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will learning a musical instrument outside of school help improve chances of getting into NYU??? and if so, what level do you have to be in to be considered???

By Silverniteangel (Silverniteangel) on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 10:00 pm: Edit

I dont play an instrument and i got in =) But hey im sure it wouldnt hurt, but if u dont play an instrument, dont worry too much about it as long as youve got good ecs.

By Lsflaguna (Lsflaguna) on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 10:55 pm: Edit

According to my opinion, I do believe that music will improve your chances especially if you have weak test scores or what have you. I was accepted into gsp, which surprised me cause I didn't quite expect that I would even be good enough for the adcoms to thoroughly consider me. I played the piano for all four years of high school and I even wrote my essay on Chopin's third ballade. I think that music REALLY helped me to take an extra step forward, wheras, others would have done extremely well academically. In both cases, you should be a well-rounded person doing extracurricular activities and such. Go for music, you have nothing to lose!!!

By Shyinmidwest (Shyinmidwest) on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 11:21 pm: Edit

dont do it unless you want to--dont give in to the "getting into college" game. not that any of the rest of us could avoid it. do things that will make you a better person, that will make you happy. learning an instrument solely to get into nyu can only cause misery.

By Applebumz (Applebumz) on Friday, April 16, 2004 - 04:16 pm: Edit

actually....shyinmidwest...i've already been learning an instrument for 3 years and i was just wondering at what level colleges will actually recognize the fact that the student can play an instrument....=)

By Shyinmidwest (Shyinmidwest) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 04:23 am: Edit

thats cool, if you like it than do, thats all im saying.