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Post by rockitprimejive on Mar 16, 2009 23:11:01 GMT -5
So I am still in high school, but my ultimate dream is to go to Louisville and get into the marching band. I don't know who else to ask but here it goes. My grades are, okay. Like, a 2.9? I am trying so hard to get it up, but anywho. Is there a way for a director to ask the college to let someone in? Like, if I write the director a letter or send a recording of me playing or something, do you think there is a chance he can get me into the college? I am stressing so much about this lately, and I am just a little freaked that I might not get in. I know the director's email, but I don't want to ask him first. Do you guys think it is possible that this can happen?
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Post by Duel of the Flutes on Mar 17, 2009 13:01:00 GMT -5
Well, first off, I will ask you what you want to major in. If you are going to major in music, then there is a slight chance they could let you in. This might sound really odd, but I know people who know people who have had extraordinary talent but not the best grades who have been accepted into colleges (such as Michigan State) based on their talent. For most schools, you have to apply to the university first before you audition for the music school, but there are ways around that, especially if you familiarize yourself with the professor of your instrument. It isn't incredibly common, but it's been known to happen. I wanted (and still want) to go to Michigan, but since my grades are the greatest, I didn't bother auditioning. Now I kind of regret it, because I've had plenty of people tell me that I should have because I still had a chance (however slim) of being accepted by audition. If you're not going to major in music, then I'm not sure how it works for your school. I would hazard a guess on the side of no exceptions, but you never know. So... I hope that helped?
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Post by stickshifty on Mar 17, 2009 22:54:54 GMT -5
Well, first off, I will ask you what you want to major in. If you are going to major in music, then there is a slight chance they could let you in. This might sound really odd, but I know people who know people who have had extraordinary talent but not the best grades who have been accepted into colleges (such as Michigan State) based on their talent. For most schools, you have to apply to the university first before you audition for the music school, but there are ways around that, especially if you familiarize yourself with the professor of your instrument. It isn't incredibly common, but it's been known to happen. I wanted (and still want) to go to Michigan, but since my grades are the greatest, I didn't bother auditioning. Now I kind of regret it, because I've had plenty of people tell me that I should have because I still had a chance (however slim) of being accepted by audition. If you're not going to major in music, then I'm not sure how it works for your school. I would hazard a guess on the side of no exceptions, but you never know. So... I hope that helped? This.
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Post by noxcuses on Mar 23, 2009 17:24:37 GMT -5
So I am still in high school, but my ultimate dream is to go to Louisville and get into the marching band. I don't know who else to ask but here it goes. My grades are, okay. Like, a 2.9? I am trying so hard to get it up, but anywho. Is there a way for a director to ask the college to let someone in? Like, if I write the director a letter or send a recording of me playing or something, do you think there is a chance he can get me into the college? I am stressing so much about this lately, and I am just a little freaked that I might not get in. I know the director's email, but I don't want to ask him first. Do you guys think it is possible that this can happen? What year are you? If you are REALLY good and know one of the professors there (aka you've played for the professor and they want you to go there), often they can override the university's admission policies. But generally, it's a requirement that you be accepted at the University AS WELL AS the school of music. If you're not a senior, then you may still have time to bring your GPA up, just make straight A's (go to class...do your work....it's not that hard)
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Post by Tales From Band Camp on Mar 24, 2009 10:14:31 GMT -5
A good friend of mine got into UGA with help from the music program (his grades were pretty average and he probably would have been wait-listed). However, at the time, he was probably one of the top bassoonists in the southeast, and bassoon was a need. Like the others said, if you are one of the top players in your area, you plan on majoring in music, and your instrument is a need at the school, the music faculty can probably talk to admissions. But I would think you would need to go through the audition and admission process before getting to that point.
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