<p>I’m a freshmen in the Ray Bolger MT Program at The UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, and I ABSOLUTELY love it here! Feel free to ask any questions you may have about UCLA, the program, and the audition process. Break legs!! :-)</p>
<p>I have auditions in a few weeks and was wondering if you had any good advice or tips for it? It is my first college audition so I don’t really know what to expect or how to express everything in a short amount of time or set myself apart from all the other applicants</p>
<p>Just be yourself!! Choose material to which you can relate and fully understand. You should be totally comfortable with it. Also, your appearance is important. Show that you care! Don’t get nervous if you are asked to stop and make adjustments to your monologues. It’s a good thing!! They want to see if you can take direction and apply it to your performance. Be free and honest in your interview. The department is trying to get to know you. Let them know your goals and aspirations as a student studying theater in a university environment. For the dance audition, start warming up as soon as you come into the room. For the singing portion of your audition, your songs should communicate a specific situation in a clear context. Your situation/objective/goal should be honest and specific. Most importantly, though, don’t forget to have fun! Auditioning can be stressful, but just remember: not only are you auditioning for the school and the faculty, but they are auditioning for you! Break a leg! :-)</p>
<p>what kind of questions did they ask in the interview portion. like specifics if you don’t mind</p>
<p>They will ask you about your goals. They want to see that you have carefully thought about the reasons for pursuing a degree in a university as opposed to a conservatory. You should know about TFT (The School of Theater, Film, and Television) and the University. The point of the interview is to emphasize that UCLA is looking for more than just talent. They are looking for someone who is intellectually curious, dedicated, ambitious, prepared, courteous, and sincere. The interview is also a chance for the department to see your personality. They want to ensure that the class they select will collaborate and work together as a team. They may also ask some questions to see if they can spark your imagination. Just remember to have fun and be yourself!</p>
<p>Do you know how grades factor in to the decision process? I’m a transfer with a 3.84 gpa. It’s not spotless, but it’s not average! I’ve gotten into SD and will most likely get into Irvine, but I’m hoping for UCLA!! :)</p>
<p>Irvine is awesome. You should be fine.</p>
<p>I believe even UCLA is another one of those audition trumps everything schools. Good luck.</p>
<p>It isn’t entirely an audition trumps everything school. You have to have good grades as well for consideration which Alli1drind does. I think after you are academically “in the range” then indeed talent is likely the main factor.</p>
<p>Any chance you are out of state? Last year at the accepted students day I was told by the instructor that does the info session (blanking on his name) that beginning this year they are really under pressure to get more out of state tuition dollars. That is par for the course for the rest of the university but up until then, the theatre department was still doing what they felt was best based on the audition. Could mean that talented OOS have an advantage.</p>
<p>We were told directly during the info session that they would take a 2.0 if that’s who they wanted for the program. I remember this because, honestly, that is not what we wanted to hear. And yes, OOS probably helps in a close call.</p>
<p>I heard that too but he gave me the impression that it wasn’t really their intention to do so if they could avoid it. One still has to survive at UCLA where the classes are no picnic and you’re surrounded by a highly-capable peer group. In any case, Alli1drlnd has no issue with grades and it is likely to boil down to the audition as you said.</p>
<p>Last year I think we were one of maybe two families at the accepted students day from out of state. It was still a very highly-California centric program (which is fine, big state). It will be interesting to see if the mix indeed changes this year. Good luck Alli1drlnd!</p>
<p>Nope. I live right here in LA. Oh well.</p>
<p>That’s weird because at my info session they made a really big deal about UCLA NOT being a typical “BFA” type program that takes kids who aren’t academically fit, I mean the guy even made examples out of his two kids. Hmm.</p>
<p>I know that online it says decisions will be up after 5pm on Friday. Does anyone know if this is the case for all applicants (including MT)?</p>
<p>Yes, I believe it’s everyone.</p>
<p>For all freshman applicants, decisions will be available on March 22nd some time after 5:00 p.m. PST. Best of luck!! :-)</p>
<p>And to address the questions regarding academics…</p>
<p>The audition is an extremely important part of analyzing your suitability for admission. After auditions/interviews, The School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT) sends the applications to go through further examination by the admissions committee. This is where they take a look at your GPA, SAT scores, essay, etc. It is a holistic review. There is a spectrum, though. There are some students who were their high school’s valedictorian, and there are others who most certainly were not. But, I do not know of anyone in the program who had a 2.0. (that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened though, but it sounds VERY rare).</p>
<p>I do not know about everyone’s academic background, so I can only tell you this: Since UCLA provides a liberal arts education along with pre-professional training, students in the program are VERY talented and everyone is eager to learn and work VERY hard! :-)</p>