Feeling bad prescreens didn't work out- advice?

DBrownMT
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:20:49 +0000

After I was rejected based on prescreen from my first choice, I was pretty upset about it. I’m still a tiny bit upset, only because a friend of mine is going to the school and I have to see it every day. But, after I visited that school and made my windup about it, I had goggles on that kept me from seeing how awesome other schools were. I keep calling them “Oberlin Goggles”! I’m sure your daughter is meant to be somewhere awesome, and when she sees the three schools she is auditioning at, she’ll probably have some idea of what she really wants.
On the confidence side, I’ve had the exact same issue. We have to remember that this is such a subjective field and that we may never know why someone did not like our work. This is not to say that your daughter isn’t great. I’m so sure that she’s amazing and will find exactly what she needs and wants!
BTW, I had my first audition and it went really well, which boosted my confidence back up from where it had been after that rejection.
Hope I helped!