<p>What are MT major’s average stats? Also, if one’s grades aren’t “top-notch” in high school (roughly 2.8), would it be more beneficial to attend a CC and then try and transfer into the program? </p>
<p>I’ve been looking through MT Major forums for months, trying to find schools that accept students who haven’t exactly excelled in high school, but I’ve really only come back with Point Park and BoCo. Not so many answers… If anyone is willing/knows I’d really appreciate it. :-)</p>
<p>2.8 is around the average GPA for the BA program at Plymouth State University in NH. This is an auditioned BA program in the Department of Theatre, Music, and Dance. It is a small program with lots of individualized attention and performance opportunities. I used to teach there, and I am currently working with students and grads in the program. PM me if you would like more info.</p>
<p>You might look at CCM as well.</p>
<p>MTguy17:</p>
<p>I pulled these general statistics from the College's website. They apply to the current study body (not the MTs):</p>
<p>Middle 50% for ACT scores of incoming freshman is 22-26
35% of incoming freshmen are in top 20% of their high school class
80% of students who apply are admitted</p>
<p>Your high school gpa would not necessarily prevent you from being admitted to the College. So Otterbein is probably a school you should consider. Write to me directly and we'll talk.</p>
<p>Some schools, like CMU, make it very clear that academic stats are not much of a consideration. Of course, it is very difficult to get into CMU based on audition.</p>
<p>My D auditioned last year to learn how competitive it was, so she is spending her freshman year at a local state university with a BA program in MT. She really wants a BFA program. The website says that Otterbein only accepts a few transfers, so should she try as a transfer or freshman? Can she even be considered a freshman? Hate to lose a years worth of effort if we do not have to.</p>
<p>A student who has already attended college for a year in a degree program full time would be considered a transfer student and must apply as a transfer (this is true at most colleges). Some BFAs may make them start over as freshmen and some may let them enter as sophomores but all will consider them as transfer admits, and not as freshmen admissions applicants.</p>
<p>PropMiss:</p>
<p>We look at transfer students as if they were high school seniors, no matter how much college work they've done, when we're considering them for the BFA degrees in Musical Theatre and in Acting. If admitted, they are expected to complete the entire curriculum, which is four years long. For reasons which I've discussed elsewhere, we have found it nearly impossible to start students, no matter how talented, at the sophomore level.</p>
<p>But the good news is that there is no prejudice against transfers, and there are no theoretical limitations on the number of transfers we can accept. In this year's entering class, one of the MT men is 21 and comes from a community college in New Mexico. Last year's class included two transfers--a woman who'd come to Otterbein the year before as a Dance minor, and a man who'd done two years of college in California in a BA program. She was admitted into our MT/Dance concentration and he was admitted in Acting.</p>
<p>The College will accept most if not all of the credits your d. will have accumulated, and they will be counted towards graduation, but as electives rather than as major classes. So what's the point of taking classes now? There are two. One is the value of the training she's getting in preparation for this year's round of auditions. The other is the flexibility it will gain her in scheduling. If she's taken a Psychology class, for example, she won't have to repeat it here, and she can use the time to take an elective class (almost impossible otherwise in our MT curriculum) or to take a higher level general studies class, or to take a less demanding schedule.</p>
<p>There is one other exception to the rule. We will accept classes in ear training, sight singing and music theory. So I'll add my support to those who are recommending music theory as excellent preparation for students who want to major in musical theatre.</p>
<p>I'll take a look at the website copy and change it to make sure this policy is clear. In the meantime, please ask any additional questions.</p>
<p>I'm currently a freshman Theatre Studies major and will be transfering/auditioning next winter. My college gpa is a solid 3.8-4.0 right now and I intend to keep it that way. However in high school my gpa was more around a 2.4 and I didn't do so hot on my ACT/SAT I did ok...but not great. Since I will be in college for about a good year and a half before I transfer will they look more at my college grades or my high school?</p>