Class of 29 Undergrad/Class of 27 Grad: All Things Related to Music School Applications (prescreens/tours/interviews/auditions/supplements/etc)

[jyp34]

This is a December 2022 post that I had bookmarked about Northwestern & Vanderbilt FWIW:

@Momto5kiddos

She just this week was informed she passed her prescreenings to Vanderbilt and Northwestern. I was curious so I called both of those Universities and they are both pretty similar in how the admissions to the music school goes. You first apply to University and also to to music school at the same time. Then you submit your prescreening videos. The faculty in the music department for your instrument reviews the videos. If they like what the see/hear, then they send your name to the admissions office of the school and they do a general overall review to make sure you would even be qualified accademically. If you are, then you pass prescreenings. Then you start the process all over with the live audition… pass audition then a thoughtful and thorough academic review happens. I was also told that after you audition you have a 50/50 chance of getting in. If you are denied in the final stage, you will never know if you were denied because of the auditon or because of the academics.