College audition applicants are more than just a transcript on an admission counselor’s desk. Prospective students will be met in person and do a “very brave” thing, as Barbara Mackenzie-Wood of Carnegie Mellon School Of Drama says. Performers will bare their artistic souls in a one-on-one audition and interview with a college representative who they’re most likely meeting for the first time. These adjudicators will make a subjective judgment about each applicant’s artistry and decide on an acceptance or a rejection. It’s a fraught process but it’s the process by which colleges recruit.
When you’re the auditionee and get rejected, it feels personal. So it’s only natural that your rejections will sting. Sometimes a lot. But rather than let one rejection derail and ruin the whole college process, know that there are ways to handle and process rejection when it comes your way.
First up: the most important things to remember as you wait for results.
1. Know that rejection is a normal part of the process. It happens to all applicants. No one gets into every program they audition for.
2. Recognize that rejection is a natural part of a career in show business. Learn to develop
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