Where else should we look?

uskoolfish
Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:48:28 +0000

momrath…I agree that talent is definitely a component in many schools. I am just suggesting that the OP needs to try to find out from schools how they will actually view it and how it comes into play in terms of admissions/ scholarship money.

My older D is a vocal performance major (at NYU) and she sent schools a CD of her singing and of an art portfolio.

Our experience was that it ran the gamet in terms of schools considering talent and not.

Barnard really didn’t want any supplements and I don’t think it made a real difference in their admission process. (D got in because of her grades/test scores and leadership-related to music/theatre and student govt, in my opinion.)

For Brandeis, D pursued the music end and met with the music dept…so I think that gave her a niche and was a reason why she got a nice merit scholarship. However, I still think it was her test scores and gpa that got her accepted.

At GW she won a presidential arts merit scholarship for voice.

American…some music money in addition to $ for grades/ leadership.

Muhlenberg gave her an art scholarship and music scholarship as well as other $.

Binghamton didn’t really consider her supplements at all.

We put a lot of research into pursuing talent scholarships and using music and art talent to D’s advantage, but as I said in my earlier post, sometimes it will make very little difference and will not make up for low test scores or grades. My older D was top 5%, pres of her school and had 2130 on the SAT, so for many schools she would have gotten in with or without talent. Younger D has a lower GPA (probably an 89 after soph year)…SAT’s not taken yet, but hoping for the best. She is a smart kid, but struggled with chem and algebra 2 trig this year. 168 on PSAT as a sophomore, so we will see…

So for younger D, I doubt she would get into NYU in a non-talent based program unless her GPA goes up a lot junior year since they will only consider talent for their specific art studio/ music/theatre/film programs. But she has a chance if she applies to studio art.

Does anyone know about how Skidmore works for art students? I know they consider a portfolio, but will it really play a part in admissions and overcome a lower GPA or a lower SAT (as in the OP’s case)?