college audition rejections

i had made peace with this issue...

i auditioned for tisch, mmc, and bu theater or musical theater programs. i didn't get accepted into any of them.

every now and then (for example, today) i get a little depressed about it.

someone cheer me up!

i can't be terrible, right? i swear im not one of those terrible american idol auditioners, and i think im pretty ok - i've auditioned for stuff at my high school and community theater and i've never been an extra or anything. if i auditioned at my local college for a main part i know i'd get at least a supporting role. my english accent is perfect (sounds like im from ohio or michigan), tho i try to stay away from shakespeare.

i obviously want to learn, otherwise i wouldn't "waste my time" in a training program, so why wasn't i accepted?

should i just accept i suck, or are there other reasons?
also, what other courses of action can i take now?

thnx!

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there really is NO way to tell why you were rejected.... (don't worry, i was rejected from ithaca, u of hartford, waitlisted @ tisch/cap21 and never even got a letter from syracuse.)

for me, i called soon after i got my letters and asked if there was any way i could hear any of my audition comments. most places they said no...but NYU said yes. they said that when it came down to choosing who was in and who was waitlisted of the people that they were conflicted on, they were nervous about letting someone in who was as young as i am. so there was my reason: i'm too young.

also, i applied to all new england/NY schools, so that really decreased my chances b/c there would be so many people applying for my same geographical region.

also, who knows...maybe they just had a HUGE flood of massively talented people your year -- there's really no way to tell. all i know is that i'm not giving up; i'm re-auditioning this year to transfer to a bunch of places

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Here is something I always think of, Beverly Sills got rejected from the Metropolitin Opera 9 TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And look where she is now! Don't let anything get in the way of your dream! Maybe you were nervous, unprepared, or maybe you just had an off day, but don't stop! Keep going!

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I'm really nervous, but I think everything happens for a reason, so I'll end up where I'll end up.

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Theatre is a business of rejection.

2000 people probably auditioned this year and good musical theatre programs rarely take more than 20 students. That means they have to pick the top 1% of the group based on a very short audition. Needless, to say it's a fairly inaccurate process, though everyone they took was good, they weren't neccesarily the only good ones who auditioned or even neccessarily the best of those who auditioned.

Expect to be rejected a lot, this isn't like high school or community theatre where maybe a few hundred audition, if even that many. Thousands of people audition for every college and professional show and plenty of them were the stars of their high school shows, everybody's good. But it's always a crapshoot. You'll be rejected more often than you'll get a part. A large majority of new york actors are out of work, all you can really do is try your hardest.

Just keep at it, eventually you'll get in somewhere.

I am at a college that I LOVE.
When I got here, I wasn't planning on a theatre major.
The program does not require an audition if you get into the school, so I switched majors.
I love the theatre professors and the style of the major at my school.
I feel that I'm being well trained despite not being in a conservatory environment.

Look into schools that aren't known for theatre.
Sometimes it's good to be in a smaller setting.
It gives you plenty of room to shine.

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Rejection sucks. Alot. But at least you tried. If you're this determined, then perservere.

I know being rejected sucks!! I auditioned at 7 schools and got rejected from all of them. However looking back now I realize minor mistakes that really affected my performance. One of the biggest was CONFIDENCE...I got sooo intimidated and focused on what other people were doing or how talented someone else was instead of focusing on what I needed to be doing to have a good audition. I literally felt like I didn't belong and at my Ithaca audition I literally felt like I was going to throw up and that this wasn't the career for me. But in regard to what other people are saying there are SO MANY reasons why kids don't get in to schools and there is so much ridiculous talent out there. Being rejected for me didn't stop me but only challenged me to keep going because lets face it a few college rejections is nothing compared to what some actors have to go through in order to secure a job! I didn't let those rejections stop me from my dream and now i'm cast in a professional Summer Stock Theater Company which is run by two graduates of Baldwin Wallace's MT program AND i'm working with kids who are going to CCM, Ithaca, and Point Park for MT. Keep your chin up and also while being an MT major is great you don't have to be a MT or Acting Major to quote on quote "make it" in the industry!

I can attest to the taking risks part. After I cut my hair really short recently my director applauded me saying "finally someone who's willing to take a risk!"

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