<p>is a bfa audition a binding process? to schools such as nyu, university of miami ,amda, and marymount manhatten</p>
<p>No, BFA auditions are not binding processes. The only binding application processes I can think of are if you apply to a school for Early Decision.</p>
<p>No. If you look at threads from last year you will see you could receive multiple acceptances and choose the one that is right for you, just like the regular process. Unless you apply ED and audition in the ED round, you are not bound to any school until you submit your deposit and enrollment contract (and even then if you got off a waitlist you could change your mind).</p>
<p>Putting aside the question of Early Decision (about which a lot has been posted on this forum or the musical theater forum discussing whether it is actually legally binding as opposed to ethically binding and whether there are circumstances under which a student can ethically and legally withdraw from an ED acceptance), regular acceptances are not at all binding on a student. You can always decline an acceptance in favor of a more desirable one that you receive. Just like with other college majors/programs, students frequently wait until all of their acceptances and rejections are in before choosing a program and submitting the signed admissions papers and the deposit. You can withdraw from an acceptance even after you return your deposit and signed admissions papers. The only risks are that if you submit your deposit you will probably lose it if you change your mind after the May 1 National Response Date and if you delay submitting your deposit until after that date your acceptance may be extinguished because students who have not responded by that date are generally treated as having declined. </p>
<p>That being said, the are a few programs that try to pressure regular decision students into responding before May 1 and one that I recall that tells students that an acceptance is binding but these schools are in violation of acceptance and admission policies and rules of various national educational organizations of which they are members. This has also been discussed on other threads either on this forum or the musical theater forum.</p>
<p>“whether it is actually legally binding as opposed to ethically binding and whether there are circumstances under which a student can ethically and legally withdraw from an ED acceptance”</p>
<p>For the record, there is never any legal issue involved; ED is an honor-system agreement, with possible consequences.</p>
<p>Declining an ED financial aid offer is always an option; here is the Common Application ED FA rule:
<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf</a></p>
<p>This may be of interest:</p>
<p>[The</a> Case for Early Decision - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/the-case-for-early-decision/]The”>The Case for Early Decision - The New York Times)</p>
<p>vossron, you are correct, ED is not legally binding. There are a lot of misconceptions about ED including when there is an ethical (not contractual or other legal) obligation to withdraw pending applications elsewhere. There is also a lot of misinformation about the “consequences” of breaking ED. The article you linked to had some interesting comments from posters reflecting both sides of the ED issue. Interesting discussion to have but it’s been had elsewhere. Don’t want to hijack this thread which started out as a question about the BFA audition process and student commitments.</p>