<p>I’m sure this thread will quickly sink to the Paleozoic layer of College Confidential, but I wanted to add a final comment to sort of help me bring closure to this journey with my daughter. And, maybe pass along a few suggestions to another parent or student– I don’t know. Also, I hate reading these type of threads and never knowing whatever finally happened with the kid.</p>
<p>My D’s list remained the same as in my above post except she dropped Northeastern and added U of Minn and Barnard College. She was fortunate to get admitted to her ED school, Brown – so her search is now over.</p>
<p>A few really random thoughts on the process:</p>
<p>As per NJTheatremom’s suggestion <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14777869-post21.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14777869-post21.html</a> My D did meet with theatre departments and attended classes. Most schools were so welcoming and accommodating. No surprise, I guess, the Theatre departments actually want theatre students. It was really easy – we just emailed and called the departments well in advance – and they would help us plan out our day on campus. It was so much more informative than the generic campus info sessions. It also helped my daughter write her supplemental essays knowing what each department was about.</p>
<p>Perhaps not relevant advice for the BFA seeking student, but for my daughter it really helped to have a small list with the conventional mix of safe/target/match. It set her mind at ease that she would land somewhere she liked and enabled her the time to really craft her applications. </p>
<p>She filled out the common application and some of the supplements as soon as they became available which allowed her a couple of months to mull over and tweek them a little bit each week, right up until the deadline. We (mom, dad and her English teacher) really pushed her hard for the truth. We asked why do you REALLY want this or REALLY like that. To me, her truth always sounded much, much better than what she thought the colleges wanted to hear.</p>
<p>Whenever possible ,she sought out and chit-chatted with the regional reps when they visited our town – realizing these people are the ones that would or would not advocate for her to the admissions committees. She also sometimes left behind her theatre/academic resume and followed up via email with thank you’s and questions.</p>
<p>Books that really helped me understand the admissions process so I could help her were: A is for Admission, The Gatekeepers and Crazy U. My copies are now dog eared, highlighted and beat to hell.</p>
<p>I really appreciate (and read intently) the advice I received here on CC from the students and parents who took the time to answer my questions and sent me lengthy and information-rich emails. Thank you!</p>
<p>Best wishes to all!</p>