<p>As the topic states. </p>
<p>If you're amazing at playing the violin and have numerous awards, or are a ballerina with great credentials - does this all play a part in the admissions process, or do you have to be backed up with great "numbers" as well?</p>
<p>It probably helps you a lot, but since the point of college is to receive education, and Ivies are very rigorous and want students that will perform well and graduate, you still need decent numbers to back it up. You may get away with lower numbers than someone who didn't have a talent though.</p>
<p>Well, you've gotta have more than just numbers, but numbers are important. Being really good at violin or ballet is just an extracurricular activity. If you want to get in based on that, then you need to go to a performance school. Julliard, to pick the easiest example, will care much more about your dance skill than your numbers. You're not getting into an Ivy with just dance skills.</p>
<p>if u were really talented at sports though it may be a diff story</p>
<p>why? Colleges don't want future violinists like joshua bell or cellists like yoyo ma (who went to harvard)?</p>
<p>yes they do . . . if you've got potential to be famous or make a major difference they'll take you. Such as if someone had only one EC and it was being an Olympic-level skater and it took up all their time, yes. That's why ivies take celebs, sports stars and kids from superwealthy families, it gives them money, extra media attention, and they can be associated with them. I know that you still have to have good grades though, it's not completely out of the equation.</p>
<p>The future world-class violinists aren't just "talented," they're world-class high school violinists.</p>