Amda Application Requirements 6k2y71

Eileen Patterson, Outreach & issions Recruiter 03/20171

AMDA APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS/DOCUMENTS (everything needed for application to be reviewed for issions decision)  decision available 2-4 weeks from the time complete application is received by AMDA

** NOTE: In order to move forward to review (send COS to records) , we only need 2 out of 3 requirements –High School Transcript AND 1 letter of recommendation or 1 essay. U.S. CITIZENS – STANDARD APPLICATION 1. Audition – Adjudicator Accept/Not Accept 2. One letter of recommendation (Or AMDA Recommendation Form) 3. One essay, 500 words minimum (Describe a challenging experience in your life and what you learned from it)  

Question is provided on application Open application in School Docs to check for essays

4. Official High School Transcripts 

Official College transcripts if applicable (if transferring credits)

5. $50 application fee   

AMDA will waive fee if student qualifies for free/reduced lunch AMDA also accepts fee waivers If student is a Scholarship Accept/Outreach Scholarship Winner, app fee is waived

U.S. Citizens – VIP APPLICATION  Royall Junior Campaign/Royall Senior Search/College Board/Royall VIP o List of names and information that AMDA buys that includes all students who checked off the arts as an education interest when taking their SATs/ACTs, compiled by College Board, sorted through by Call Center because arts category includes performing in addition to culinary, fine arts, photography, etc. o These students automatically receive a $1,000 scholarship o Application fee is WAIVED 1. Audition – Adjudicator Accept/Not Accept 2. One (1) letter of recommendation 3. One (1) personal statement/essay

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No specific topic or length requirement, a small paragraph is sufficient

4. Official High School Transcript 

Official College transcripts if applicable

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 1. Audition – Adjudicator Accept/Not Accept 2. One letter of recommendation (or AMDA Recommendation Form) 3. One essay, 500 words minimum – question included on application 4. Official high school transcripts translated (if needed) and EVALUATED 

www.NACES.org for list of evaluation services to translate and evaluate transcripts to get a GPA on 4.0 scale

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To explain this requirement via e-mail, you can include this text:

For more information about obtaining your evaluated transcripts, please see the links below. Your high school transcript must be evaluated by an accredited company to determine what the U.S. equivalence of your high school studies is and what your GPA is on the US 4.0 grading scale. AMDA's international students often use SpanTran (www.spantran.com) or ECE (www.ece.org) to obtain their evaluated transcripts. The type of evaluation needed is a general evaluation WITH GPA. A course-by-course evaluation is not necessary.” Also important to note: we need an evaluation of your HIGH SCHOOL transcript. An evaluation of your college transcript is only necessary if you plan on pursuing the BFA program at AMDA and transferring credits. https://www.amda.edu/issions#international www.NACES.com 5. $50 application fee 

For scholarship winners or scholarship accepts, this fee is waived

6. English language proficiency – can be demonstrated in different ways, must complete one of the following  

TOEFL exam (BFA: 79, Conservatory: 61), or IELTS, a Cambridge University exam, (minimum 6.5 overall score) – ONLY THESE TWO EXAMS ACCEPTED See Course Catalog for specific instances where this requirement can be waived (PAGE 68)

Eileen Patterson, Outreach & issions Recruiter 03/20173