Wtth full respect to all who have expressed views, I just want to suggest that if there is interest in continuing to discuss the college apps sting, that probably should occur in a new thread. It’s very interesting, I have my opinions, and I’m forcing myself not to perpetuate the discussion here. While I defer 100% to the mods, my opinion is that it is taking us way off topic.
@MTthreats I started one yesterday. No replies.
@MTDad2025 post the link here and I’m sure people will reply. But that being said the daughter in question is definitely the one who is auditioning this year. She is their oldest. Laughlin’s daughter is already at USC.
Sorry @MTthreats didn’t know it was a topic that couldnt be discussed under this thread. Can’t delete it now unfortunately
Carry on
@MTthreats We haven’t heard from Pace re: academic or otherwise. I just called admissions, the young lady found my D’s account, said “hold on,” then came back and said a decision has been made, and you should receive that decision in the mail any day now. Sadly, that sounds like a No, but it’s good to know and move on…
Hi @MTmom19, my S is a primary actor/singer, dance is his weakest link - although he just started seriously about a year ago, so he’s coming along. He did not audition at Roosevelt though - we only auditioned at 4 schools (AMDA, Pace, Manhattan School of Music and Kean (safety)), so it’s been a nail-biter (supposed to be 5, but he missed the NYU app deadline). I swear, trying to keep them from self-sabotage is a full-time job!
Re: college admissions scandal
This is the venting thread so I think it’s fair people express how they are feeling.
I do feel for the families involved…they have to be in a really bad place right now. However, I also feel for the many kids
who have given their all for 4 years (GPA, PSAT, SAT, talent, sports etc.) but had their spots at certain colleges effectively stolen from them. I’ve already read articles stating that ability to pay vs. needing scholarship money is a factor in some admission decisions… wasn’t that advantage enough without resorting to bribery?
This investigation is a good thing because this corruption needed to come to light so it could be stopped. However, I will send up some prayers for all caught up in this mess.
@sedaley we are waiting on four: Roosevelt, Webster, NYU and Ball State.
I posted the following in the how/when/where artistic acceptance thread this morning but haven’t heard from anyone…maybe there are more Rider applicants reading this thread so I am going to repost here:
Anyone else still waiting on an answer from Rider? According to the information above, everyone should have a definitive answer by now. This was his toughest Unifieds audition experience…Rider already announced they cut the audition material allowed in half (presumably to fit in more auditions) and then they abruptly cut him off in middle of song and talked of redirection right then and there). Understandably, we don’t have high hopes but it would be nice if they’d bother to contact him one way or another. Even though we did all we needed to do by the day after his Chicago Unified audition, we had to contact admissions several times to have his portal show complete and ready to review which they finally did the afternoon of the 21st which is when the committee was meeting to discuss the rest of the applicants. (according to the list above) 
Sigh, this process is stressful and frustrating enough without feeling as if your son wasn’t even considered. 
I don’t really want to contact them right now and force another No since my wonderful kid has already bravely dealt with some difficult No’s and only 1 WL so far. He does have most of his schools still pending so there is still hope.
Thanks for listening, I didn’t mean to write all that when I started this post, lol.
So, yah, anyone else still waiting on Rider?
@MTmom19 - Good luck! Hope you hear back soon. Which school is your S’s favorite?
@21stParent You should be able to log on the Rider portal. It should say whether accepted or not. If all else fails, call admissions.
thought I would add a positive story amongst the scandal as you all wait to find your perfect fit…My daughter has a friend who she attended the MT summer program at CMU last summer…he auditioned with most of your kids this year…he was waitlisted at CMU , rejected at Michigan and some other schools… He just landed the understudy role on Broadway at Dear Evan Hanson for the lead role & 2 others…many of you may have seen this in other chats, but its a very uplifting reminder that the school decision are not the end all & be all
Portal still shows complete and ready for review.
