<p>In this particular case he was told. He had done the summer program and several of the students were told that they would be accepted artistically if they applied. My daughter and several of her friends were among the students who were told that, never needed to audition, and were accepted. This particular student was also accepted artistically from his summer work, applied, but was not accepted by NYU. He knew when he applied that his grades/scores would be a problem.</p>