U/RTA 2010 Prologue: Day 0

Tomorrow morning marks the first day of my 2010 grad school auditions.  I arrive at 8:00 in a conference room with tons of other designers (who probably know a lot more than me in most areas, and can probably draw) and set up a portfolio that consists of:

1. My computer looping a video containing all of my best sound pieces and production photos;
2. A binder containing the full process for Einstein and the Roosevelts;
3. A binder containing other useful pieces: original music for Twelfth Night, a marked up script, some production notes, and a class project
4. 40 copies of a pretty impressive resume`;
5. Some copies of my transcript;
6. Business cards

I'm not sure if this is going to cut it, and I'm not even sure if what I do have is actually anything that they care about.  But, one of the last things my advisor, coach, and mentor said to me as he stood up from checking it out was:  "I would be excited to work with this."  That boosted my confidence enough to at least shine during interviews, of which I have two.  I have already contacted Purdue and the University of California - Irvine, and they both said that they are going to look at my stuff while they're here.

Since this is the prologue, I'll leave it at that.  Saturday is going to be kind of a throw away day unless I can find some decent schools to audition for free of charge.