Getting into John Curtin College of the Arts

Wed, 21 Apr 2010, 03:28 am

SLE28 posts in thread

In an environment that can often be not what you know but who you know... any tips on how to get my daughter into John Curtin?

I just discovered I've missed the application date for NEXT year by just a few weeks :( 15 March they closed :(

There are limited opps where we live and it really does appear to be who you know here rather than what you know.

She wants to get to WAAPA eventually.

Ideas?

I went to John Curtin,

Sat, 15 May 2010, 11:32 pm

Tom Camp

I went to John Curtin, Auditioned got in for Drama. I found the course less then becoming when I first got in. Perhaps missing out in the first year is not such a bad thing although I imagine it will make it tougher to get in later. John Curtin was not the best school in terms of discipline and although I left early on I found that many of my former mates who were good actors got lost along the way. I ended up going to a private school which turned out good for me as I was disciplined well and my mind wasn't allowed to wander (the fact it was all boys also helped my attention). However that was just me. I think it's important the child makes the decision as I did. If you become overbearing the kid might lose interest if they think that your pushing them. But anyway back to acting I went to Guildford Grammar after JC where I was blessed with a pretty damn good drama teacher in Greg Jones and especially when I took TEE drama the work load grew and developed me pretty well. There are more options then you think. It's not a Wolf, It's an Alaskan Malamute.

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Getting into John Curtin College of the Arts— SLE21 Apr 2010

its not a case of who you— Walter Plinge23 Apr 2010
- reply to alias— SLE14 May 2010
Going to JC is not a prerequisite for WAAPA.....— MusicalMum24 Apr 2010
- JC and WAAPA reply for MusicalMum— SLE14 May 2010
  - Ah, I didn't read this— Tom Camp17 May 2010
I went to JC. I auditioned— tifbif24 Apr 2010
What does she want to do— Garreth24 Apr 2010
- Reply to What Does She Want to Do— SLE14 May 2010
Selections controlled by Department of Education— migrum26 Apr 2010
- reply to "migrum"— SLE14 May 2010
Reading the original post— Kimberley26 Apr 2010
- Yay - you understood me :)— SLE14 May 2010
It's interesting to read— Walter Plinge26 Apr 2010
- What colleges south of the river?— SLE14 May 2010
agree with all, try for— Walter Plinge28 Apr 2010
- John Curtin - Waapa— SLE14 May 2010
A former student of John Curtin— Walter Plinge30 Apr 2010
- I have had an actor go— Garreth30 Apr 2010
re doing outside shows, we— Walter Plinge3 May 2010
- There are legitimate— Na3 May 2010
I went to John Curtin,— Tom Camp15 May 2010
- reply to tom camp— SLE16 May 2010
  - No, no you misunderstand. I— Tom Camp17 May 2010
there are some good— Walter Plinge16 May 2010
- Exactly, applying late— Tom Camp17 May 2010
Hey Tom, My daughter has— Walter Plinge28 June 2010
Response to 'Walter Plinge'— David Hardie29 June 2010

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