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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After many years of dealing with artists, I can say that I've never personally known a truly outstanding  musician (or painter, sculpture, etc.) who didn't periodically falter in some serious way in terms of criteria viewed as a necessity for admission at top universities. ALL of the Ivies, plus Stanford, and Duke will certainly accept a B+/1200 SAT student who is truly a top international talent.  But they view that as a major concession for a seriously "lopsided" talent like this.  Try getting a B-/C student who is barely willing to prep and take the SAT and has an issue with authority that causes them to periodically have unexcused absences and speak rudely to the teacher into these same schools.  I know everyone has some anecdotal counterexample, but just understand that this is what real talent looks like, and these are the kinds of people that just can't be admitted.  Everyone doesn't have to be a part of every institution, and Ivies/Duke/Stanford are fabulous institutions, but let's just be clear about what kinds of talents are actually being admitted into these schools.    [/quote]These are the type to do well with portfolio based admissions, no?[/quote]

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