<p>I’m a student with some bad sophomore and freshman year grades, but really good junior year grades. My goal in life is to go to U of M, and my dad and stepmom work there and everything, but I am not the typical 3.9 perfect person who usually applies. The one thing I am good at is choir. I’m a great asset to the choir and join it every year, no matter how bad of a choir it is or the horrible cheesy songs we have to sing or how much it’s made fun of. I enjoy choir, I’m a good singer, and I have more of a passion for music than anything else. Extracurricular wise I do some of the basic singing related stuff: solo and ensemble maybe, I might get the lead in the musical, but I haven’t gotten voice training in a while and I’ve never gone to Interlochen or regional honors choir anything amazing like that. I also enjoy writing songs, and I wonder if auditioning for being a composer would be easier than attempting to be a voice major. I’ve read everything on the website, but is it harder to get into the music college than to apply for the regular college? It sounds pretty prestigious…</p>
<p>From what I know, you need to pass an academic checkpoint first with Umich before you can even be considered to get in for music. So your freshman and sophomore grades might hurt you (depending on how bad they are). But it's worth a shot! And besides, it's more than grades anyway. You obviously love what you do so make that really come out in your essays.</p>
<p>According to the website for the music college, their minimum GPA for applying there is a 3.0</p>
<p>Graduation from an accredited high school
GPA of 3.0 (calculation based on 10th and 11th grade standard academic subjects)
Completion of the SAT with writing or the ACT with writing. Minimum score requirements: ACT of 24 or better, or SAT of 1100 or better in the Critical Reading and Math, or SAT of 1650 or better including Writing.</p>
<p>(The Bachelor of Science in Sound Engineering requires a GPA of 3.5, an SAT math subscore of 580 or better, or ACT math subscore of 28 or better
Home-Schooled students must submit two SAT II scores and the SAT I writing test, along with records detailing material studied.
General high school curriculum requirements demonstrated on an official transcript: </p>
<p>Academic: Four years, or units, of English, plus a minimum of 12 other year-long courses selected from social studies, foreign languages, sciences, mathematics or any combination of these subjects. 2 years of foreign language study is strongly recommended. </p>
<p>Performing Arts: Credits in music, theatre, and/or dance demonstrating an ability to succeed in the professional curriculum</p>
<p>I know two people who've been rejected by the school of music, both of whom I consider to be prodigies. One has been singing all her life, is trained in opera, and is a local celebrity, and the other can play any instrument he's handed. Both of these people were accepted to the general school (the guy even attended for a year before transfering elsewhere where he could major in music). It is RIDICULOUSLY competitive.</p>
<p>In my opinion, if music is your dream, you should find a way to follow it no matter where you are. Both of the above people are currently majoring in music at other schools, and plan on trying again at U of M each year until they get in. I would suggest something like that for you.</p>