I earned my BFA at a top conservatory and worked for four years as a dancer and choreographer at a relatively prestigious ballet company. I wrote a personal statement describing the experiences that led to my interest in law and a GPA addendum explaining how injuries and my desire to land a job in the highly competitive dance world diverted my focus from academics while in school.
I submitted apps to all schools in the T14 (minus UVA and Georgetown) plus UCLA, USC, Fordham, and Vandy. My dream schools are Columbia and NYU. My LSN gives me some hope... I'm wondering whether my non-traditional background will help or hurt my chances at reach and target schools, especially those that favor high GPA's.
172 / 3.56 / Professional Ballet Dancer Forum
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Npret
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I think your background will only help you in admissions. You have an interesting soft and one that showcases you as a serious, dedicated person in your life. Everyone knows the dedication ballet requires at the professional level.connorpro wrote:I earned my BFA at a top conservatory and worked for four years as a dancer and choreographer at a relatively prestigious ballet company. I wrote a personal statement describing the experiences that led to my interest in law and a GPA addendum explaining how injuries and my desire to land a job in the highly competitive dance world diverted my focus from academics while in school.
I submitted apps to all schools in the T14 (minus UVA and Georgetown) plus UCLA, USC, Fordham, and Vandy. My dream schools are Columbia and NYU. My LSN gives me some hope... I'm wondering whether my non-traditional background will help or hurt my chances at reach and target schools, especially those that favor high GPA's.
Whether it will compensate for your GPA is hard to predict. Maybe you could ask an admissions expert for advice if you don’t get acceptances you want this cycle.
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QContinuum
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Re: 172 / 3.56 / Professional Ballet Dancer
I agree with Npret that the professional ballet background will help.Npret wrote:I think your background will only help you in admissions. You have an interesting soft and one that showcases you as a serious, dedicated person in your life. Everyone knows the dedication ballet requires at the professional level.
Whether it will compensate for your GPA is hard to predict. Maybe you could ask an admissions expert for advice if you don’t get acceptances you want this cycle.
I also think that, just based on OP's numbers, they are almost certain to get into the T13, including with merit aid. I think it was wise for OP to apply to select schools in the T20 to compare scholarship offers. Not sure why OP didn't apply to UVA but, absent a compelling personal reason, I highly recommend applying to Virginia. It looks like one of the schools OP's most likely to get into. OP might also consider applying to UT.
