<p>My D did early action for Emerson in November and we flew back to Boston for it. Very cool for us California girls… And she got in, one of only 2 EA for Acting that year… It was a nice Holiday present. So, yes, for early action in particular, auditions do come early. Most of them, though, seem to start in earnest in January and go through March.</p>
<p>I agree with the visit thing. I was thinking about adding that, but I thought with the auditions, a lot of people squeeze the visits into the audition visit. But you should NEVER attend a school until you have visited it, talked to the profs, and talked to the students who are there.</p>