<p>I'm not sure if we have had a thread about this before, and if there was, I am truly sorry. Just hit me upside the head.</p>
<p>Can we talk about SAT scores?
-How important are they for MT colleges?
-What's a good score and what's a great score for MT?
etc.etc.etc.</p>
<p>Mattheww -- yes, that subject has been covered pretty thoroughly on this forum! If you want to research it, do a forum search; you'll find lots of info. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, that's a question that cannot be answered concisely. SAT requirements vary widely by school. Some schools require academic admission BEFORE you audition; some schools do not. There are also some schools that do not consider SATs at all. </p>
<p>What schools are you interested in?</p>
<p>Hahaha, here's my prelim list:</p>
<p>B-W, BoCo, CMU, Emerson, NYU, Ithaca, Otterbein, Penn State, Point Park, UCI, UCLA, CCM, UMich.</p>
<p>Academics, including SAT scores, matter, but the degree with how much they matter differs from school to school. However, generally speaking, when you are making a list of colleges to apply to, ONE thing you have to look at is the academic selectivity of that college (as well as the artistic selectivity). You have to be admissable to the school academically. You need a range of academic level schools on your list in relation to YOU....reaches, matches, safeties...academically speaking. All audition based programs are reaches artistically speaking given the low admit rate for the BFA itself. What you need to do is to look at the stats of admitted students to each college....such as the mid range of SAT or ACT scores, the average GPA (which is given as unweighted), and the percentage of students from the top 10%, top 25% or top 50% of their high school class, as well as the admit rate into the university itself (selectivity). Also, look at the HS course requirements to get in. More selective universities will also care about the level of RIGOR of the HS curriculum you have chosen vis a vis what was available to you at your particular HS. Always try to take the most challenging curriculum you can handle. </p>
<p>Anyway, with regard to the SAT scores, colleges provide the mid range (25-75%tile) of those admitted to the school and they give this for the Math portion and the Critical Reading portion and combined M/CR. If your SATs (or in the case of ACT scores) falls in that range, the school is an academic match basically or if your scores are above that range, the school is an academic safety and if they fall below, it is an academic reach. If they fall WELL below, it is a FAR reach and not too realistic. But that is a very very simplistic explanation because you have to also examine the GPA of admitted students and level of curriculum vs. your own. Same with your class rank. Also, if the college has a low admit rate to the college itself, it makes the level of odds more difficult as well. Again, you ask what SAT score you need for MT, but it depends on each specific school. </p>
<p>When you build your list, find schools in a range of academic odds in relation to YOUR stats. One kid's academic reach is another kid's academic safety. Then, find schools in a range of artistic selectivity. While most BFA programs have single digit admit rates, SOME programs are "easier" (but not easy!!) to get into as they don't draw as strong of a national talent pool and/or in terms of their level of reputation. You need a range of schools from academic reach to academic safety and a range of artistically selective schools all in relation to your academic stats and artistic skill set. Also, you need two non-audition schools (since all audition based schools are a reach given their very low acceptance rates) and make sure that at least ONE of the non-audition schools on your list is ALSO an academic safety for you and pick wisely to find ones that you could see yourself attending and just don't take on any school as your safety. </p>
<p>And in a nutshell, the stronger your academics, the stronger your overall profile and so always do your best in school, take the most challenging courseload you can handle, and prep for the SATs or ACT tests. As well as this helping you to get into college, it also makes you more eligible for scholarships.</p>
<p>OK, you have a mix of academic requirements there. I'm not familiar with all of them, but I know U-Mich and PSU require relatively high SATs. CMU relaxes their usually high requirements somewhat if you get accepted to the MT or acting program. </p>
<p>By the way, that's a great list of schools, but I don't see any safeties! I don't know anything about UCI or UCLA, but the other schools are highly selective.</p>
<p>UCI has no audition to get in, but UCLA does but both are very seletive academically, as is NYU.</p>
<p>I know nothing about you Matthew, but you must look at the academic stats for each college and put yours next to those per school. </p>
<p>I don't know your artistic talent but even the most talented applicants need a safety back up.</p>
<p>Hi Matthew,</p>
<p>From your post, I am certainly hoping you are no more than a high school junior, because if you are a senior you have gotten into the game way too late to expect a good outcome. Sorry for the athletic cliche!</p>
<p>He is a junior.</p>
<p>soozievt:</p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying his status as a junior. Makes me feel better to hear he's not a senior that somehow managed to get way behind the curve.</p>
<p>Matt is a junior at a important performing arts school. He's great</p>
<p>Hey matt - its bollar</p>
<p>Love you, Bollar.</p>
<p>I'd say I'm doing quite well academically. I take a lot of AP classes, and next year I opted out of late starts to take some classes that will look good on my college apps and that interest me. I have a 4.1 GPA, and I am a member of NHS and Thespians society. I rank somewhere in the top 20-15% of my class.</p>
<p>I'm not going to value myself artistically. If Liz wants to do that, fine.</p>