Agree with loribelle. S didn’t attend the accepted student days. It wouldn’t have worked well with our schedule to begin with, but they were very general. It worked out better for us to schedule our own visit and tour where he could sit in on classes at each school. On housing, we didn’t have any issues. Had to pay our housing deposit by May 1st. All the MT kids were connected via snapchat immediately, and S and another fellow stayed in the dorm together during orientation weekend as a trial run for living together. They were able to request each other and housing was assigned in early July.
After getting her first no last night (Missouri St.), D woke up to her first yes this morning - U of I (new lyric theatre major). So excited because after a great audition experience with them at Chicago Unifieds the program shot up to near the top of her list. I’m one relieved mom.
Congratulations to your D @NewToThis13 - so very happy for her! And you!
While my son did not attend an official accepted students day, he visited two of the schools that were in contention as an accepted student. One had an itinerary set up just for him; he attended classes, stayed in the dorm with a freshman, we both we were comped tickets to the musical. The other school had nothing like that. He basically did the same tour as he did as a prospective student as an accepted student. He did know a few people in the freshman class there so he was able to sit in on a few classes but it was much less formal (and exciting!).
@NewToThis13, Congratulatoins to your D!! How exciting! Is U of I University of Iowa? It sounds like a very interesting MT program!!! How wonderful for her and you!
@NewToThis13 congrats on your D’s acceptance. That is a welcome relief I am sure.
D1 attended a few accepted students days (formal and informal). After one day, she took a school off her list. D2 attended only informal days and her #1 acceptance remained her #1 school!
Does anybody know if UArts does any type of formal “accepted students day”?
@NYKaren Thank you! It’s the University of Illinois.
@El-Cee, they do, and it’s really great. Very informative, warm and welcoming. They’re also very accommodating: last year, the accepted students day was on a Saturday, and it was lots of presentations and tours and question-and answer sessions and a “mock” class for each major. But my D wanted specifically to sit in on an “actual” acting class in session, so we asked if we could come in the day before, a Friday, so she could sit in on a “real” acting class. They said sure, and set it up for us, and were super helpful. It’s a really great school.
For future classes (and I guess the one upcoming audition day attendees)- regarding Accepted Students days for Coastal Carolina, they do have them for the University in general and people can arrange to visit (after acceptance) to the theatre department. But, what is so cool about their actual audition day is it is set up in a way that it gives the auditioners an accepted student day experience. About 10-15+ current students help out during the day. They have a student panel as most others, tours of the University, and the actual audition of course, in the morning. But then the auditioners have lunch with the current students and faculty and get to know them, they attend an acting class/workshop taught by the acting faculty, a dance class/workshop taught by the dance faculty, and a vocal class/workshop taught by the voice faculty. For those who might not be able to travel back to the school after acceptance, it gives an excellent example of what the school is truly like.
@NewToThis13 Congrats to your D!!
@NewMTDad We are all pulling for your D! Just to clarify, my D auditioned LAST year and is a freshman in college this year. So the 6 out of 12 was at the end of the audition season and also, very unexpected. We were shocked as we were going with the “you only need one” approach. The reason I brought it up is because she was not a “belter” and also had limited dance experience and not a stacked resume and she was still successful. So I just wanted to make sure you and your D knew that her limitations don’t have to hold her back. As for adding emotion, if she hasn’t already, I would suggest that she run her songs, not just for the choir director, but also for her high school acting teacher, speech team sponsor, head of fine arts department, etc. and get feedback on how to give her performance as much emotional depth as possible. My D practiced her pieces for many different teachers and that was very helpful (to a point - sometimes you get conflicting suggestions) Plus the more times you practice in a new/different setting the more comfortable you get, which should lead to a more polished performance. Again, best of luck to your D - can’t wait to hear when she gets the “yes!”
@MTdreamz @mindatwork - I guess it’s like everything else in this crazy BFA world, all the schools are different. We had a conflict with two accepted (drama) students days overlapping. Plus, my S had school performances that couldn’t be missed. One school said they could not permit sitting in on a class because of the privacy issues (I guess some student-actors bring real prior pain into the classroom and having prospective students watch could be a problem). I guess the advice is to do the best you can. Don’t worry about housing - as long as you decide by the required date (5/1), all will be fine.
And yes- having multiple schools to visit is indeed a good problem to have. Hope it works out that way for everyone on these boards in the class of 2023 and beyond. ?
Any info on BOCO notification. I have heard that they are rolling, but also heard they notify by 4/1 and its by portal. so no email will come first, we are checking portal but cannot see where they would have the notification. Audition was three weeks ago NYC Unified 1/28… anyone know where on portal to look?
@“collegehelp!” Last year BOCO notified on 4/1…which, if I remember correctly, was Easter Sunday and April Fools Day…
BoCo seemed to have changed it up this year. I have heard of several acceptances. Not sure how they happened.
@collegehelp! A friend of ours auditioned at BoCo in early January and received an offer of admission from them shortly before Chicago Unifieds.
El-Cee, UArts’ admitted student day is called “Admit One.” This year it will be March 30. Info is here:
https://www.uarts.edu/admissions/admit-one
Unfortunately, my daughter has a rehearsal that day and won’t be able to make it.
I agree after all the travel costs from college auditions & the high school eyeing D’s absences … we skipped that college visit accepted day and enjoyed the last lingering & precious days of high school as a Senior. When I went to college in the days of dinosaurs roaming the earth…we didn’t visit college campuses prior. We just went to college on day one and figured out. Oh the glory days before the internet. Colleges were listed in a phone book type reference book. Stats primarily. No fancy PR/Marketing packets - oh and lower tuition. Wink. D did end up taking the offer from a school D did an on-campus audition. So D had seen the campus. Perhaps if offer was from a unified audition school she really wanted we would have made one more trip. But D had run out of traveling steam. Truly the waiting was worst part for me as parent. Faith, friends and looking for laughter got me through. Hoping for best for all this year’s candidates. It’s a hard process.