Looking for some input from experienced students / parents regarding the importance of academic achievement in BFA
MT admissions. I realize schools vary. Some background:
Come from a strong academic family. Expectations (and results) have always been quite high in HS, college, work force, etc. Our oldest has followed in that path. D17 is different. She's very smart but is all in with MT. Has been for many yrs. Attends a performing arts magnet and actually does take AP classes but the rigor of the school and her personal motivation in those classes is way less than our norm. She gets mainly Bs with an occasional A and occasional C. Often, mid term she's at a few D's and manages to bring her grades up to B.Again, she's smart, but so busy and focused on her art there just isn't much time for anything else. I get on her for that a lot as I want her grades to not eliminate BFA choices.
With that said, how do strong BFA programs like Emerson, Boco, Elon, etc consider academics in the admissions process? I hear NYU is very difficult academically. (Don't worry, she'll be applying to several safeties as well). Is it somewhat like recruited athletes where they are less academic than the normal student body but display the ability to at least graduate? Is it more or less qualifying as a regular academic admitted student? Or is it pretty easy provided you have a great audition?
Difficult rationalizing lower than superb grades (when she's capable of) but I know I need to look at this through a different lense.
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