We’re getting emails too and my son didn’t even pass the Prescreen. Idk if it’s a trust worthy email system they have. Something directly from the Department would be best to look out for.
I don’t know what ITF is. We didn’t START the process until November of senior year so I learned the h.a.r.d. way! I’d seriously invest in a college audition coach if I were you. Even if your kid is absolutely amazing, the coaches (My College Audition “MCA” is who I used and I love Sarah and Gigi), will seriously help so much with all the stress. I’ll have to write my/our story out eventually, but I’m for real. I wish someone had told me sooner about it. You are SO SMART to be here now thinking about MT/Acting school. Best of luck to you all!
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does anyone have an idea of when oberlin and miami will release decisions?
Yes! The frontrunners right now are UNCSA and Carnegie Mellon. I feel incredibly fortunate. Thank you for your kind words.
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Gotcha. Congratulations on Missouri State, they have such a fabulous program! I am thrilled to hear he is happy. Please keep us posted on NYU, the rest of his decisions, and his tours - I would love to know where he ends up choosing at the end of this wild process!
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Good morning! I think someone on this thread said they got their call/acceptance yesterday. Hopeful you’ll know soon.
Hey, quick question! Has anyone heard back from Pace yet? Do they call usually or just send emails?
Hello does anyone know when point park usually notifies?
Thank you for the advice. It has been a blessing to follow this group and start to comprehend what’s to come!
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Oberlin said March 21. I believe UMiami is usually the third Friday in March, so that would be the same day.
I haven’t seen anyone with a Pace response yet. Last year they called and emailed offers, and emailed rejections, on March 13,
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Last year Point Park released results on March 13.
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anyone heard anything from UNL acting?
We’re waiting on pace for their international program. Not sure that my son loves the idea though. He’d rather do full MT or Acting I think.
Hi all – first of all, congratulations to those of you who have gotten great offers! It’s thrilling to see so many dreams come true. 
I’m writing because I feel it’s important to urge everyone to be conscious that not everyone on this thread can afford an audition coach, travel to auditions, and all the other things that come with supporting our kids’ dreams. We somewhat fall into that category – we had to identify priorities, which included no coaching and limited travel. Our wonderful kiddo still managed to secure 15 auditions and has received multiple offers to date (while still nervously waiting on many of the same ones that you’re waiting on).
So as you talk about your experiences, I would encourage you to keep in mind that not everyone can afford a coach or travel or other things that made your experiences slightly less challenging. I think this is especially true given the increasingly challenging economic times many of us are facing.
Thanks for your understanding and continued good luck and best wishes to all!
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Congrats to your child on their success, and fingers crossed for more offers to come!
I haven’t seen people in this thread doing much other than sharing information/experiences/results, and being supportive. While coaches and travel have been mentioned, I don’t think it’s been done in any way other than to express personal experiences. I guess I’m not sure what you’re asking: should people not mention that they used a coach or travelled?
Being aware of the inequities of this particular college path (and indeed career choice) doesn’t preclude sharing personal experiences.
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I do think it’s important to share. But when folks say things like “you definitely should use a coach,” it’s hard to hear that if you aren’t in a position to afford one.
I certainly hope that no one hears that as a criticism – I’m glad those who can are supporting their kiddos in every way possible! But it would also be good to hear about alternatives that do not require such a significant investment.
It occurs to me that it’s only fair that I share what we did. Hiring a coach was not an alternative. But asking their HS teacher to coach was – and the teacher was terrific. Our kiddo watched dozen of advice videos and lurked on coach sites (many of which offer lots of terrific free advice along the way to their paid offerings). Sites like CC were helpful too. They ended up applying to 18 schools.
Our kiddo researched monologues and got good advice from the teacher as well as several theatre professionals in the area. When the time came to do pre-screens, we bought a good ring light, found a good location in the house, and our kiddo self-taped (and self-taped and self-taped…). We’re incredibly proud that all of their hard work resulted in their getting auditions for all but one of their pre-screens.
When it came time for auditions, we took advantage of the unifieds process to cut down on the number of trips. We also were able to cluster several auditions into several weekends, which meant fewer trips.
I have no idea where they’ll end up yet – there are still multiple schools keeping us all in suspense, and like yours, our kiddo could end up getting in all that are left or none of them. And we still have to make final decisions on what we can and cannot afford, depending on each school’s decision on merit and financial aid packages.
To date, they’ve been careful not to have a favorite until they know what all their options are. Once they do, we’ll decide as a family as to what we can afford, they will pick out a few favorites, and we’ll travel to the degree possible (with a focus on those schools whose auditions were part of unifieds).
Hope all that helps – apologies for not posting all this earlier, which I hope is more helpful than merely talking about what we couldn’t do.
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That’s fair. I think if people can swing it, a coach can be helpful, but I don’t think it’s necessary. People have success without (my daughters friend is currently at UMich and did it all by herself), and some use coaches and do not get the results they want. People are approaching this process from various points and should do what’s right for them. That said, the inequities in this process will eventually need to be addressed if we want true representation in the entertainment industry.
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I couldn’t agree more. One thing we tried to stay away from was virtual auditions, as I think it’s important for that to happen in person. But ultimately, there are several things schools could be doing, including requiring everyone to audition virtually, offering mini-scholarships to permit travel to in-person auditions, and holding unifieds in cities other than the big three.
But TBH, I don’t think that many of these schools have any incentive to do any of that, especially those at the upper end of the tuition spectrum who know there are enough kids out there whose parents will pay full price – and enough who will qualify for financial aid – that they don’t even bother to provide merit aid for kids who fall into the gap between those two categories.
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