<p>My question is regarding the high school classes that some colleges require to be eligible for admission. At first, I believed that the UC system required students to take a "Performing/Fine Arts" credit to qualify for admission. While on the UC site, however, I noticed that it was also possible to qualify with high test scores. If I don't have to take a "Performing/Fine Arts" class, I would much rather take another class, but I was unsure if other colleges had similar course requirements that were not possible to test out of. If anyone has any information on these requirements, I would be greatly appreciative. Specifically I am searching for information on the following:</p>
<p>MIT
Stanford
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Rice
Caltech
Pomona
Harvey Mudd
Duke</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Bear in mind that you can become "eligible" for UC admission by examination alone, but that does not equal acceptance at the campus of your choice. At the more competetive campuses, you will be competing against students who have not only completed ALL the A-G requirements, but who's test scores alone also qualify them for eligibility by examination. Without your VPA, you will be at a disadvantage gaining admission at UCB, UCLA and UCSD.</p>
<p>I know that at least half of the schools you listed (and I wouldn't doubt if they all do) show their course requirements/recommendations on their websites. None of them are as detailed as the UCs.</p>
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Bear in mind that you can become "eligible" for UC admission by examination alone, but that does not equal acceptance at the campus of your choice. At the more competetive campuses, you will be competing against students who have not only completed ALL the A-G requirements, but who's test scores alone also qualify them for eligibility by examination. Without your VPA, you will be at a disadvantage gaining admission at UCB, UCLA and UCSD.
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<p>This isn't a problem for me as I will have ELC also for the UC campuses, which are my safeties.</p>
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I know that at least half of the schools you listed (and I wouldn't doubt if they all do) show their course requirements/recommendations on their websites. None of them are as detailed as the UCs.
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I looked at some of the websites and couldn't find any detailed information on whether they require a "Performing/Fine Arts" class. Classical guitar is one of my main ECs and I have won national competitions for it, so its kind of silly to have to take a performing arts class.</p>
<p>I think that the UCs are very unique in their specific requirements. Of the schools I'm familiar with on your list (S, H, Y, P & R), and I assume the others as well, they only have very general requirements/recommendations about the number of years of English, Math, Social Science, FL, etc. that they expect a competitive applicant to have.</p>
<p>If you do not have your VPA, you are not ELC. Although ELC-eligible students receive their letter in the fall, it is contingent on completing all the UC requirements (including VPA) in your senior year. From UC Admissions site: </p>
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"UC requires ELC students to complete all course and testing requirements in order to be considered eligible. Students who are notified at the beginning of their senior year that they are in the top 4 percent of their high school's graduating class (known as being "eligible in the local context," or ELC) must complete the required "a-g" courses and standardized tests before they enroll at UC in order to be considered fully eligible. Fully eligible students are guaranteed a place in the UC system, though not necessarily at their campus of choice." University</a> of California - Admissions</p>