<p>I also heard that Berklee cuts freshmen, which means they are taking in extra people in order to collect the tuition. We know a recently admitted student to Berklee who said this; he said it was common knowledge. </p>
<p>My former law school cut students after their first year. Although the school claimed it was self-attrition, I knew for a fact it was not. I knew the students who got kicked out. They were very competent and caring people, and would have made great lawyers. The school simply kicked out 25% of the students every year who had the lowest GPAs. Schools also do this to raise the “caliber” of their students.</p>
<p>Look for statistics: compare how many students are admitted freshman year, and how many of them are still there in the second year. Then compare that to other music schools.</p>