<p>Hello! I'm a high school senior who have been accepted to Yale EA, and I am interested in getting a double degree in biochemistry and music. Does anyone know what the audition process is for undergraduates to study at the Yale music school? I heard that a few undergraduates can get in each year. Does anyone know what the audition requirements are for pianists? Thanks!</p>
<p>White male, small NC town, public school, middle class</p>
<p>GPA: 4.698 (weighted), 3.99 (unweighted)</p>
<p>Class rank: 4 of 165</p>
<p>SAT: 800 V, 800 M, 800 W</p>
<p>SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 760 Literature, 770 US History</p>
<p>AP: 5 Music Theory, 5 English Literature</p>
<p>This year: 4 AP courses, 4 honors</p>
<p>My essays, teacher recommendations are strong.</p>
<p>Optional Music CD submitted, of good performance.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Awards:</p>
<p>-Marching Band (9, 10, 11, 12 - Section Leader, Mellophonium)
-Concert Band (9, 10, 11, 12 - 1st Chair, French horn)
-Stage Band (10, 11, 12)
-Drama Club (10, 11, 12)
-Student Council (12 - Student Body President)
-Quiz Bowl Team (9, 10, 11, 12 - Captain)
-Library Club (10, 11, 12 - Founding Member, President)
-Beta Club (11, 12)
-Junior Marshal (11)
-High School Underclassman Awards - Geometry, French, Biology, A Honor Roll, Principals Awards (9), Algebra II, US History, A Honor Roll Awards (10), Precalculus, AP English Literature, A Honor Roll, Principals Awards (11)
-National Merit Semifinalist (12)
-Local Community College Math Tournament - 1st Place Geometry Team, Individual (9), 1st Place Advanced Math Team, Individual (11)
-County Public Library Quiz Bowl - 1st Place Team (9, 11)
-1st Annual NC NCEE/Goldman Sachs Foundation National Economics Challenge - 2nd Place Team, 1st Place Individual, David Ricardo Division (10)
-Hugh O'Brien Youth (10)
-NC Governors School - Choral Music (11)
-Local Leadership Conference - 1st Place Public Speaking (10), 1st Place Parliamentary Procedure (11)
-American Guild of Organists (10, 11, 12)
-Piano - private study (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-Organ - private study (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-Albert Schweitzer National Organ Festival/USA - 2nd Place High School Division (12)
-NC Bandmasters Association Western All-District Jazz Band - Piano (11)
-NC Bandmasters Association All-State Jazz Band - Piano (12)
-Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - Piano (10)
-Most Outstanding Band Member - French horn (11)</p>
<p>My only worry in all of this is that the Yale School of Music will have a flood of applicants because they recently received a grant that allows for free tuition for music students.</p>
<p>And that my class rank is 4.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Oh, wow, I just realized that the grant doesn't apply to undergrads.</p>
<p>Boy, I'm screwed.</p>
<p>By the way, I've also applied at:</p>
<p>Duke
Oberlin
St. Olaf
Lenoir-Rhyne</p>
<p>self-promoting bump</p>
<p>i have a question. if someone applies to the yale school of music only and they get in? is it considered presitigious as in o i made yale!? and is it important to have good academics and sat scores and ECs to get in the school? like if they person had a 1900 sat and applied to yale school of music, would they have a shot?</p>
<p>you would have no shot</p>
<p>its a graduate school only</p>
<p>actually uh for the undergraduate music program in yale. can someone apply for that with soley music? or do they need other stuff too? like maybe ECs, good sat scores, etc? or if they're going for music, is lets say a 1900 on sat good for getting into yale for music?</p>
<p>I'm fairly certain. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/music/degrees.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/music/degrees.html</a></p>
<p>bump.........</p>
<p>To be a music major as an undergraduate at Yale, one doesn't apply to the "music school." All the undergraduate majors go through Yale College, and thus it doesn't really make a difference what you apply as (or if you apply undecided)</p>
<p>o so ECs sats and all that jazz DOES matter huh?</p>
<p>yes, it does. the school of music is a graduate school (like all the schools of yale besides yale college). therefore, to do music for undergrad at yale, you apply to yalle college, like everyone else. meaning the grades, sat scores, ec's, etc all count just as much regardless of your intended major. sorry to burst your bubble, but you'd be competing against everyone else.</p>
<p>that said, if you are a preternatural musician, that's sort of a hook. You can send them recordings and the adcom will have it reviewed by music faculty. In other words, if you are a virtuoso, then you don't need other EC's. If you are just "good", then you need EC's.</p>
<p>Dear all who read this thread,</p>
<p>I'm very interested in Yale. I'm in the top 25% and generally have stats that somebody in the top 25 would have. If i'm a pretty good violinist (if i may say so myself, many many ecs in music) and send in a great audition tape, do I have an alright shot at getting into the school? Not that this matters, but im not your typicall asain violinist, infact im one of only two white violinsts in our school's extremly competitive orchesra. Though music is my main ec, it is not my only, i have done my share of club founding/joining(not too many, just stong positions for an extended period of time). I have about a 3.7 gpa, currently (begining of jr. yr.). I have only taken the sat once, my scores wernt so great (1500), i intened on bringing them up to an 1800-2100 ( : ) ). I am very interested in the cronstuction of stinged instruments, and I am currently in the process of working with the National Music Museum in helping to fund a national tour (I know yale has a pretty nice musical instrument collection, maybe the tour could stop through there). Musical instrument construction is one of my largest hobbies, but I do not inteend on becoming a violin maker! I am not doing this for college or anything, it is strictly for the enjoyment of musical instruments and also, to get the younger generations involved. I'm in the whole NHS thing and I am also in the German Honor Society. I know my scores arn't anything to be happy over, but im trying, taking numerous APs when i can (last year took one ap (w.his-3) this year taking 3 aps). I think it would be great to study with the Tokyo String Quartet. I have some time to bring up my scores, as being a new junior. So what do you all think? I know some people who attended the Yale School of Music some years ago who would be willing to write me a rec., not that it really matters, not being family or anything, just friends. Also, do you think i'd have a better chance with the shcool of music applying ed? Thanks!</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>bunp bump bump buummmmmm (first few measures of beethoven's 5th rhythym : ) )</p>
<p>i think you should definitely apply for ED. good luck with that.
what are some of the competitions you've entered/won?</p>
<p>I've done a lot within my school, and some sponserd events such a solo competitions and ensamble competitions, where I have recived very high ratings (the highest possible). I am also in our city's youth orchestra (1st violin). I was a memebr of all region philharmonic orchestra. Unfortunatly I havnt ented any national events, but I'd really like to. Music is the largest passion of mine, everything I do generally has something to do with music. Everything I buy has something to do with music, it's almost odd, but it's a lifestyle! Does the shool of music have EA/ED? Do you think my gpa is too low, or if I have a good audition, it really wont matter too much? Thanks!</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>Before this thread goes any farther, you need to know that the Yale School of Music is a graduate school only. Not only does it not admit undergrads, it's very difficult for even advanced undergrad players to get lessons with its faculty. There is no undergraduate music performance major at Yale. I speak from knowledge: one of my daughters, a cellist, investigated this question thoroughly when she was looking at colleges, and another of my daughters is currently a Yale undergrad.</p>
<p>vetmom,
I'm very interested in the BA/MM program with economics (probably) and piano. Do you have any knowledge or opinions beyond what's available on the Yale website that you could give?</p>
<p>Are there any Ivies that do offer undergrads with a school of music? If not, what would you say are some comperable schools that do?</p>