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soozievt · 01-03-2007, 10:16 AM

Re: NYU.....academic review is 50% and artistic review is 50%. However, there is no academic review FIRST (as in the case of UMich) and the processes are simulataneous. Also, you can't be admitted just academically or just artistically but it is a combination.

Re: CMU....the audition counts 90% of the decision. However, that leaves 10% of the decision. CMU takes VERY few students and so with talent being equal, other factors will come into play and so a strong academic profile would be helpful. There are average SATs for each college but I don't know for the theater program itself. For CMU itself...the mid SAT range (25-75%tile) of admitted students is 1290-1470. However, CMU, like many private universities, does not just admit by numbers but by your entire "package". Sometimes a lower SAT is compensated by a very strong GPA, rigorous courseload, outstanding ECs and recs and essays. Also, 25% of those admitted to CMU itself, have SATs below 1290. Their rate of acceptance is simply just lower odds but not impossible odds. The decision doesn't just go by numbers alone. Your chances can't be evaluated by that one factor. I'd say someone with a low or average GPA, no Honors or AP classes, low class rank, mediocre ECs, fair essays and an 1100 SAT is not going to look good against an equally talented person who has a stronger package there. But if someone has a high GPA, challenging HS course load, above average class rank, strong essays, significant ECs and achievements and good recs, then an SAT of 1200 might not be a killer there. So, it is hard to judge on that one piece of data. But as NMR says, CMU itself is a very selective university. It is just that the academic profile counts only 10% of the admissions decision for the BFA there. Nonetheless with so much competition for so few spots, having more than artistic talent ups your chances.

However, there are other BFA programs with lower academic qualifications needed to get in. You seemed to be asking about more than just CMU. So, for instance, some BFA schools where lower academic stats will have a better chance are, for example....Hartt, UArts, BOCO, Point Park, Marymount Manhattan, Roosevelt.

01-03-2007, 10:16 AM	#3
soozievt CC College Counselor/Musical Theater Counselor Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 139 Posts: 10,678	Re: NYU.....academic review is 50% and artistic review is 50%. However, there is no academic review FIRST (as in the case of UMich) and the processes are simulataneous. Also, you can't be admitted just academically or just artistically but it is a combination. Re: CMU....the audition counts 90% of the decision. However, that leaves 10% of the decision. CMU takes VERY few students and so with talent being equal, other factors will come into play and so a strong academic profile would be helpful. There are average SATs for each college but I don't know for the theater program itself. For CMU itself...the mid SAT range (25-75%tile) of admitted students is 1290-1470. However, CMU, like many private universities, does not just admit by numbers but by your entire "package". Sometimes a lower SAT is compensated by a very strong GPA, rigorous courseload, outstanding ECs and recs and essays. Also, 25% of those admitted to CMU itself, have SATs below 1290. Their rate of acceptance is simply just lower odds but not impossible odds. The decision doesn't just go by numbers alone. Your chances can't be evaluated by that one factor. I'd say someone with a low or average GPA, no Honors or AP classes, low class rank, mediocre ECs, fair essays and an 1100 SAT is not going to look good against an equally talented person who has a stronger package there. But if someone has a high GPA, challenging HS course load, above average class rank, strong essays, significant ECs and achievements and good recs, then an SAT of 1200 might not be a killer there. So, it is hard to judge on that one piece of data. But as NMR says, CMU itself is a very selective university. It is just that the academic profile counts only 10% of the admissions decision for the BFA there. Nonetheless with so much competition for so few spots, having more than artistic talent ups your chances. However, there are other BFA programs with lower academic qualifications needed to get in. You seemed to be asking about more than just CMU. So, for instance, some BFA schools where lower academic stats will have a better chance are, for example....Hartt, UArts, BOCO, Point Park, Marymount Manhattan, Roosevelt.