High School versus Performing Arts High School

EnjoyTheAdventur
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:19:47 +0000

I feel there are probably some preconceived notions about students from certain PA h.s. that come in to play when the auditioners make decisions. There has to be. They are seeing hundreds of students for one or two dozen spots. They need to use all of the information they have.
If their past experience is that students they have worked with from such-and-such h.s. have attitudes and are difficult to work with that will be considered when other students from that h.s. are auditioning. Just as if they have found the training from blah-blah h.s. is very conducive to the training their college employs they will take that in to consideration. As auditionees and parents of auditionees knowing that the auditioners have this knowledge is a good thing as it better assures that our kids will be selected for schools where they are more likely a great fit.
And yes I realize that just because there is a negative trait connected with a certain h.s. that does not mean your child has that trait. However, if there is a college that doesn’t like a certain h.s. because of past experiences I would not want my child from that h.s. going there as they may use those opinions against her. And yes, she could change those opinions, however as a college freshman she has enough going on without adding this cause.
I am a strong believer in doing your research, preparing properly for your audition and remembering that those rejection letters are not saying ‘we don’t want you’ but 'this would not be a good fit for you for the next 4 years and we want you have a successful college life."