Sounds like the Combines are turning into regular NYC open call auditions, with people lining up hours in advance and having friends sign up for you to hold your spot.
And paid line sitters too? What is this Hamilton?
@NYart15 This certainly doesn’t happen at every school, but I auditioned at NY Unifieds in 2014, during the “polar vortex,” and all flights out of the Midwest had been grounded. That meant that the Viterbo auditors couldn’t get to Unifieds, and they had a local alum run the auditions in their stead. I remember walking out of that audition and telling my dad “well, I had a great audition, but I didn’t audition for faculty, so I’m not getting in to this school.” In fact, Viterbo was the ONLY school that I got into, funnily enough. I graduated in 2018. The faculty ended up making their admissions decision for me based on my prescreen video and the strength of the recommendation from the alum who had seen me audition. I suppose it’s worth noting that I was the only person in my class who had auditioned at NY Unifieds (although there may have been a few more who were accepted in the same manner and elected not to attend).
The good thing about auditioning in an era of college auditions where prescreens are so common (that year, I only filmed two) is that many schools will have filmed material to “fall back on” if inclement weather prevents them from seeing a student in person.
@CanadianMTgirl Thank you!!
I’m hoping that if we can’t get into the city on Sunday, the school will accept my D’s prescreen videos. Fingers crossed.
BAL to all auditioning this weekend!!
@CaliMTdreams when my D auditions, she has a double sided headshot on one side, resume on the other. She has done this for every audition for the last several years, including all of her college auditions.
Made Illinois to CCM drive yesterday just fine. Son is enjoying the experience! HE felt the dance audition and MT people were pretty intense. He thoroughly enjoyed the acting workshop and audition. He goes back over in 2 hours for his MT monologues/singing audition. Spending the night again so hopefully the roads will be cleared by the time we drive home. NIce to just about have this first audition under our belt! For any other CCM applicants, they are saying the kids should know decisions by Friday!
has anyone still not head from wagner?
Like @pegski we spent our day today in Cincinnati at CCM. We live about 2 hours west of CCM. Drive was not an issue for us. Deciding when to drive and timing of the forecasted monster winter storm started making me nervous early in the week. The welcome meeting was to start at 7:45 am this morning. Son had rehearsal at school last night until 8. We decided to drive up late last night. We spent the night about 15 miles outside of town and got up early this morning. What a nasty start to the day…rain, cold, wind.
I thought the welcome meeting was informative and helpful. I fee like there were less people there than I anticipated, though weather fear may have kept some away, I’m not sure. After the welcome meeting they took the kids away and split them into two groups. Current MT students taught the dance combo. They then did their dance call in front of faculty in groups of 5 or so. Details from son are hard to get at times but what he shared…He estimated there were about 10 boys/65 girls. After the dance call the kids were left to wait for their specific audition time. He was very fortunate to have an early spot. Voice/Monologue auditions started at 10 and his time was 10:24.
He left in a good humor so that is always a bonus. My take on what kids were told in information meeting. Admission decisions will go out next Friday for those who are a definite no or offered a spot. Those put on “hold” are not notified and will remain on “hold” until all auditions are complete. Their last audition is scheduled in early February I believe.
We were so thankful to be done for the day by 10:30 and even managed to get in a trip to IKEA and get home before the snow came!
Hi everyone! I thought it would be helpful to know that Ball State, UW Stevens Point, LIU Post, Roosevelt and maybe point park are doing walk ins for NYC Unifieds! If you have any others, leave them below!
Ohio university also doing walk ins.
@mteverlasting About Wagner- did you check your spam folder? My D got the email on Friday, and it went to her spam folder. In addition to those walk ins mentioned for NY Unifieds: SUNY Cortland, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Viterbo, SCAD, TCU, Cornish.
NYC unified walkins in addition to those mentioned above-Temple, UArts, Viterbo, Hartt, UMiami
Since this is the venting thread, Id like to just say something for the dads ( not JUST THE DADS BUT ALL Football fans to be politically correct : ). Who came up with the brilliant idea of NYC unifieds being the day of the NFC/AFC championship games & the Chicago unifieds on SUPERBOWL SUNDAY?! just venting a year a head of time 
I hope all you guys did well this weekend, as usual the weather was overhyped and ended up being nearly 50 w rain instead of a " snowstorm"
@NYYFanNowMTdad – lol. I am a fierce NY Giants fan and have found that NONE of my fellow drama mamas care about football. I had to strongly object a few years ago to a non-urgent meeting that someone wanted to schedule during the Super Bowl about an upcoming show or something. Not even the artistic commercials interested them. Hopefully you can arrange to sit in a bar with the games on while your kid auditions.
@NYYFanNowMTdad - in 2014 Chicago unified was also superbowl sunday 
@NYYFanNowMTdad Our high school theater director (male) scheduled a build during the Superbowl last year. Husband was horrified. Poor director…no one showed up to help. :-/
@speezagmom serves him right
@toowonderful i think it always is
@MomofJ5 thanks for the sympathy
hey if my kid gets into a perfect fit school it will be worth it- just venting as i watch todays game
LOL - don’t worry, neither the Giants or Jets will be there next year…
My sports schedule worked out great for me this weekend. Others are a challenge.
@afterp89 - This board is supposed to be SUPPORTIVE. ? It’s ok for me since I’m just here to pay it forward. But I’m hoping your football dreams don’t come true. ??
@Kristiern1, you are so lucky to have gotten out when you did! We got there the night before and walked around campus. (What a cool place, btw!!) My son wanted to be Mr. Independent, so I didn’t go to the welcome meeting as it wasn’t listed as parents and applicants. I wish I would have gone. He did the dance audition at 8:30 and we knew it would be a challenge with him not having formal dance. He felt they made it pretty clear they were looking for the “triple threat”…strike 1. He also did the acting workshop and audition which he really surprised himself by enjoying immensely. The two programs are quite segregated there and we sensed some acrimony? Perception could have been wrong. He didn’t audition for MT until 5:48pm so he went back to the hotel and showered to get into dressier clothes for the audition. We arrived 30 minutes earlier and the sleet/winds had arrived. Horrid soaking walk to the building!! When he got to the room, they had changed his audition time to 4:40pm without our knowledge and told him he missed his time and could not audition. Strike 2… I’m very proud of him–he gathered himself, returned to the room, addressed the panel asking to please be allowed to audition since his parents drove 4.5 hours in poor weather just to give him this opportunity. They did allow him, but he was flustered and messed up the words to one song and doesn’t feel he did well. I’m curious if they addressed the possible change in audition times in the welcome meeting? If I had heard that, I would have had him walk by the room and check after his acting audition at 1:20.
Oh well, live and learn! His first in person audition is under his belt and we travel to Roosevelt next Saturday! Pray for no snow!! Leaving Cincinnati this morning was brutal!
@pegski -Please tell your son to not despair. Lots and lots of kids that didn’t have perfect (or bad) auditions on one day, went on to have amazing auditions on other days. Just be sure he stays positive.