University Admissions Counseling for Creative and Performing Arts Majors

You love the creative or performing arts- but maybe you’re not sure about the career paths available to you or whether majoring these fields is the right path.  Our counselors have deep experience with creative majors students who are looking to explore options, build their portfolios, and target the right programs and universities.  We also work with students who are considering combined major programs to explore both creative majors and other traditional academic majors

DANCE

Berklee School of Music

Julliard

Alvin Ailey

Skidmore

UMass Amherst

MUSIC

Berklee School of Music

Julliard

Carnegie Mellon University

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

New York University

ART AND DESIGN

Pratt Institute

New School

Dubin Institute of Design

Savannah College of Art and Design

Ohio State University

OTHER

Curation and Museum Studies, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Theater and Stage Management, Creative Writing and Journalism

Creative Majors Admissions Process

STEp 1:
ACADEMIC COUNSELING
  • Complete academic assessments
  • Review academic progress
  • Select courses and high school programs to position for success
  • Recommend academic enrichment programs and classes
  • Design standardized testing plans to help you stand out
STEp 2:
CAREERS AND MAJORS COACHING
  • Explore creative fields and career paths that leverage your talents
  • Inspire students to stretch for new activities, Explore double major options
  • Identify relevant internships and summer programs
  • Design working portfolios to showcase talents
STEp 3:
UNIVERSITY SELECTION
  • Explore best-fit universities through guided dialogue and self-assessment
  • Curate university application lists based on financial, academic, geographic, and cultural fit
  • Maximize scholarships through targeted identification of relevant opportunities
STEp 4:
APPLICATION COACHING
  • Plan and prepare for audions, audition reels, or portfolio submissions
  • Software facilitates family and counselor communication and all application requirements
  • “Bite-sized” action plans make sure you never miss a deadline
  • Brainstorm and craft standout essays and applications
  • Design student websites and portfolios to showcase special talents
  • Strategize on application plans to maximize chances of acceptance
STEp 5:
TRANSITION COACHING
  • Mentor, advise and guide students as they transition to university life
  • Counsel international students to ease cultural transitions
  • Inspire and motivate students and monitor progress to ensure high performance
  • Explore and identify internships and career exploratory programs

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Our team has helped students earn admission to all Ivy League and 70% of all of the Top 20 Globally Ranked universities. Here’s a sample of our recent acceptances.

USA

  • Harvard University
  • Stanford University
  • Yale University
  • UPenn
  • Cornell University
  • University of Michigan
  • UC Berkeley
  • NYU
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Brown University
  • UCLA
  • UC Berkeley
  • Washington University of St. Louis
  • Emory University
  • Boston University
  • MIT
  • University of Illiniois Urbana- Champaign
  • Duke University
  • Northwestern University

UK and Europe

  • University College London
  • King’s College
  • University of Manchester
  • London School of Economics
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Glasgow
  • SAOS
  • Sciences-Po/Columbia
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Sorbonne University
  • SAOS
  • Insead

Australia and New Zealand

  • University of Sydney
  • University of New South Wales
  • Monash University
  • Australian National University
  • University of Queensland
  • University of Adelaide
  • University Technology Sydney
  • University of Auckland

CANADA

  • McGill University
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Waterloo
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of Alberta

Asia and Middle East

  • Tsinghua University
  • University of Hong Kong
  • National University of Singapore
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Peking University
  • Nanyang University of Science and Technology
  • Fudan University
  • NYU Shanghai
  • Qatar University
  • United Arab Emirates University
  • Abu Dhabi University 
  • University of Sharjah

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