Last week was tough for aspiring Melbourne actor Manda Flannery as she waited for offers to study at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2015. The calls came through but they were not what she had hoped: she missed out on spots at both schools.
‘I won’t lie, I’ve taken it pretty hard,’ she said. ‘Two big blows like that in 24 hours is pretty tough. As I learn of the people I know getting calls, you make yourself worse and worse with “what do they have?” And as much as you know you should try to remove yourself from others, it’s not easy.’
