How does the undergraduate application process at the University of Michigan differ from others?
First, we are a University program. Therefore, academics play an important role in the evaluation of the students who apply for admission. Every applicant must meet minimum academic criteria in order to be considered for admission. The evaluation of academic criteria for undergraduate students is a cooperative process. First, admission counselors in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions conduct a preliminary review of a student’s high school curriculum and grade point average, their scores on either the SAT or ACT, and all the other information provided in the application. They make a recommendation based on this information, and all applications are forwarded to the admissions staff at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Music counselors will review both the academic and the performing arts background of each applicant. If all of these reviews are positive, then the student is invited to audition or interview. It is this final step that will largely influence the admissions decisio
First, we are a University program. Therefore, academics play an important role in the evaluation of the students who apply for admission. Every applicant must meet minimum academic criteria in order to be considered for an audition/interview and possible, subsequent admission. The evaluation of academic criteria for undergraduate students is a cooperative process. Admission counselors in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions conduct a preliminary review of a student’s high school curriculum and grade point average, their scores on either the SAT or ACT, and all the other information provided in the application. Concurrently, the admissions staff at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance review both the academic and the performing arts background of each applicant. If all of these reviews are positive, then the student is invited to audition or interview. It is this final component -audition, portfolio, and/or interview- that will largely influence the admissions decision.
