Now that audition season has started, is anyone else bothered that it takes so long for most schools to give you a "yes" or a "no"? I can understand not wanting to release "acceptances", as schools fairly and understandably want to see the entire audition pool before making decisions. However, if it is clear to the panel that certain kids are definite "no's", why not tell them that they did not make the cut right after auditions? Sure, keep a broad selection of "maybe's". but it would be kinder to tell the others to move on? For many of us, early auditions are the first time kids are compared on a national level. It would be really, really helpful to know in November that your kid is not accepted. The student will then either have time to apply for MT at a new set of schools, apply for a BA program, a straight acting program, or change direction entirely. Not releasing the "definite no" information until March is really quite disingenuous on the part of the colleges. It leaves students guessing, when they would otherwise have time to submit applications elsewhere. And it leaves parents with a huge financial uncertainty, not knowing if we need to seek out cheaper alternatives or keep hoping that top-of-the-list schools will come through.
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