<p>Admissions to colleges are competitive for a lot of reasons and your GPA is just part of the equation. My non-theatre D has a 3.98 UW (something like a 4.4W), ACT of 34, great EC’s, work and volunteering history, in short, the whole package. She was initially deferred in EA to UChicago, rejected from Columbia, currently waitlisted at Vandy. She will be attending MiamiU on an almost full ride. I’m not complaining. The competition is fierce at the top academically. We also figured out too late that it matters what your intended major is… she should have went with English instead of science! Oh well. Anyway, my point is that you can NOT count on getting into almost any school unless you fall above the middle 50% line for that school and THEN you compete for scholarships. As far as the theatre major goes, even with great stats you are last in line for academic scholarships. That’s the way it rolls.</p>