Didn’t want to contact, yet and in all probability get another No before he gets his first MT yes. I am hoping others will post who are still waiting on Rider…
@NYYFanNowMTdad
Great story…there’s hope! 
@sedaley at the moment CCPA. He has also been accepted to the new MT program at Ohio State, BA at Millikin anbd Indiana.
@CTDramaMom I’m with you. Oh Boohoo that kids have to suffer the consequences of the parents’ actions. No one ever cares about the kid whose father is a felon so can’t get a job and the kid lives in poverty. ALL kids are made to pay for their parents’ mistakes. Unfortunately, I don’t think these kids will suffer nearly enough. The kids had to know what was going on. Also, the kids will just go to a different school or mom/dad will continue to finance their fun lives, while kids who are already disadvantaged will continue to be so.
@ZukAndSowash Regarding the over-invested parent, and letting you D/S lead this process, I believe you were referring to me as the parent who struggles to not get caught up in the college “name game.” If it’s not me, I wrote something similar. I could not agree with you more about my difficulties as a parent these past few weeks. Like you, my son has handled all the news with a level of detachment and perspective that I both admire and envy. I constantly ask myself, Why am I so whipped around by the good news, bad news, and lack of news? Why have I spent weeks obsessing about almost every aspect of the process. Why do I (not my S) get so nervous on the mornings when I know a big decision is coming out? And (here’s a funny one, but true) why do I dread this whole nutty process being over?
I don’t have many answers, other than my own need for my S to go to so-and-so school. Sure, I want him to go to a place where he can be well-trained, happy, and get work upon graduation. But I would be lying if I said that I don’t want him to go to the “best” program that he gets into. When I hear about “fit,” I think “Yeah, but where does it rank.”
Along these lines, I feel bad about posting acceptances, because I’m sure that a lot of that is just for my own ego. And sometimes I feel like the thread with the list of MT acceptances is just to show how “great” my S is.
I am not proud of any this. And I’m still trying to understand and come to terms with it. But I suspect that there are many of us here who struggle with the same things, to some degree. So, if my S should be fortunate enough to get in somewhere else, will I post it? Probably. Heck, I’ve already posted everything else. But the only legitimate reasons that I can think of are (1) to let “friends” here know good (and bad) news, and (2) to celebrate my son (but he doesn’t even look at this forum).
The only possible mitigating factor in all of this is that I truly delight when I hear of everyone else’s kids getting into programs. I wholeheartedly root for all the kids represented here. And I really feel the hurt when someone is rejected, or is waiting a long time for that first yes. I have felt the same from others here, who have genuinely celebrated with me when my S got good news.
Gosh, why do I suddenly feel like I’m in an AA meeting? “Hi. My name is Boola Boola, and I’m an obsessive, anxious, shameless leech who gets his ego stroked by bragging about my son.” Well, at least I’m admitting that I have a problem, lol.
@MTmom19 I think you mean Ohio University, not Ohio State (they don’t offer MT). If he decides to go there make sure he doesn’t make that mistake. A big no-no with a big brother/little brother relationship.
@boola boola Wow, you took the words right out of my mouth. That’s exactly what I’ve been feeling and despite all the knowledge and support here have been hesitant to jump in. Well said and onward to more joy and stress we go! Thank you all!
My daughter last night - “The best part of all of this being over will be not having to hear you say anything about what’s on College Confidential anymore…” Yep. She nailed me.
Thank you for sharing that Boola Boola, I think a lot of us can relate! I haven’t posted very much because my son specifically asked me not to (and he’d probably be irritated I’m even posting this, lol!) but it’s hard. We’re all proud/nervous/excited parents and it’s natural to want to brag about our kids especially in a place where we know everyone gets it - understands what it took to get to this stage, apprehensive about what comes next, etc. I KNOW I’m over invested in this but at the same time, I wonder how anyone could spend so much time, money and effort on something involving their kids and not be over invested to some degree.