<p>I’d bet that for every person that can come up with an reason that auditioning on campus and on campus early helps ones chances, there are people who will confirm otherwise. I’d have to think if a kid is really that much a fit for a program the school would let them in whenever and wherever they audition. </p>
<p>I’ve been told that decisions are made often in the first moments of meeting a kid sometimes before they even open their mouths. I sure know that is the case with professional acting. My kid booked a pilot once and I was told by the director that he knew my kid was the one the second he opened the door.</p>