<p>How many students does BoCo take into freshman year?
And as for the cut at the end of sophomore year, do they need a specific number to carry on? For instance, “we must cut the class size to 5 students, no more no less” the goal being to reduce class size, or do they take all who qualify to continue even if they wanted 5 but 7 were above standards?</p>
<p>Generally around 50 - 55 incoming freshman. Sophomore cut is actually called promotionials and is pass/fail to move on, usually with plenty of warnings. There is NO cut number.</p>
<p>Seconding the previous poster…no one is surprised at promotionals.</p>
<p>There is no cut . The promotionals give a student the chance to reasses if they are well suited to continue the rigors of training at the conservatory. It is a well planned step to get students to focus at this point . There are juries through out your time at Boco so this is one more but carries the weight of probation which will be reolved by years end.</p>
<p>okay! sounds great, I’m not a fan of the cut system but it seems to be in a lot of schools. now was 50-55 the number of all students? How many MT majors usually?</p>
<p>50 - 55 incoming freshman musical theatre students</p>
<p>Do you know how many are accepted to yield the 50 - 55? Approximately how many audition. My guess is that MANY audition, and that they accept more than 50 - 55 to to yield that number… most schools will accept at least a few more students than the target freshman class number. :)</p>
<p>From what I understand, there are at least 800 that auditions every year. I did not hear the 2010 figures yet. </p>
<p>Boco was burned a few years back when they sent out 75 acceptances and all 75 accepted. Since that time, they have been more conservative with the amount of initial acceptances. They are going to the waiting lists instead of over accepting.</p>
<p>Makes sense, especially if the school has their waistlist, then they can just take how many they really want. 50-55 is a lot larger than most of the schools i am auditioning for. Is there a reason for that?</p>
<p>No reason really. By the time senior year rolls around there are usually 35 left. Boco has been offering MT for many years and the program has been long established.</p>
<p>okay, thank you for all your information and advice! application have opened and it’s going well!</p>
<p>I would also assume, as far as the number they accept compared to the number that actually enroll may also be influenced by the cost. There is some sticker shock once you are accepted into the program and then are told there is very little scholarship money.</p>
<p>Not as much sticker shock as you would expect. Most do their homework before applying so the applicants know how much it costs and what realistic scholarships they can expect. Boco’s acceptance rate is extremely high.</p>
<p>^^I think you meant to say “yield rate”, and not “acceptance rate,” right?</p>
<p>Yes. Thank You for pointing that out. :)</p>
<p>Yes I am aware of the cost, several of the schools I am applying/have applied to have very high costs without many scholarships. You do the best you can!</p>
<p>Great attitude</p>