<p>@Jameson2014. Because I am from Dallas and don’t wanna be that close to home. Lollll</p>
<p>@jamesk2014 Because I am from Dallas and Don’t wanna be that close to home lol. Sorry I messed the name up in my last post due to auto correct </p>
<p>Michigan state University
Central Michigan University
Columbia College Chicago
U of Missouri
I really don’t know where else to apply so I’ll just pray that I get into state (my first choice) sigh</p>
<ol>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UCI </li>
<li>UCSB</li>
<li>UW Seattle </li>
<li>American
(2-5 are my safeties)</li>
<li>University of Michigan</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>Northwestern</li>
<li>BU</li>
<li>Emerson</li>
<li>Tufts</li>
<li>Penn State</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon</li>
<li>Brandeis </li>
</ol>
<p>(probably more) The thing that sucks about auditioning for BFA’s is that even when you have above par academic stats for the given school it’s still pretty much a reach because of the weight of the audition/BFA competitiveness. </p>
<p>@missyuri are you planning on reducing the amount of schools on your list?</p>
<p>@Ctesiphon The suggested amount of schools to apply for if you’re pursuing a performing arts degree is actually 10-15. 
It’s sort of a daunting task but I knew that I’d be applying to many schools and have been preparing myself as such. </p>
<p>Yes I know many of these are state U’s, but I’m in state to Florida and have a Pres. scholarship at Bama so those are my safeties:</p>
<p>(In order of a combo of preference):
- North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Georgia
- Virginia
- Florida
- Michigan
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Tulane (maybe)</p>
<p>In order of preference: </p>
<ol>
<li>Duke (applying ED)</li>
<li>Northwestern </li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Michigan (EA)</li>
<li>Maryland (EA, safety)</li>
<li>Virginia (EA)</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins</li>
<li>Wash U in St. Louis</li>
<li>Emory</li>
<li>Umass, likely honors (EA, safety, in-state)</li>
</ol>
<p>Far reaches that don’t belong in the preference list:
Stanford
Harvard</p>
<p>I would like to add that if I get in EA to my top schools like michigan for example but don’t get in ED to Duke, I will not be applying RD to a few schools</p>
<p>By my own ranking:
- Stanford
- Harvey Mudd
- Brown
- Duke
- UC Berkeley
- Cal Poly SLO
- Swarthmore
- UCLA
- UCSD
- Cal Poly Pomona</p>
<p>Still thinking about the order, but that’s what I have right now. Will hopefully be studying some type of engineering (likely computer) at one of my top choices. The top schools will all take a little luck for me, but hopefully I won’t miss all of them! :)</p>
<p>Right now</p>
<p>Super act of god reach
Cornell
Georgetown
UC Berkeley</p>
<p>Reach
University of Rochester
UCSD
Emory</p>
<p>Match:
UCSB
UC Davis
American Univeristy</p>
<p>Safety:
Sacramento State</p>
<ol>
<li>Wellesley ED</li>
<li>Reed</li>
<li>Scripps </li>
<li>Colgate</li>
<li>Miami University</li>
<li>Howard
Those are the only ones I’m definitely applying to. I need to add a few more to my list.</li>
</ol>
<p>@z0e101 I’ve yet to visit any of the schools that I’m applying to, although I seriously hope to get that going as soon as possible. </p>
<p>Final list in order of preference:
- UMass Amherst (EA, high match)
- Northeastern (reach)
- Bentley (reach)
- Quinnipiac (Rolling, match)
- UNC-Wilmington (EA, match)
- Syracuse (low reach)
- Hofstra (EA, low match)
- Stetson (Significant Student status, low match)
- Rider (EA, safety, in-state)</p>
<p>My Top 5 In-States are:
- UCSB (Slight Reach)
- SDSU (Match)
- UCSD (Reach)
- UCI (Match)
- UC Davis (Match)
- Berkeley (Reach beyond all measure but what the hell)
My safety is just the honors program at my local community college which I automatically get into with my ACT score. Just do that for 2 years then transfer if I have to.</p>
<p>My few Out-Of-States I’m considering are:
- U of Hawaii at Manoa
- West Virginia University
- U of M Twin Cities
- Stony Brook University
Might apply to 2 of those but to be honest I probably have no chance at all of affording it so probably not.</p>
<p>Okay, my last post on this thread, since this is final and I’m beyond done…</p>
<ol>
<li>Amherst</li>
<li>Bard</li>
<li>Bennington</li>
<li>Bowdoin</li>
<li>Connecticut (College)</li>
<li>Dartmouth</li>
<li>Middlebury - ED II if rejected or deferred from Vassar</li>
<li>Skidmore</li>
<li>Vassar - ED I</li>
<li>Wesleyan</li>
<li>Williams</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Auburn University! :D</li>
</ol>
<p>(Haha, don’t I feel like the sore thumb in this thread 
)</p>
<p>Guys, should I apply to Georgia Tech?? They have awesome engineering and I can probably get into the Honors college, if not the Presidential scholarship. I’ve just been freaking out about not getting in anywhere except UCs and having to deal with a campus of 50% Asians (I’m Asian so I can say this haha - I took a class at Berkeley last summer, and I would like more diversity in college… waaaay too many of my own kind)</p>
<p>@caffeinemolecule Virginia Tech, Drexel and Case Western would all be somewhat safeties for you. </p>
<p>Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Hartford
Hofstra University
University of Rochester
Temple University
Western Connecticut State University</p>
<p>I don’t really have super specific order of preference, so…</p>
<p>First Choices/ Far Reaches
-Columbia University (Columbia College)
-Stanford University </p>
<p>Would love to attend
-Smith College
-Carleton College
-Barnard College
-Bryn Mawr College </p>
<p>Would like to attend
-University of Minnesota Twin Cities
-University of Wisconsin Madison </p>
<p>Safety/ Would still be happy to attend
-University of Minnesota Morris </p>
<p>Updated List:</p>
<p>Rutgers University
The College of New Jersey
Stony Brook University
Brandeis University
Boston College
Fordham University
Northeastern University
New York University
University of Richmond
University of Maryland
Vassar College
University of Michigan </p>