Importance of grades in high school for BFA programs?

I don’t think you’ll have trouble with acceptances at a 3.7. My S was wait listed to NYU with a GPA lower than that and academically accepted at every program that gave those results out separately from artistic. (He didn’t apply to Ivyies so that might be different) Of course, as you’ll read other places, the higher your GPA and Test Scores, the better your merit package will be. S had high test scores with his mediocre GPA and received nice merit at almost every school.