Help with college list for visits and applications

thumper1
Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:02:21 +0000

Can a musician do well enough at the audition that it becomes a hook for admission?

The answer is…it depends. It is not exactly a hook, but at some schools with strong conservatory like music departments, the music folks can advocate for admission with a less strong academic profile.

At other schools, the academic bar must be met.

Remember, some music majors do switch majors…and the colleges want to feel comfortable that the student will be academically successful in any major.

If the student musician is THAT strong and has less than stellar stats, a conservatory might be a good choice. Admission to those places sometimes don’t require a high academic bar, but they do require a very very strong audition.