College Discussion - View Single Post - Do the avg. SAT scores differ for Theatre admissions?

soozievt · 02-11-2008, 12:05 PM

I cannot imagine that the SAT scores would differ for theater students at NU as opposed to other majors. It is a non audition BA program and so admissions is based on a student's entire profile, of which academic stats are a part of that profile. If your D's SATs fall slightly lower than the mid 50% range of SATs of admitted students (which you quoted), she still could be admitted. Simply, the rate of admission would be lower for a candidate who falls in the lower 25% of SAT scores of admitted students. So, the school may be a Reach but students can and do get into reach schools. Also, if her curriculum is rigorous and she has a very good GPA and is in the top 10% of her HS class, and has strong extracurriculars and achievements, good essays, etc., that can balance out her SAT falling in the lower 25% of their range of accepted students. Without knowing the rest of her profile, I can't say, but based on JUST the SAT scores, and if they are truly just slightly below the mid 50% range for NU, then the school may be a viable option but simply a school to put into her "reach" part of her list.

02-11-2008, 12:05 PM	#2
soozievt CC College Counselor/Musical Theater Counselor Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 137 Posts: 10,617	I cannot imagine that the SAT scores would differ for theater students at NU as opposed to other majors. It is a non audition BA program and so admissions is based on a student's entire profile, of which academic stats are a part of that profile. If your D's SATs fall slightly lower than the mid 50% range of SATs of admitted students (which you quoted), she still could be admitted. Simply, the rate of admission would be lower for a candidate who falls in the lower 25% of SAT scores of admitted students. So, the school may be a Reach but students can and do get into reach schools. Also, if her curriculum is rigorous and she has a very good GPA and is in the top 10% of her HS class, and has strong extracurriculars and achievements, good essays, etc., that can balance out her SAT falling in the lower 25% of their range of accepted students. Without knowing the rest of her profile, I can't say, but based on JUST the SAT scores, and if they are truly just slightly below the mid 50% range for NU, then the school may be a viable option but simply a school to put into her "reach" part of her list.