<p>Carnegie-Mellon is academically selective but NOT in the College of Fine Arts where admission is largely based on audition or portfolio. The stats on the College Board site are meaningless when it comes to your chances of admission to a BFA program such as Drama. Also, unlike some schools, CMU matches scholarship offers from schools that are not competitive in academics, such as DePaul, as long as they are competitive within the student’s subject area. </p>
<p>My D says the rest of the school thinks CFA students are challenged and CFA students often get Cs when they take classes outside their department. But there is a similarity between CFA students and other CMU students in that all are very good in their subjects, passionate about whatever it is that they do, and willing to work really, really hard.</p>