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if you have a list of colleges you're looking at, check out their audition requirements and start trying to gather ideas about what you might want to use for your pieces. i know it seems early, but if you start preparing now, we won't see a thread from you in a year that says "I HAVE AN AUDITION NEXT WEEK AND I DON'T HAVE A MONOLOGUE, WHAT DO I DO?!?!?" starting looking for material now gives you lots and lots of time and you won't have to be frantic about it.

keep up with your dance/acting/voice. also, keep your grades up. though some MT schools aren't too hard to get into grade-wise, having a good GPA and extracurriculars can't never hurt, even if you're applying to a conservatory.

also, check out college confidential's MT forum. it's the best resource out there.


College Confidential -- GREAT RESOURCE

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aww thanks chase :)

you offer some good advice yourself -- that's exactly what i do. even when i have the song in a collection or a "selections from" book, i photocopy it and put it into my binder, that way it's easy to find everything on a moment's notice. you have no idea how helpful it is to have everything organized when someone says "can you sing a 45 minute program? you know, some jazz, some classical, some broadway -- just keep it fun!" i can just pull one or two out of each section and i'm ready to go!!

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