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This is the ideal timeline for Musical Theatre and Acting applicants. Of course, if you start late, don’t sweat it! That is what we are here for.
March/April/May
· Prep all college audition material!
· Create your Common Application account http://www.commonapp.org/) There is no preparation required for this step, so, create it and have it ready to go when you need it.
· Create your Acceptd account (https://getacceptd.com/) This is where you will upload pre-screens if you need them for any schools. Again, no preparation required and you can add to it as you go. You’ll have it all set up when ready to upload pre-screens.
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Monologue Selection
- Begin Monologue Prep
- Song Selection
- Begin Song Prep
- Begin Acting for the Song
- Start Dance lessons
- Fill out all folders in your Google Drive folder with MCA
June/July /August
· Continue to prep college audition material!
· Work on Common Application essay
· Common Application goes live August 1st. Begin work on this.
· Make a list of all schools not on the common app and make spreadsheet of what they require for the academic side.
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Continue Song Prep
- Continue Monologue Prep
- Continue Dance Prep
- Continue Acting for the Song Prep
- Begin Interview Prep lessons
- Most schools have fully updated their audition requirements by August. Plug in all audition requirements to your Master Spreadsheet on Google Drive.
September
· Ask teachers for recommendations
· Continue application work/receive guidance on application portion
· Chelsea’s ideal for applications to be submitted: between September 15th and October 1st. This is ideal to ensure you get the audition dates you want. YOU CANNOT SCHEDULE AUDITIONS UNTIL APPLICATIONS ARE IN.
· Make a potential audition schedule so you can book travel arrangements (Chelsea can help with this in a Consulting Hour)
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Consulting Hour with Chelsea (in this hour, we will make an audition schedule together that will help reap the best results). This should ideally happen in the beginning/mid September. Strongly recommend this!
- Continue Song Prep
- Continue Monologue Prep
- Continue Dance Prep
- Continue Acting for the Song Prep
- Continue Interview Prep
October
· Film pre-screens. Ideal date for them to be submitted: October 15th
· Put pre-screens in Google Drive folder for Chelsea to check (email to let her know they are in there!)
· Applications should be in
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Complete/Continue Song Prep
- Complete/Continue Acting for the Song Prep
- Complete/Continue Monologue Prep
- Complete/Continue Interview Prep
- Complete/Continue Dance Prep
- Participate in Master Classes
- Complete a Mock Audition
November/December
· Early Auditions begin these months! Ideally, you should plan to audition at a handful of schools early
· You will hear back from early schools shortly after auditioning, so, try to remain calm!
· If you get a yes to your dream school and are ready to commit – you could be done by December!
· Keep your Master Spreadsheet updated as you hear from schools. If waitlisted, deferred, etc. – this is something Chelsea help with, so please keep the spreadsheet updated.
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Participate in Master Classes
- Complete a Mock Audition
- If needed, continue prep in area of your choosing
- If needed, schedule a Brush Up lesson in area of your choosing
January/February
· The majority/possibly all of your auditions will happen in Jan/Feb
· Unified auditions happen these months in Chicago, NY and LA
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Brush Up Lessons should be completed in January/February surrounding audition dates. Students are free to choose where they think they need the extra prep.
March/April
· You may have some late auditions in March/April
· Auditions will wrap by April
· Then lots of waiting! Schools start to release sporadically from March to May 1st. These come in the form of snail mail, phone call, email – each school is different.
· If you are waitlisted/deffered in the early rounds, now is a good time to follow up and express interest
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Once all decisions are in, schedule a Consulting Hour with Chelsea to weigh all pros and cons of each acceptance!
May
· You must put a deposit down at a school by May 1st
· If you are waiting to hear from a waitlist school, there should be some movement after May 1st once students commit. However, you could hear as late as August
Lessons to be scheduled/tasks to be completed with MCA this month (ideally):
- Celebrate!!!!!!