<p>is it true that majors like art get you admitted more easily? if you double major with art and business or something will the business part level the easiness out?</p>
<p>just wondering because i want to major in business and minor in art, but im afraid im a lazy person so my academics may lack what the college i'll be applying to wants.</p>
<p>i also heard that some univeristies like NYU allow you to make your own majors (like art+business) so it'll be easier to get in too..</p>
<p>can anyone clarify the validity of these things?</p>
<p>Ok, it's not true that your major would realistically make it easier to get in to a school.</p>
<p>And if you applied as an art major to NYU you would NOT be able to major in business as well because you can't major into Stern.</p>
<p>you're kidding, right? To get into most arts programs you have to have a portfolio or audition. They're very competitive and at many U's it is more difficult to get into the fine arts program than the main college.</p>
<p>it might be true for very unpopular majors though I don't know if art falls into that category</p>
<p>it depends on what you mean as far as it being easier.
academically speaking, yes it is.
but then, you have to have a bomb-ass portfolio, audition, ect. if you have stellar grades, but your art sucks then you won't get in. but if your art is amazing and your grades are less than stellar (like mine were), you have a much better chance. </p>
<p>hey, i was an average student all through high school, and i'm going to NYU in the fall.</p>
<p>With both performing and fine arts, you should distinguish between BFA and BA programs. BFA programs are akin to professional training programs, accept a limited number of students into a program (as few as 10 - 15 at some schools) and require auditions or portfolios that require years of specialized training and experience and months to prepare. The admit rate in BFA programs generally ranges from 3 - 10% of freshman applicants and there are always many more applicants than available positions at a school. In many respects, even discounting the academic side of admissions, it is tougher to get into a BFA program than law school, med school or even the Ivies. Startling but if you think about it, the extremely small size of the programs, number of applicants, specialized training required and subjective nature of the audition/portfolio review make it so. If you don't pass artistic muster, it doesn't matter how great your academic credentials are, you are not getting in. As an example, take Carnegie Mellon, a fine academic institution. At Carnegie Mellon's BFA program for Musical Theatre, they had 1000 students audition for 10 openings and auditions counted for 80 - 90% of the admission decision. And in a BFA program, because it is a professional training program, it is very hard to impossible to find the time to dual major.</p>
<p>On the other hand, BA programs in performing and fine arts usually more akin to admissions to other majors. Academics usually play a more significant role and you need to meet the academic requirements that apply to L.A. applicants. There is also usually more time in the curriculum to take electives and therefore to double major or minor. The admit rates more closely parallel the general L.A. admit rates at the school.</p>