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Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:01 am
by anastasia79
islandofsodor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:40 am
anastasia79 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:18 pm
dancelifemum wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:07 pm
No deposit for Performers at all....one of the few that don't ask!!
Brilliant! They’re also one of the few schools that also didn’t ask for an audition fee this year. All these things really help parents out especially with all that we’ve been through this year with lockdowns and people’s earnings being affected.
The fee for one conservatoire my dd applied to was £100!
Yes, Urdang I believe is also £100 and Masters asks for £275! I wish they would be more transparent and explain what costs parents should expect outside of the audition fee.
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:15 am
by icantdance
DS had an offer from Italia Conti and he was asked for £275. He's not going there - but still .....
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:21 am
by anastasia79
icantdance wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:15 am
DS had an offer from Italia Conti and he was asked for £275. He's not going there - but still .....
I just don’t get why they do this. They’re already charging exorbitant fees. The only thing I can think is that they see dance parents as cash cows
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:15 pm
by MygirlsloveMT
I think it is another way to make money, very unfair when it’s such an expensive process anyway and rules out poorer families who just can’t justify the expense of open days/auditions/recalls/acceptance fees!
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:17 pm
by islandofsodor
anastasia79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:01 am
islandofsodor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:40 am
anastasia79 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:18 pm
Brilliant! They’re also one of the few schools that also didn’t ask for an audition fee this year. All these things really help parents out especially with all that we’ve been through this year with lockdowns and people’s earnings being affected.
The fee for one conservatoire my dd applied to was £100!
Yes, Urdang I believe is also £100 and Masters asks for £275! I wish they would be more transparent and explain what costs parents should expect outside of the audition fee.
The £100 was just the audition fee, for simply viewing a video. (plus the normal UCAS fee)
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:00 pm
by anastasia79
islandofsodor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:17 pm
anastasia79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:01 am
islandofsodor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:40 am
The fee for one conservatoire my dd applied to was £100!
Yes, Urdang I believe is also £100 and Masters asks for £275! I wish they would be more transparent and explain what costs parents should expect outside of the audition fee.
The £100 was just the audition fee, for simply viewing a video. (plus the normal UCAS fee)
OMG, that’s insane
!!!
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:49 pm
by Dancemumalways
Any idea how long Bird are taking to get back to people and if they are still offering places or just reserve list?
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:59 pm
by anastasia79
Dancemumalways wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:49 pm
Any idea how long Bird are taking to get back to people and if they are still offering places or just reserve list?
From what I understand they are still doing offers and also reserves. Their last audition is the 17th May and they usually get back to people within 3 or so weeks after. Based on that the reserve list won’t start moving until about the 3rd week of June.
Re: Bird Reserve List
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:05 pm
by Dancemumalways
anastasia79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:59 pm
Dancemumalways wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:49 pm
Any idea how long Bird are taking to get back to people and if they are still offering places or just reserve list?
From what I understand they are still doing offers and also reserves. Their last audition is the 17th May and they usually get back
to people within 3 or so weeks after. Based on that the reserve list won’t start moving until about the 3rd week of June.
Thank you
