Find Your Dream School.
Join us for our virtual Performing Arts College Fairs:
Sunday, September 18, 2022: 4-6 PM ET College Fair
Tuesday, October 18, 2022: 7-9 PM ET College Fair
The events will begin with a panel discussion. Participants can learn first-hand about various institutions, programs, admission processes, and more. Following the panel, the college fair booths will open for you to meet individually with admissions representatives from performing arts programs all across North America.
No need to register in advance to attend the fair and the panels, and there is no cost to attend. To connect with schools during the fair, just find them on the exhibitor list and click on their Zoom link. You will fill out a short registration form, and then you’ll be able to meet their representative and get all of your questions answered! We encourage students to visit as many college booths as they can - make the most of fair by talking to all sorts of institutions!
College fairs and campus visits are a great opportunity for students to find schools that could be the “right fit” for them, and for schools to find interested students they may not have met otherwise. Learn more about preparing for a virtual college fair by reading this article from MajoringinMusic.com, our FAQs and the info below.
Preparing for the Fair
Where do I start?
The schools are organized by state/region. We suggest asking yourself a few questions:
What are the most important factors for my college experience?
What does my ideal school’s faculty, location, curriculum, and student body size look like?
What schools have my successful peers attended?
Do I want to be near home, far away, or in between?
What school(s) have I always wanted to attend?
Who can I talk to about the best schools for me? Think about your connections with trusted, friends, family, teachers, directors, etc.
What do I want to do after I get my degree?
What is my budget for college?
Once you have answered these questions you can start a list of “can’t miss” schools and add to the list based on your important factors.
How do I know which school has my major?
We encourage you to use the link for each exhibitor to familiarize yourself with the schools. Each school is followed by letters representing the following concentrations:
D = Dance
M = Music
MT = Musical Theater
T = Theater
What do I do when I’m at a college’s ‘booth’?
Be prepared to fill out registration info for each school you visit. Once you’re in the Zoom “booth” with your school’s representatives, be ready to introduce yourself, your area of study and year in school.
Come with questions that go beyond the school’s website. Some examples include:
What makes your school stand out? What are you known for?
What is your favorite thing about your school?
What is does a typical day look like for your students?
What performance opportunities are there in school and out in the community?
You can ask about admission processes, too:
What is your application process like? Is it very different from other schools in terms of requirements and/or auditions?
What types of financial aid do you offer?
What do your graduates typically do?
Once you’ve had a chance to ask some questions, feel free to make your way to another “booth” to learn about another institution.
DAY of Checklist for students and their families:
On the day of the fair, you can preregister for the schools you would like to visit. Each school has their own link to a Zoom meeting. We encourage you to visit as many schools as possible during the fair.
We want this to feel like an in-person college fair and love to connect face to face. When you are ready to join a call, we encourage you to come in with audio and video.
Need a background? We’ll probably have our school background on, but there are countless backgrounds to use. Tell us a little about yourself by using a background from your school, your favorite TV show, movie or video game.