Music Supplement for Ivies

mamenyu
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:24:31 +0000

Csardas is a fun piece, but from what I’ve seen over the last couple of years, I don’t think it would make for the kind of supplement that would have an impact an an Ivy like Harvard, Yale, or Princeton, where there are conservatory-level students, students who appeared on From the Top, who were in Juilliard-prep and NEC prep programs, and who participated in well-known festivals. I heard from someone involved in Harvard admissions, for example, that he selected one CD out of the 50 he reviewed to make a case for a student’s admission. Certainly your musical interest and accomplishments belong on your resume, but to make a big difference on your chances for admission, in and of itself, I think you would have to show regional or national-level accomplishments.