Admission performing arts

saxlady
Wed, 07 Aug 2013 09:21:16 +0000

VPhill, you DO have to be invited to audition, because you must meet certain minimum requirements. Here is what it says on the SMTD website:

"Prospective SMTD students must meet minimum GPA and SAT or ACT score requirements before an audition or interview will be granted. Dual degree applicants will be reviewed concurrently, but independently, for both programs. Academics are a part of the qualifications for admission, and the SMTD does have some flexibility to consider those students whose artistic merit exceeds their academic achievements.

The requirements below apply only to the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Each School or College at U-M has its own specific academic prerequisites.

We expect freshman applicants to achieve the following:

Graduation from an accredited high school.
GPA of 3.0 or better (calculated using unweighted grades in all subjects taken from 9th-11th grade.)
Completion of the SAT with Writing or the ACT with Writing. Minimum score requirements are: ACT of 24 or better or SAT of 1100 or better in the Critical Reading and Math, or SAT of 1650 or better including Writing. Please note that the University does not accept rush scores. We require official test scores, sent to us by the agency; test scores included with a transcript are not sufficient. The Bachelor of Science in Sound Engineering requires a GPA of 3.5, an SAT math sub score of 630 or better, or an ACT math sub score of 28 or better."

My D had to retake the ACT just to meet the minimum requirement - she is not a good test taker, although she has a very good GPA (although low for UM standards - but high for the average SMTD student). And she made sure she took some challenging classes her senior year to make up for lackluster ACT score. She was thrilled to be invited for an audition - and even more thrilled when she was accepted as a Voice Performance major! So yes, the audition - your talent - is what matters the most, because my D would have never gotten in to UM otherwise. Good luck in your journey!