<p>Some schools will begin at 9:00, others not until later. There’s no “unified” time.</p>
<p>Dr. John - based on your experience, what time would recommend we arrive to try to schedule the 2 possible walk-ins? 9:00- when they begin, 8:30-when they might be there setting up ??</p>
<p>We are driving in, not staying at the LA Hilton</p>
<p>Note: My d is looking forward to ‘already scheduled’ Otterbein audition.</p>
<p>Regarding walk-ins… each school starts at their own time. Some very early, some around 10am or so. The only way to know that is to walk around and check it out. Also, not every school starts on the first day and they usually set up the day before their scheduled auditions start. Going by the Chicago Unifieds which were well attended, the earlier you schedule your chosen walk-in school the better. Some filled up fast, but all tried to accommodate even those last minute Annie’s. 
Have fun!</p>
<p>EnjoyTheAdventur:</p>
<p>I apologize for not responding sooner. I just saw your post. SarasMom’s advice is good, and I hope that it worked out for you. Our last unified auditions are this morning in LA, starting in about three hours. If anyone is looking for a walk-in with us, please come early, around 9. I have to leave at noon to return the rental car and catch my plane home. So we can’t add any at the tail end, but we could squeeze one or two in before our scheduled start at 9:45. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Dr. John: </p>
<p>Everything worked out wonderfully. We went on Saturday, and my d had her scheduled auditions and was able to add the two walk ins. I thought the day was doing to be stressful but it was a fabulous experience. My d was not the least bit nervous and enjoyed the opportunities to meet and speak with the various colleges.</p>
<p>She even auditioned with you and came out of the audition beaming about what a wonderful experience it was and it strengthened her desire to become a cardinal. She greatly appreciated the time you spent discuss philosophies of theater education and your suggestions on her song. Thank you ever so much for making these students feel so comfort and making the auditions a positive experience.</p>
<p>EnjoyTheAdventur: </p>
<p>You’re welcome. I’m very pleased that she had a good experience with us. That’s our goal. Best of luck with the rest of the audition season.</p>
<p>Has anyone from the Chicago Unified auditions heard a response from University of Michigan? I auditioned on February 2nd and I have heard that a couple people have heard from that audition date. I have not recieved any emails or letters and my status on the Wolverine Access page hasn’t changed. The waiting is killing me!</p>
<p>One of my students who auditioned in Chicago on 2/3 heard yesterday that she was accepted. (We’re so proud of her!) She received an email in the late afternoon.</p>
<p>Congratulations to her Coach (and to you). This proves you can be admitted from an on campus visit or a Unified audition. If they want you, they want you.</p>
<p>Do you think there is a big difference between Unified’s and school auditions? Is one better than the other?</p>
<p>broadway95, you can use the search function on this forum to research your question. But the short answer is: it doesn’t matter to the school.</p>
<p>One area that differed was the dance audition. Some schools have dance only on campus, not at unifieds. Depending on if that’s a strength or weakness, you may be able to narrow down where you will audition for that particular school.</p>
<p>Many students are accepted as a result of Unified auditions. But I was told at one school that it’s preferable to audition on campus if possible, for the simple reason that the audition panel is likely to be less tired and cranky! When my D auditioned on campuses, she got a better feel for the atmosphere of the schools, and was often able to see a production as well. That being said, it’s often just not practical to travel all over the country; colleges understand this, and that’s why they have Unified auditions.</p>
<p>I have heard that some schools allow HS juniors to audition at unifieds. Is that true and does anyone know the schools that do audition juniors?</p>
<p>I don’t know about Unifieds, but SETC does have junior auditions. My D went this year and it was a great experience. She is now in contact with about 10 of the schools that called her back and it is great to be on their radar now. If you plan on attending, I suggest you register early (registration usually opens in October) so you can get an early audition slot. My D was in the first group so she got to go visit with the college reps early on in the process when it was not so busy in the exhibit hall. If you go, make sure you attend the audition prep “class” the evening before. My D got to meet the accompanist and review her music then. Plus, she was timed when she did her monologue and song so knew that she was okay from a time standpoint for the actual audition the next day. Made going in the next morning much less stressful!</p>
