<p>Wow, thanks, everyone I don’t think I’ll be able to visit Oberlin again, unfortunately, though it’d be wonderful. But from your answers I’m managing to get at least a little bit of an idea for what I’m up against. </p>
<p>So, to run a hypothetical here: say I do go to Oberlin and become happily immersed in the College. I decide to audition for the conservatory, after practicing and taking secondary lessons for a year.</p>
<p>How many people re-audition or audition for the first time for the Conservatory after their first year? Is that common at all? And of those, how many of them actually get in? I just don’t want to feel lulled by it if the odds are bad. (I do understand what D’yer Maker was saying, though, and if I choose to go to Oberlin, it will be because I’m happy as is, even without the con. )</p>
<p>Also, it’s good to know that people wouldn’t consider me a failure I hadn’t thought about it, but I can’t be the only one.</p>
<p>This might sound a little cold Ermsy, but I don’t mean it that way. I think the answer to your chances of admission to the Con next year is, how good are you? I’ve been following your posts a bit, and I know you had a bad audition at Oberlin. But did you audition at other similar Cons? How did it go? I ask this because if it went well there, then you’re “Con quality” and maybe you just need another bite at the apple. But if it didn’t go well there, maybe you need some extra preparation?</p>
<p>Nah, it’s not cold-- it’s a completely fair question … the thing is, I don’t know. I’m one of the people that is bad at auditioning, and I’m seriously having to think about that if I am going to be a music performance girl. I get really nervous, can’t breathe, feel really hot and lightheaded, and then fail miserably, almost every time. I did, however, have a good audition at Lawrence, despite a couple of the symptoms… I don’t know. I know I’m not as good as the Con admits, but I wish I could tell what the gap is to see if I stand a chance of making it in on a second shot. So I have no clue if I’m con-quality, because I can’t audition worth anything. I’ve made up my mind that if I’m going to try and do this, I will have to mock audition for as many people as I can-- overcoming this fear is the only way I could ever make it in the music world.</p>
<p>My understanding is that about a dozen people typically transfer into the Double Degree program each year, but I don’t know how many current students audition for transfer into the Con and are rejected. You might be able to find out more information from the Conservatory Admissions Office. However, I believe that most students considering applying for the Con usually get a good sense of their likelihood of admission well before the audition process through private lessons, conversations with faculty members, etc, and they base their decision on whether or not to formally audition on those impressions.</p>
I don’t think I’ll be able to visit Oberlin again, unfortunately, though it’d be wonderful. But from your answers I’m managing to get at least a little bit of an idea for what I’m up against. </p>