<p>Sharing info in case others are in similar position .</p>
<p>We wanted to find options where a single application would be considered for admission two ways: as a BM degree and as a general admit. I am not referring to Dual Degree programs (where a student wants to pursue music and another subject simultaneously)</p>
<p>The posts here have emphasized the importance of selecting a school by the teacher, sample lessons, and evaluations to know where we stand. We are coming at this late in the game and cannot do most of that; our BM options are based on DD’s private teacher’s recommendation and DD’s research.</p>
<p>Just as a student who qualifies for the hard-to-get-into schools may need a lot of applications to ensure admission (and choice), we wanted to maximize the number of possible results with as few applications (auditions) as possible.</p>
<p>This is not for everyone; facing rejection from BM programs, some students might prefer to submit applications to less competitive schools with later deadlines, or take a gap year to re-evaluate. Some students may have a firm grasp of where they stand compared to other students and are confident of admission. </p>
<p>D2’s current app list is a melting pot: some BM-or-bust, some BA-or-bust, some offer 2 choices from 1 application, some require 2 applications. Some from the list below, some aren’t. Here is some of what we’ve learned along the way:</p>
<p>ONE APPLICATION, TWO OPTIONS
Univ of Texas - Austin - very very clear in their documentation; applicants can be rejected by the music school (Butler) and admitted to a 2nd choice.</p>
<p>Univ of Michigan - ambiguous, so I wrote for clarification. Via 1 application, apply to the dual degree program. The SMTD decision does not affect the decision of the other school or college to which you are applying. So, you can be admitted to School A, rejected by SMTD, and your acceptance to School A is still valid. That doesn’t address whether, If admitted to the dual program, you can elect to only attend SMTD, but we’ll cross that bridge should we be fortunate enough to be there.</p>
<p>McGill - applicant can indicate a 2nd choice; therefore, you can be rejected by Schulich, accepted by McGill</p>
<p>CIM & Case Western - one application to CIM for Dual Degree; “Although students applying for the dual degree program with CIM and CWRU only apply for the program through CIM, the admission decisions from both schools are separate. In the circumstance that a student would not be admitted to CIM, but still has an interest in attending CWRU, they could be in touch with our office and we would help facilitate contact with the CWRU admissions and financial aid office so he or she could pursue that opportunity.”</p>
<p>TWO APPLICATIONS
Peabody & JHU
NEC & Tufts/Harvard
Juilliard & Columbia</p>
<p>PENDING - I think these are all BM OR BUST, but I’m not yet sure
Univ of NC - Chapel Hill
NYU Steinhardt
SUNY Purchase
Rice</p>