<p>New last year was the Las Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions for seniors who wished to audition for many schools at once in one site as poart of their college application process. The program hosted 17 colleges it’s first year! The program is first-come, first- served. Next year’s weekend is November 14 & 15, 2009. The program is FREE! to students. All information (past college participants, auditions guidelines, etc) and registration is online at [Clark</a> County School District - Las Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions](<a href=“http://www.ccsd.net/lvnpaa]Clark”>http://www.ccsd.net/lvnpaa). You can submit your application, resume and headshots all on line. It is held at the Las Vegas Academy of International, Performing & Visual Arts (the arts public magnet high school in Las Vegas). It is specifically planned for the fall of senior year to allow seniors to explore many college choices (schools you have on your radar and those you may not have heard of but may like to recruit you). It is also a way of getting the most “bang” for your buck in a tough economy. Airline and hotel rates are realllllly cheap right now. (ie my bro in law jsut got rates for $45 a night at the Mirage so families should be able to economize, share with other families and if you plan right really get by on alow budget to come). I will be in Lincoln, NE at Thespian festival in the exhibit hall. This is NOT a unified event!</p>
<p>Additional Theatre and Tech Audition opportunity in Las Vegas
November 14 - 15, 2009
at Las Vegas Academy
FREE! Seniors ONLY!
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Registration is online at above site. </p>
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<p>New last year was the Las Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions for seniors who wished to audition for many schools at once in one site as poart of their college application process. The program hosted 17 colleges it’s first year! The program is first-come, first- served. Next year’s weekend is November 14 & 15, 2009. The program is FREE! to students. All information (past college participants, auditions guidelines, etc) and registration is online at Clark County School District - Las Vegas National Performing Arts Auditions. You can submit your application, resume and headshots all online. It is held at the Las Vegas Academy of International, Performing & Visual Arts (the arts public magnet high school in Las Vegas). It is specifically planned for the fall of senior year to allow seniors to explore many college choices (schools you have on your radar and those you may not have heard of but may like to recruit you). It is also a way of getting the most “bang” for your buck in a tough economy. Airline and hotel rates are realllllly cheap right now. (ie my bro in law just got rates for $45 a night at the Mirage so families should be able to economize, share with other families and if you plan right really get by on alow budget to come). This is NOT a unified event BUT another way for you to look into and audition for colleges in the early part of your senior year.</p>
<p>My S is a senior and we are in the process of applying to multiple schools for musical theatre. We will be attending the unified auditions in NYC in January. I have read quite a bit on this thread about the process in Vegas and Chicago, but would like to know more about New York City. In addition to Unified there, he will be auditioning for three other NYC schools who do not participate in Unifieds (NYU, PACE and Fordham). </p>
<p>Also, if anyone out there is near the North Texas area, please let me know of other group audtions available for students in this area of the country.</p>
<p>Thanks for any information that you can send me.</p>
<p>What do you want to know specifically about NYC unifieds? My daughter participated last year. We signed up ahead of time. She had 2-3 auditions each day. Some had a dance component, others did not. Some worked with her, others did not. I believe she used a tape recorder for all of the auditions. Miami used the piano they had available after she sang with the tape and had her sing with the piano. It was a good experience. She happened to do her NYU audition in November and so she didn’t need to do it during unifieds. In retrospect, I wish she had done early admissions there because we would have stopped the whole process. That was her first choice school, but she didn’t get in until the April date.</p>
<p>I echo racmom’s question about what specifics you’re looking for. My D did unifieds in both NYC and LA. They were similar in how they worked: go to the forum (NYC was a conference center; LA was a hotel); audition in each school’s room; keep your kid calm and your fingers crossed! Biggest thing is to make sure you have what’s needed for each school (e.g., recorded accompaniment, a player to play the accompaniment, resume, head shot, etc.).</p>
<p>The hardest part (for a parent anyway) is getting everything scheduled. Once you’re there, the kids are the ones who have to perform and you just try to keep them calm and happy.</p>