughter received) and a large envelope means accepted. I hope this helps. I wish you good luck. I know the waiting is so hard. At least it is almost over.</p>
<p>Regretfully not accepted to USC. I will try again later and for more schools. I have learned so much on this forum in the last month. Thank you to all who have given such great advice. For now I will look for plan B and I will keep the faith. I definitely know everything happens for a reason!!!</p>
<p>My S was rejected at CMU & CCM (deferred first). The worst rejection was Otterbein. They were emailing, telling us multiple times much they enjoyed his audition, wanted to make sure they got him as much money as possible, etc…and not even put on a waiting list. He’s having a hard time getting over that considering that the few they did accept see Otterbein as their “safety” school and will not even be going there since they got into their first choices. </p>
<p>He was accepted at Point Park, Marymount, Hartt, Webster & Lindenwood. How do we decide? I’m new at this and terribly confused. He wants Marymount because its NYC but does the stigma I hear about MMM truly exist?</p>
<p>I have never heard of a “stigma” associated with Marymount Manhattan, and so how much could it exist? I think I am pretty well versed on MT colleges as I advise students applying to such programs. So, it could still be that I am not “in the know” of a stigma about that school. I m not aware of what the stigma is. Perhaps you could share it. </p>
<p>Your son should be aware that MM is a BA program with a MT Minor and that PP starts you out in a BA and you have to be accepted into the BFA later on. Hartt and Webster are BFA programs, including from day one. There are differences in his choices and he ought to examine them. Location is but one of the differences. I think if he could list what he wants in a college and list everything he knows about each of his choices and see which matches up the best. Hopefully he has or will visit them to make an INFORMED choice. Congrats on his outcome!</p>
<p>TerriLK4 - what stigma is that? like you (and many others), our family is now weighing pros and cons of schools…</p>
<p>TerriLK4
I would love for you to elaborate about Marymount.</p>
<p>^^Me too. I have a former student attending MM and another one strongly considering attending next fall.</p>
<p>Let me think carefully and respond later. I don’t want to alarm or offend anyone by what I’ve heard. We are strongly considering MM!</p>
<p>Well, you did ask if this stigma REALLY exists and I don’t know how anyone can answer when none of us know what this “stigma” is…maybe that is a good sign that it doesn’t exist? Very hard to say without knowing what it is you are refering to and so I don’t know how anyone can answer the question you posed. </p>
<p>Think of it this way…someone asks: “Is what I heard about this school true?”…the natural response would be: “What did you hear?”</p>
<p>So, let us know what you mean, if possible, so that we may assist you, if possible, with an answer to your question.</p>
<p>My sympathies to all the rejections. Hope all the kids can soon find they love their choices and eventually feel everything happens for the best. I know when those letters come right now it’s hard to see it that way. </p>
<p>Terri…that particularly sucks about Otterbein. You are not the first person I have heard that has been led to believe that there would be an acceptance to a college (not talking just Otterbein here) and then not accepted. I know colleges want to hold on to people that are talented till THEY decide they want them or not but I think the practice frankly stinks.</p>
<p>Otterbein was also the worst rejection for me. I walked away from that audition feeling that it was where I truly belonged, and continued to receive positive feedback from them afterwards. I literally thought of it as my dream school, and really was the only school I would have gone to in a heartbeat had I been accepted. Needless to say, I was quite heartbroken when i received my rejection letter,*the only school I was truly upset over. </p>
<p>I realize that the chances to get in were slim to none because of the competitive numbers, but I really do think the hardest part of it all was that the kids who were accepted obviously didn’t have otterbein ranked as their number one school (according to posts i’ve seen on facebook anyways). It just seemed like it was another school on their list, whereas for me, it was the school I spent hours of research on after deciding it was the perfect program for me. </p>
<p>I adored Otterbein’s faculty and I know they couldn’t have had any idea about that when they were accepting people. They were just trying to create the best possible class they could, and I happened to not be apart of that, and I can respect that. I guess I’m just saying this as a testament to how hard this process can be sometimes. I just know God has a plan for me though, and I’m going to try and follow where He guides me.</p>
<p>Regarding post #67 above, I think it is hilarious that anyone would think somebody else thought of Otterbein as their “safety school”, since they only take 8 MTs per year. I think the people who happen to have gotten acceptances there along with so many other good choices went into this process just like the rest of us - we applied to a number of schools to improve our chances of getting accepted SOMEWHERE. They just happened to hit the jackpot in acceptances and now have a tough choice to make.</p>
<p>Kitkatt you’re right and you have a wonderful attitude.</p>
<p>I am sorry about the rejections, but big mistake to consider Otterbein as a safety, considering the very tiny number they accept and considering that quite a few of the kids audition there. What people have to remember is that NO audition based school is a safety. Furthermore, as I told my D when she was going through this last year, “I am glad that they said positive things to you in the audition, but you can believe it when you get the fat envelope in the mail in March and not before.” Quite a few kids I know mistook an auditor’s pleasant comments and encouragement for validation that they would get in. This seemed to happen with some kids, in particular, with NYU, because when it came time (last year) to discuss studios, auditors might talk to a kid and then, after hearing his or her interests, learning style and so forth, say “It seems to me you would be right for Adler/Meisner/Atlantic/Strasberg” and the kid came away thinking that meant they would get in. Mistake and in fact the kids in question did not get in! Everyone needs to keep in mind that most auditors want to be encouraging and make kids feel at ease, and kids ought not to mistake a comment of “That was great, thanks” for reassurance that they will be accepted.</p>
<p>Is it unusual that I haven’t heard anything from Syracuse - at all? I know Ithaca’s got until the 15th (and I’m assuming the later it gets into April, the less likely my chances are of being accepted?) but another Friday/Saturday morning has passed with an inbox devoid of Syracuse. Should I, ah, call them, or is that not a good idea? My parents are getting concerned too. :</p>
<p>clandestinelli – If you’re not a transfer student, I would recommend you call the Syracuse admissions office to ask if you should have heard by now and if so, let them know that you have not received any notification. I would think that they would have alerted most students by now. But maybe not.</p>
<p>If you’re a transfer student, then don’t worry. I don’t think the transfer students are going to find out until the middle or end of this month.</p>