COLLEGE PREP
The Importance of Fine Arts through the eyes of Universities:
“If students are solely focusing on academic performance, they will miss out on student experience here and are not the right fit.”
-Houston Area Admissions Officer, Rice University
“We do not look at GPA. We look at the individual transcript to see how students actually did in each course. We can’t look at GPA comparatively across the country because there is a wide range in GPA scales from state to state.” -Houston Area Admissions Officer, Duke University
“I can take someone outside of the top 10% of their class if they are compelling in non-academic areas-we have to dig deeper than GPA.” -Houston Area Admissions Officer, University of Pennsylvania
“If students are solely focusing on academic performance, they will miss out on student experience here and are not the right fit.”
-Houston Area Admissions Officer, Rice University
“We do not look at GPA. We look at the individual transcript to see how students actually did in each course. We can’t look at GPA comparatively across the country because there is a wide range in GPA scales from state to state.” -Houston Area Admissions Officer, Duke University
“I can take someone outside of the top 10% of their class if they are compelling in non-academic areas-we have to dig deeper than GPA.” -Houston Area Admissions Officer, University of Pennsylvania