<p>Hey legallyblonde,
You need to pm me. I also live in Portland and my daughter is a freshman at NYU Steinhardt! We did Unifieds in Chicago and a few campuses last year. I don’t think you need to worry about only auditioning at Chicago. Many students we know were accepted into programs from there, my daughter was accepted into 2 of the 7 she auditioned for. You need to plan who you audition for very carefully, and make sure you have a mixed list of schools; those who are well known, those not as much, those who accept many and those who accept only a few. Also be sure you soon send in any prescreens that are necessary. Go for all three days, and I recommend arriving a day early at least. Also, know that both Michigan and Roosevelt do auditions on Sunday, a dey before most.</p>
<p>If you pm me with your email address, I can send you a list of all the schools that were there last year. Depending on whether you audition for any schools that use 1/2 day amounts of time (Carnegie Melon, Boco, maybe a couple more) you could probably fit up to 12 into your time, although it will take some finageling with your schedule. With 7, my daughter had lots of down time.</p>
<p>I think who they don’t take as seriously are walk-ins, primarily because they already have so many prescheduled to choose from, so I would advise getting all your stuff in and scheduling all ahead of time.</p>
<p>Make sure you also have on your list at least one nonaudition school where you know you will be accepted, even if it is a BA program that puts on musicals. Use the lists on CC to help you find some. Many of them are as thorough in training as are BFA’s. Have you considered adding Southern Oregon, in Ashland, onto your list? They have a new minor in MT, and you know you will get great dramatic training there. It would be an excellent backup. You should also look into auditioning oncampus for Central Washington and University of Utah, who are fairly close and have extremely well developed BFA MT programs. Look them up!</p>
<p>Feel free to contact me for lists and any info.</p>