<p>For top colleges with “single digit admissions”, once you make it into the pool with adequate stats, so they know you can do the work,they really don’t go by SAT’s, GPA, or even class requirements but use a “holistic” approach. They look at the whole picture, and the kind of discipline and hard work needed for ballet at this level is highly desirable. It also adds to the mix of the class. Schools like the Ivies and top LAC’s are looking at the mix of students more than the individuals, and someone with this kind of dedication to an art form adds a lot. The real question is whether this daughter’s ballet will continue once in an intense academic environment, and what choices this student might want to make not only for courses in high school, but for college itself.</p>