<p>Hey! I'm new here and I had a question about the pre-screening process for the University of Michigan. I know that you have to have a 3.0 and a 24 ACT, but I was wondering if you pass the screening, do the academics no longer really matter? I know that GPA is quite a bit lower than what they would normally accept. If I had like a 3.1 or 3.2 and passed the pre screening, would they still look at my grades heavily during the audition process or does the opportunity to audition mean they have already looked at your grades and decided your academics are good enough for the school? Thank you so much!</p>
<p>To my knowledge, they would still be examining your academic profile once you are already invited to audition and if the BFA program is considering you. I think the pre-screening just weeds out applicants that would have ZERO chance of admissions and so they don't waste time auditioning them. But academics STILL matter once you are in the pile of those who are basically their applicants at that point. Every college (regular colleges) could sift through the pile of applications and weed out those who would automatically not be considered so to speak (not meeting some level of minimal qualifications) and then there would be a pile of ones who would go through the entire application review. </p>
<p>So, basically at UMich, in the screening, they eliminate those they cannot admit at all. But after that point, when they are revewing those who meet the artistic review standard, they most certainly will examine the academic profile. There will be more than the approx. 26 students they could offer artistic admissions to and so then they must go through those applicants entire file and decide whom to admit and academics will play a part of that. So, the odds of someone getting in with a lower academic profile are less than someone with a stronger academic profile, even though both passed through the gate to audition by being over a mimimum "bar." Therefore, all those who passed the screening will be considered as their pile of applicants who conceivably COULD be admitted. But since there are more who have the requisite artistic talent, those under artistic consideration are going to also have to pass muster academically and so the stronger ones on that pile have a greater chance. </p>
<p>Look at the stats of admitted students to UMich. If you pass the screening, you are in range but could be in the lower range of accepted students and thus admitted at a lower rate of admission. Those closer to the ballpark of stats for admitted students (and overall profile...including rigor of HS courses, rank, essays, recs, and so on) are going to have a greater chance when the pile has to get whittled down from those who have the artistic talent to be considered. There are published stats for admitted students to the School of Music. You have to be in range to be considered. Those closer to the average or above it, have a better cfhance, that's all. Some will get in who fall below the average of admitted stats. Those who fall below their minimum simply won't be invited to audition. </p>
<p>I do not believe the screening, in other words, is equivalent to an academic admissions. I don't know that it is even a full read of the entire application file but merely to make sure the stats are over a minimum that would even be considered for admission. I believe the Music School will closely read the entire file of those whom they are considering artistically.</p>
<p>That helps so much! Thanks so much.</p>
<p>What are the published stats for admitted students to the School of Music?</p>
<p>I searched their website however, I was unable to find them.</p>