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WildFrontier1 wrote:Hello

My DD has nearly completed all her auditions and has received a few offers, but we are uncertain whether to try and stretch ourselves financially and take up the Foundation Year offer at LIPA (there is no guarantee that she would then get onto the degree course - last year only 3 students who did the Foundation Year were offered places on the degree) or to take the safer option of a funded degree at Stella Mann. She is also on the reserve list for Bird and is waiting to hear from Performers / LSC.

We really want to make the right decision, as well as safeguarding her training.

Any advice would be appreciated - Thank you.

Robin64 wrote:

Live_thedream wrote:DS just got a no from GSA We were expecting it but still can't help but feel sad. 4 of his college friends have got recalls, all with good grades.

Sorry from me too. DD was really sad not to get a recall for GSA, she got one last year but not this time even though she felt she did very much better and has been doing a foundation too plus there was the dance workshop which she is strong on and she already had the grades. I think it was not even getting a recall that hurt her. She knows how much of a sacrifice the foundation is for us and felt she had let us down. Far from it though, I am really proud of her and how she has done this year.

I do think it is a "casting" situation in some ways for GSA - they are looking for a group of people and sometimes you are not right for it that year. At her recall last year the people who got an interview at the end of the day were not necessarily the most obviously good stand-out candidates but had a particular look. Obviously they were really good but DD said she thought there were people who were amazing and didn't get picked so don't be disheartened.

Scarytimes wrote:

WildFrontier1 wrote:Hello

My DD has nearly completed all her auditions and has received a few offers, but we are uncertain whether to try and stretch ourselves financially and take up the Foundation Year offer at LIPA (there is no guarantee that she would then get onto the degree course - last year only 3 students who did the Foundation Year were offered places on the degree) or to take the safer option of a funded degree at Stella Mann. She is also on the reserve list for Bird and is waiting to hear from Performers / LSC.

We really want to make the right decision, as well as safeguarding her training.

Any advice would be appreciated - Thank you.

I had heard that a lot of degree students get offered reserve at Bird which then becomes a place further down the line - it is only a rumour, but I know three girls who've ended up at Bird starting with a reserve degree offer. Maybe they don't offer many straight places at this stage?

Live_thedream wrote:DS just got a no from GSA We were expecting it but still can't help but feel sad. 4 of his college friends have got recalls, all with good grades.

islandofsodor wrote:Although have now left this forum I thought seeing as I first started this thread back in June 2017 I would update the conclusion to dd's journey.

Yesterday she was offered a DaDA at her first choice college so she has decided to accept the place and not attend any further recalls or auditions.

scottishdancer00 wrote:Thought I would also update with Dds latest result. She was offered an unconditional on the spot to a college which although doesn’t itself provide vocational training runs a 40h a week HNC with a 90% success rates of students going to top London colleges after the course. Dd is over the moon as we hadn’t expected a yes from this one !

Live_thedream wrote:DS just got a no from GSA We were expecting it but still can't help but feel sad. 4 of his college friends have got recalls, all with good grades.

Sherbert wrote:I agree Robin

It’s definitely like a casting - my DS was almost told this at one audition (in a roundabout way)

They have the ‘3rd year showcase’ already in mind and are almost casting 1st year auditionees for that show

Sometimes, no matter how talented, your face/voice/style just doesn’t fit that year

Belledancer wrote:

Scarytimes wrote:

WildFrontier1 wrote:Hello

I had heard that a lot of degree students get offered reserve at Bird which then becomes a place further down the line - it is only a rumour, but I know three girls who've ended up at Bird starting with a reserve degree offer. Maybe they don't offer many straight places at this stage?

Bird do have a lot of movement on their reserve lists very late in the year ie June/July but they do offer quite a few places at audition (especially for early auditions) 5 of Dd's cohort were offered on the day and are commencing there in September.

rhythmanddreams wrote:

Live_thedream wrote:DS just got a no from GSA We were expecting it but still can't help but feel sad. 4 of his college friends have got recalls, all with good grades.

Sorry to hear that Livethedream!! It's so hard for them (and us).

I am still trying to convince my daughter to look at other courses and do more auditions than just Chichester. I thought that PPA looked good and they still have auditions, but she needs a second monologue for that one and her drama teacher is currently away over easter so she is reluctant to apply as she feels she will be under prepared finding a piece and rehearsing it by herself.
Also, does anyone know anything about The Brighton Academy? Can anyone offer recommendation for the Musical theatre degree course, or is it one to avoid? They also have audition dates still available - I don't know anything about it, it just popped up on my facebook this evening.

Thanks everyone xx

Scarytimes wrote:

Sherbert wrote:I agree Robin

It’s definitely like a casting - my DS was almost told this at one audition (in a roundabout way)

They have the ‘3rd year showcase’ already in mind and are almost casting 1st year auditionees for that show

Sometimes, no matter how talented, your face/voice/style just doesn’t fit that year

Mountview actually said that up front to parents when I was there for the first round. Once they get down to the final recall day, they will see who works well together and who fits in to make a cohesive group at get the ~70 down to 38. They didn't say appearance specifically, but it was implied.

Live_thedream wrote: Funny you mention that because it turns out my DS also has a recall at Brighton Academy (first round was at DS' college). I don't know much about them, I did ask on here a while ago and other than someone say they had heard good things from people they knew who were attending. I know they have their showcase in London tomorrow too. I think this their first year doing the course with degree.

Munchpot wrote:

Candafitt wrote:Just GSA next Friday then Mountview The following Friday (and possibly Sat!) for my DS. Fingers crossed! If no luck then Trinity for defo it is for him. Wishing everyone’s DD’s and DS’s all the luck in the world with the final stages of this stressful auditioning season, and may the sanity be restored to all of us mums! xxx

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