Your opinion on college auditions for '08

[actormcfamous]

Posted: 8/6/07 at 4:20pm

I'm a high school senior and am in the process of putting together my apps and getting my auditions figured out. I'm torn about where I should audition for UMich and would love the input. UMich is my top choice school by far and accepts students into MT on a rolling basis, so there's a definite advantage to auditioning early. They audition from November to March on campus plus in February at the Unifieds.

Here's my predicament - money is tight and we can only afford one trip to audition for schools. I'm planning on going to Unifieds to audition for the other schools on my list. I have a good amount of money in savings that I could dip into in order to pay for a trip to Michigan to audition earlier (thus increasing my chances of getting in), but it would probably cost around $1000 (airfare for myself and a parent, rental car, hotel, food)..

To further complicate the matter, I was accepted into theater performance at University of Evansville while at the Thespian Festival in Nebraska this past June. I'd love to visit their campus, especially since because since the program is not musical theater-specific I want to check out what MT opportunities there are and how they compare to those at a BFA MT program. If I didn't go to Michigan's campus, I could visit Evansville, but I don't think I have the money to do both.

What do I do?

[AvenueQ]

Posted: 8/6/07 at 4:44pm

Do Unifieds, they accept people the same as anywhere else.

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 8/6/07 at 5:29pm

My Michigan audition was on campus in early January and I got in less than two months after. Don't fool yourself into thinking that you have to spend the money just so you can audition early. It's not a benefit so much as a perk; an early audition won't do you wonders. But good luck, my man! If you have any questions about the Mich audition, feel free to ask!