<p>It’s really terrible that music majors are treated this way. My D drastically reduced the number of auditions she did because missing school was not an option with a major work load. Despite Peabody’s attempt to schedule auditions during school vacation week, this is not a vacation week for my daughter. They were very cooperative in guaranteeing her a spot on President’s day, although they scheduled so late in the day, she had to fly home instead of taking a late train. NU was nice to schedule her on a monday of teacher’s conference day. Many music schools scheduled regional auditions during final exam week at her school.
My only advice is to inform people about what you are doing and plan well in advance. I really don’t know how some peaople are able to schedule 12 auditions.</p>