<p>niftydesign - my D will be a MT major in the fall so we just went through the process this last year. There are schools that have auditions before January 1st for early decision as well as schools with rolling and regular admissions that have auditions before January.</p>
<p>I would suggest that everyone try to do their first audition at a school they do not have their heart set on. My D found that her first audition, which we had to fly all the way across the country for, was the one she was most nervous at and did not feel she did her best. </p>
<p>I also have to say it is so important for the kids to do everything to stay healthy prior to auditioning. Get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water, etc. We met so many sick kids at Unifieds! Definitely get a flu shot when they are available.</p>
<p>My D also decided not to audition for any shows that would be in rehearsals during the time she was auditioning. She had a friend who auditioned the year before she did and they were both the leads in the hs musical and her friend was extremely stressed auditioning and rehearsing.</p>
<p>My D did not attend a performing arts hs so she was the only one at her school auditioning for programs this past year. She had other friends in town who were also auditioning for schools, but D really did not talk to them about applying or auditioning and really just kept this all to herself until she received her results and decided where to go.</p>