<p>There are not many transfer students who have the equivalent of all the prerequisites to jury, so most end up spending one year in prep for juries (coming in as sophomores). Of those who have juried straight in, I can’t remember any in the last eight years who were taken into the BFA. It’s not that we give preference to native students; it’s just that they are not as well prepared as their native competition pool. Students who have studied here for at least one year do much better with the accelerated pace of the dance juries (three hours back-to-back: tap, jazz, and ballet), as well as the acting jury (natives do a scene, whereas transfers can choose a scene with a partner they supply or two monologues). In the latter case, the actors who study here are more successful at demonstrating the level of honesty and active commitment that we espouse in our training.</p>
<p>The silver bullet requests are only being offered for first-time-freshmen admissions. There is some little leeway there; but with transfers, admission eligibility is determined based on coursework taken, and a minimum GPA. You can find the university’s admission standards for non-Calif. Comm. College transfers here: [url=<a href=“Redirect”>Redirect]FAQs[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Thank you for the great questions!</p>