Advice for How Many and the Actual Programs

toowonderful
Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:05:55 +0000

@katiehopshigh - Your list is actually not very large in terms of numbers that will be accepted. Have you looked at those numbers in your research? I am not familiar with counts for every school on your list (though you can check freshman class size thread) but most are under 20, half of whom will generally be guys. So most schools on your list are looking for 10 girls. Boston is the largest freshman class on your list- I think they accept around 60 to yield a class of 40ish (that may not be exact info) Every BFA program you list is an extreme reach- for anyone. Now for the BA programs (Northwestern, UCLA and Cornell) I only know anything specific about NU - as it was on my D’s list last year too. The accept a good sized group (certainly compared to BFAs) and your academic stats seem a fit… but not a safety. I know a NMF who was turned down for NU last year…

All this is NOT meant to be the voice of doom and gloom, or to discourage you from following your dreams to your dream school. CMU may have only take 6 six girls last year (again, check the freshman class thread for #s) out of thousands who auditioned, but they did take 6- and why shouldn’t one be you? But go in with your eyes open, and think about other places, LA schools, BFAs that are a little more “regional” rather than “national” or take larger #s. Best advice of all- prepare for these applications and auditions like you were going to war- b/c you may soon feel like you are fighting one. Best of luck to you