<p>Many auditions do not include an interview at all. You just perform your monologues and that’s it.</p>
<p>I know a student with a somewhat thin resume who hoped she could make up for it by impressing auditors with her passion for theatre in her interviews. She was not accepted into any top tier institutions such as the ones you mentioned; however she was accepted into an auditioned BFA for which she auditioned on campus and spent quite a bit of time talking to the department head.</p>
<p>If you are going to go ahead and audition for BFA programs, I would add the following advice to the above:</p>
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<li><p>Submit supplemental materials to the theatre department, even if they are not required. These should include a reel of clips from your videos that show you acting. They should also include testimonial letters from people you have worked with (if not in theatre, then in orchestra, etc) telling what kind of person you are in terms of cooperativeness, etc, and what kind of work ethic you have. (Note: Some programs actually require recommendation letters from people you have done theatre work with. These are not testimonials to your talent but a confirmation of your qualities like reliability and dedication, etc.)</p></li>
<li><p>Try to audition on campus whenever possible, rather than at Unifieds. This will help demonstrate your level of interest. This sort of thing really makes a difference! It will also give you more time with faculty members and possibly department heads.</p></li>
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<p>If you are worried about money, remember that applying costs money. You would probably want to apply to at least eight or so BFA programs of varying degrees of selectivity. Since you are interested in BA programs too, you should also apply to several of those. Probably you know that each auditioned program requires an audition fee of as much as $50 or more on top of the regular application fee.</p>
<p>Please let us know how things go for you! There will be other students who are interested in your journey.</p>