@StanfordAI2019 great write up! Question about NYU: I thought all decisions went out on the same day at the end of March? Did you get a rejection by email or snail mail?
My daughter had a slightly different experience with Miami. They also asked her, “So, how’d you do?” When she said, “I think I did OK,” they asked her, “What was okay about it” and she talked about her monologue and her effort to make some different choices than usual. Then they went on to chat with her and actually pointed out an emphasis they have in the program of creating “kind people.” She wasn’t rattled by the off-putting question because she didn’t experience the tone as critical, more curious/playful. We made up that they just want to see how people respond to pressure and unusual situations (so important in this field!!). But I’m pretty sure I saw a young man crying after his Miami audition so I totally get where you are coming from.
Finally, it’s heartbreaking to get such great feedback and then get a no. It makes me thankful for Montclair who seemed so disinterested in the audition that the quick no was almost welcomed.
@rickle1 – Your UNCSA comment is very interesting. I’ve never thought of it that way.
My son is a a 2nd year student at UNCSA. He auditioned for them in Chicago. He thought the audition was one of his worst. They never looked up. – Then he was waitlisted. – Then he got a spot there.
So, that “never looking up” is not all bad.
Best of luck to everyone. I know this waiting is the worst part. Hoping everyone finds a fit that is just right for their son/daughter.
@StanfordAI2019 thank you for sharing. I am sure most of us on here can relate and had similar experiences. I know we definitely did. Hang in there. I hope you get some good news soon
@StanfordAI2019 Thanks for sharing you various audition experiences. Very validating. One question: you said that you already heard from NYU? I thought that they sent out all of their decisions at once later in March. Did your D apply ED?
@AnxiousNovice We did!!! My S was moved from his original schedule that was the AM group with a 4pm music scholarship audition, so he had his music scholarship at noon before heading to the program audition in PM grp. I found out about 90 mins before his music scholarship appt that if you are accepted to performance, you can’t stack the music scholarship because you essentially get that money as a student of the program, which was confirmed at the parent panel (I’m paraphrasing), so the music scholarship would only come into play if you went to Wagner as a non performance major. We found the students in both departments to be amazing! And we drove in Sat night to see Sister Act…and wow! what a show! Were you able to see it? It was a great program/audition to end the season on…now we wait! Hope your student had a great day!
@theatrekidmom Our Wagner experience was virtually identical to yours, except we did not get to see Sister Act because we did not get to Staten Island until 11:30 pm on Saturday. I heard everyone raving about it so we were sorry to have missed it. My D loved the students and faculty and enjoyed her auditions so it was a good audition to end on regardless of the outcome.
On the music scholarship audition (conducted separately by the Music Department), let me add our experience to possibly assist future applicants next year.
My D had the AM MT/“Performance” audition slot and was scheduled for a 2:30 music scholarship audition but she found out from the current students (and I then confirmed with the admissions rep at our parent session–it did not come up in our info/Q&A session) that theater scholarships are virtually automatic if you get into Performance and that Music scholarships are not stackable. Also, while D could have sung her 2 MT audition songs for the music scholarship audition, the Music Department clearly preferred an aria and one song in a foreign language and my D has neither. All in all, it was such a long shot (competing against students applying for admission into the Vocal Performance major) that my D (and about 6-8 other people auditioning in her “group”) went over and graciously bowed out of their afternoon music scholarship auditions. My D was just so spent after a 9-hour tech rehearsal on Saturday (and she is the lead so no downtime during rehearsal) followed by a 4+ hour drive and less than 6 hours of sleep, and then being “on” all morning for the MT auditions (and having not eaten much because she is too nervous to eat much before auditions and would have extended that “no food” time even longer if she had done the music scholarship audition), that I just couldn’t push her to do it when she said, “Mom if I don’t get in here for Performance I am not coming so what is the point?” Anyway, I was a bit worried that it would alienate someone and hurt her Performance admission chances but I was reassured by the admissions rep that they are two different departments and that this was just not going to happen. Fingers crossed that that is true.
