What is the scoop on grades for conservatories?

musicmama123
Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:58:36 +0000

My daughter, a junior, currently has a 2,6- 2.7 (hoping to bring it up in next 4 cycles) which in our school (very highly ranked high school ) is a Bt average. She has some rather poor grades in math and science. She is extremely active in theatre/ chorus /performing. Has been in 30 plays, is in an acapella group, and a audition only theatre rep group in hs. Also chorus, et. She writes music, and is generally talented. ( I, of course, think she is brilliant!) She is telling me it is useless to even audition for a Carnegie Mellon, or one of the top conservatory schools because of her gradepoint. I have heard its all about the audition. What is the lowest gradepoint anyone has heard of someone getting into these schools? Is it even possible? I have told her it doesn’t hurt to try. She went to MSM last summer, loved it, but wants to go to a bigger school that is not only about music. Help! I have a year but want to plan a spring trip.