<p>I wondered about the timing thing myself last year but there were enough examples of people that got admitted at later auditions combined with what the schools themselves insisted I finally concluded timing probably didn’t matter. Even if it sort of did, there are lots of other reasons that are more likely to explain acceptances and rejections and frankly even if you think you’ve got a handle on them, the outcomes can still surprise you. </p>
<p>Speaking of which, there was an interesting thread in the MT forum on topic of trying to unearth the science and mystery behind acceptances and rejections that might be relevant. I’ll try to link it here but I may not exactly know how to do that. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1280638-thinking-you-bombed-but-getting-anyway-thinking-you-rocked-getting-rejected.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1280638-thinking-you-bombed-but-getting-anyway-thinking-you-rocked-getting-rejected.html</a></p>
<p>What do you know it worked. Back to the topic, I’d not necessarily let timing concerns be the reason you start flying all over the place from the west coast. Do what you need to do in the most time and cost effective way. Otherwise it’s a killer on both. February can also mean taking advantage of Feb break which means less time out of school to get it all done. But I’d still vote for unifieds. We just couldn’t go last year because of an unmovable commitment.</p>