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Conservatory Admissions

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• Academic Requirements
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Dates & Deadlines
Fall admission:
• November 1 (Early Review)
• December 1 (Regular Review)
On-campus and regional auditions
• December 1
Recorded Audition
• December 1

Note: No audition will be heard without receipt of the Unified Application for Conservatory Admission

Academic Requirements

Although Oberlin has no specific entrance requirements, candidates for admission generally present a minimum of 15 academic units, including courses in English, foreign language, mathematics, laboratory science, and social science. (An academic unit is equivalent to one year of study in a particular subject area.)

Candidates should provide evidence of successful completion of diploma requirements at an accredited secondary school or acceptable evidence of the equivalent of a high-school education. Candidates who wish to enter the Conservatory before completing the customary four years of high school - with or without a secondary-school diploma - will be considered.

It is generally true that candidates who show great promise as musicians have also performed at a high level in academic courses in secondary school. On occasion, however, the demands on a talented musician are so great as to affect performance in the classroom. This should not be of great concern to applicants, since musical talent, as demonstrated in an audition, is more important than academic achievement in determining admission to the Conservatory.

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