<p>I hope you don’t mind this input as it is not exactly an answer to the question you asked. I tend to think there is hardly any MT schools where you can apply at this late date for the fall. IF there are any, there would be so few that your stepdaughter, if accepted, would be going to a school by default and not a school that necessarily fit her. Sure, she could transfer after one year but the odds for MT transfer admissions are very low and much worse than for freshmen MT admissions, which are challenging enough odds. </p>
<p>In my view, under these circumstances, based at least on what you shared so far, is that your stepdaughter may be better served by taking a gap year and during that year, getting a bunch of acting and dance classes, as well as continuing with vocal training. She can fill in her gaps in her training and be more prepared for the next admissions round. Moreover, your stepdaughter needs a MUCH MUCH more appropriate and balanced college list. Three BFA programs are not enough in such a HIGHLY competitive process, let alone that those three programs she applied to (UMich, BOCO, and CCM) are tippy top ones that take around 5% of applicants in a very talented pool. You would be pressed to find more than a handful of kids who only applied to those three schools and landed acceptances. Not many. Your stepdaughter needs more schools and a more balanced list of odds, not to mention that I have no idea if she was in the ballpark for those schools or not. But even if she was, the chances were very slim. </p>
<p>I have a nephew who is pursuing another field in the arts. He also had too short of a list last year when he applied and his list was VERY chancy and not appropriate or balanced. He also did not get accepted anywhere. I had offered to help but he did it on his own. This year, he took a gap year and I helped him get an internship in his field (helped with the extensive application) and this time I helped him with his entire college selection and admissions process from start to finish. His college list of programs was more appropriate, longer, more balanced and so on. His approach to admissions and applications and samples and auditions was done entirely differently. This year, he got into almost all of his schools and programs. His gap year was full of growth and made for a stronger resume as well, and his approach to college selection and the admissions process was radically different and resulted in a huge success. He did not have to transfer. He will be a freshman this fall and a highly regarded program in his field. This is what is possible for your stepdaughter if she takes a gap year, trains, and applies again with a new list and a new approach to her admissions process. Just a suggestion.</p>
<p>The right college list is crucial to a successful outcome. Nobody should be shut out of colleges. With the appropriate college list for that applicant that has balanced odds on it, including safeties where they can study theater/MT, the student should have at least two acceptances in hand, and not zero.</p>