<p>Does anyone know if there are any schools for MT that will accept a student (providing they pass the audition) without 2 years of a foreign language in HS?</p>
<p>You need to look at the school’s general admissions policies which should be on their website.</p>
<p>I have seen on some school websites that the student may be able to make up some requirements in college. I don’t remember which schools, but I’ve come across it a few times. It’s probably best to contact admissions.</p>
<p>This question was for my D’s friend who figured they would look past the requirement with a great audition. I told her I never heard of a school willing to do this. I will tell her to do some research and call admissions. Thanks</p>
<p>You can take a semester of a foreign language at a community college and that will count for one year of HS. But several conservatory BFA programs do not have a foreign language requirement as far as I know. Are you referring to a BA?</p>
<p>I am referring to getting into college. Most colleges I know require that students entering college have competed 2 years of a foreign language in HS.</p>
<p>I just checked the requirements at my D’s school, U of Utah. They require: First and second year (level) of the same foreign language taken during grades 7 through 12…So if they took the foreign language in middle school, it would count?? Utah auditions at Unifieds.</p>
<p>My D loved the auditioned BA-MT program at U of Alabama, and they only require 1 unit of foreign language. They require on-campus auditions (assuming no change from last year).</p>
<p>Have your friend look at all the schools’ admissions requirements and cast a wide net. Sometimes you can explain extenuating circumstances that made it difficult to complete requirements and a requirement can be waived.</p>
<p>No she hasn’t. And the extenuating circumstances are if she took a foreign language she would have had to drop either music, drama or dance and she wasn’t willing to do that. So she just didn’t take a language. She is taking just the bare minimum to graduate from HS and no more really. I am going to try and help her fill out her common app this weekend. She hasn’t started yet. Parents are not sure how the college process works. I am trying to be as helpful as possible without overstepping. I would just hate for her to spend the time and money to apply to schools that will not wiggle on the language requirement.</p>
<p>This is not specifically MT schools, but it’s a start.</p>
<p>[College</a> Lists / Foreign Language Not Required](<a href=“College Lists Wiki / Foreign Language Not Required”>College Lists Wiki / Foreign Language Not Required)</p>
<p>Really all you can do is look at general admissions policies for the individual schools.</p>
<p>Neither CCPA/Roosevelt nor Columbia College Chicago have FL requirements.</p>
<p>Thank you Jkelly…that list helps a lot. I appreciate you taking the time</p>
<p>It sounds to me like this kid is not at all into academics, and college is now an afterthought. Most kids that go to college for MT have prepared for years for the daunting admission process, so a kid who didn’t do that is going to be behind in more ways than just the language requirement. I suppose it is possible to pull it all together and get in somewhere last minute on raw talent and luck, but my advice would be to have the kid take a year off, take a language at a community college, and really think about whether the rigors of college is what they really want. Maybe they should look into CAP21 or Circle in the Square or something like that.</p>
<p>This is a young girl who will be the first in her family to go to college. She is extremely bright academically but has not wanted to give up her 3 electives to take language or her extra science. I am just trying to help her maneuver the application process. She wants a BFA program and will have to audition locally through Unifieds. I appreciate the college suggestions that don’t require a language and I will pass this info on to her.</p>
<p>“I am referring to getting into college.”</p>
<p>Yes. So was I. A BFA is awarded only from colleges. </p>
<p>THe link is very helpful but the best way to get the info is to go into each college website she is interested in, and look at their individual admissions requirements. There is no real shortcut here. Different colleges vary in their foreign language requirements. There isn’t a blanket ‘two year’ rule. Some colleges require four years. Furthermore, some colleges may be willing to overlook the requirement, or conditionally overlook the requirement, depending on the situation.</p>
<p>It is great you are trying to help this student with her applications! I am happy to help a little with your research, but you need to give us a bit more background on geographic preference or limitations and what she is looking for in a school and program. Did she take one year of foreign language or none?</p>
<p>I didn’t check them all, but here are a few other MT schools with official (or unofficial) auditions at Unifieds that do not require two years of language:
UWSP - none required
U of Northern Colorado - 1 year
University of Oklahoma - none required
Viterbo - none required
Point Park - recommended, not required</p>
<p>Unclear, may be worth a call or email:
Webster
Hartt (U of Hartford)
SCAD - almost sure not required
Cornish College of the Arts - almost sure not required</p>
<p>As mentioned before:
U of Utah - 1st and 2nd level taken during 7th -12th grades
U of Alabama - 1 year</p>
<p>I disagree with MTRUTH. I doubt college is an afterthought for this student, she may simply have not been well-advised (it sounds like parents may not be college grads), and she was super-involved in music and theater and didn’t understand the repercussions. My D wasn’t focused on academics in high school, but her grades were OK and she got into almost all the schools she applied to academically. There are a lot of MT programs at schools that do not have stringent academic requirements.</p>
<p>Colleges love to admit students who are the first in the family to attend college. That can help her a lot and if her grades are good, and there are schools she is in love with that have the 2-year requirement, I urge her to call the school’s college rep and explain her personal situation. They may waive the requirement since she took many other electives.</p>
<p>yikes MTRUTH that was quite an assumption that college must be an after thought for the child without two years of a foreign language. I am pretty sure my son was short one trimester of credit for the two year FL requirement of many schools. He did take foreign language in middle school but don’t believe that was noted anywhere. Despite the FL shortfall, he was academically accepted to all the schools he applied which includes U Hartford, Point Park, U Arts, Pace, Marymount Manhattan, Rhode Island College, and U East London. I remember being initially concerned but then realized there was no way to fit anything else into his schedule and what will be will be. It seemed to sort out in the end. He had solid GPA and SATs but not stellar.
Bisouu, good luck to the girl who will be the first in her family going to college, I will be rooting for her.</p>
<p>Connections…I guess I am a bit confused…I thought the kids have to be admitted academically to the university and then audition to be admitted into a BFA…can she skip the step of getting into the university and go straight to the BFA say at Purchase or Emerson or BU? This is what I am trying to figure out. Can a kid be admitted to a BFA through audition and then be denied admission to the university if they don’t meet the academic requirements or does the audition trump all? Sorry if I am not clear…</p>
<p>Shaun…she has had no foreign language at all. She would love to be on the east coast if possible…she’s from the West…But I will definitely pass on those colleges! Thanks for doing that for me. I am overwhelmed with my own D’s college stuff, but the educator in me can’t leave this girl to do this alone. Her parents have asked me to come over and help them this weekend and I wanted to come prepared with some options.</p>