<p>Well, sounds like my plan goes down to defeat! I can see and appreciate the points made. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>LOL! But I’ve enjoyed your thoughtful explanations, jeffandann. Who knows, something like this could eventually take place, but we’d probably be well over the whole acceptance/audition thing by then!!</p>
<p>I’m wondering if there are clearer measurements in other majors or med school or whatever. because so much of this seems to be about getting everyone a spot in a BFA and that is not the goal. It certainly wasn’t mine. Most kids I know want to go to the best school they can get into and maybe not so much just a BFA. My list was one sort of academic safety and ALL artistic or academic reaches. I would not have been shocked to get in nowhere but I sure didn’t want a list of likely matches. I agree, it’s too personal for a computer system. Don’t think the school would go for it either. They are competing with each other for the best class they can get aren’t they?</p>
<p>Actor, isn’t it not so much a matter of “best” as of “best fit”? So many intangible, subjective factors are involved–things that are hard to quantify or measure. But the most important issue to me is really that applicants are somewhere around 18 years old and senior year is (or should be) a time of personal growth and development, unlike 26-year-old med school grads who have 4 years of post-bacc work and real professional experience (during med school rotations) under their belts. The situations aren’t really analogous. But as I said earlier, I see the appeal and have often wished for a match or lottery system myself!</p>
<p>Maybe, this is not a major for the realistic!</p>
<p>Well actor12 that is probably true! I admire jeffandan for attempting this but there are so many reasons why it won’t work well. Another difference is just shear numbers - correct me if I’m wrong but there are hundreds of kids attempting to attend an audition program and many fewer applying for residences.</p>
<p>I will repeat, this is a blip in their (and your) lives, the kids handle it better than their parents (often), and in a year or two, you’ll hardly remember much of this experience. Just wait until your kid tries to do a summer stock internship and has to pay and apply for the privilege of applying (on paper) to audition. There are so many things “off” in this industry!</p>