Admission info

blaneyboy
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:23:20 +0000

I think Doug’s math is roughly correct.

There’s something else to add to the math: If a school gets 800 applicants and enrolls 80, that is probably not a 10% admit rate. To get the 80, it may need to send letters of acceptance to 160, or 140, or 200. No school enrolls everyone it admits; particularly true in specialized field like musical theatre, where the top kids apply just about everywhere.

Why keep programs small? Well, how many musical theatre majors do you need to maintain a viable program? Probably 10-15 men and women entering a year is enough, at most schools.