which schools are trying to attract artsy students?

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<p>if a virtually all of a student's extracurriculars would be considered "artsy," rather than political, science/math-oriented, etc, would this help in admission to certain schools who might have a shortage of this sort of student? If so, do you know which colleges?</p>

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<p>Liberal arts colleges.</p>

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<p>Yeah it helps. Try Duke. They've beefed up their arts programs, looking to balance out the largely pre-professional student body. </p>

<p>LACs get plenty of "artsy" applicants already.</p>

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<p>According to their alumni magazine from last year, Princeton is looking to increase its numbers of artsy undergrads.</p>

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<p>like others have said, i would look at the more preprofessional, technical and science-focused lacs and small national universities, many of which are actively seeking to diversify. bucknell, for example, has dramatically increased its arts and humanities recruitment over the past several years. merit awards in the arts are now being offered, acceptance rates are up and more 'artsy' students are enrolling because of it. (129 for the class of 2010 compared to 92 for 2009 and 72 for 2008.)</p>

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<p>the top-rated LACs that come to mind as attracting a greater share of artsy students are:
Vassar
Skidmore
Wesleyan
Hamilton
Kenyon</p>

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<p>it would help at princeton, for one. after years of underfunding, there is now a major arts initiative underway, supported in part by a recent $101 million donation. coincidentally, the university is in the process of increasing enrollment by 11%, and many of the additional spots are earmarked for creative/performing types.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/arts-initiative/initiative/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princeton.edu/arts-initiative/initiative/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I'd like to know any possible answers to this questions as well :) Where would "artsy"-type students be most in demand at the top LACs/universities?</p>

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<p>thanks for everyone who's responded :) ! however, even with the "artsy" edge, princeton is a huge reach for anyone - are there any schools that come to mind that aren't quite so impossible to get into?</p>

<p>although i would love to attend a school like vassar or wesleyan, i know they have toooons of artsy students applying, so my EC's (all of which have to do with performing, writing, art, or music) wouldn't necessarily stand out.</p>

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<p>Any colleges in need of music composition majors?</p>

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<p>I think even Harvard likes "artsy" students. Majority of the ones I know who got into Harvard have either music or sports talent, besides strong academic records. So it definitely helps.</p>