If you get a scholarship for dance can u leave the dance troop the next year but just start paying?

Question

i cant get into this one college unless i get a scholarship for dance (my grades are really low and i really doubt with all the people wanting to get in that i would make it in).. but i dont like that kind of dance so i was thinking can i just get in through scholarship then quit their dance team but stay in the university and just start paying for my tuition?? -yes im a little desperate..

Answer 1

You are seriously confused about how college admissions work, especially with dance programs. First, scholarships have nothing to do with academic admissions outside of the corrupt business of college sports. They are just the icing on the cake to entice a top-notch dancer who is ALREADY accepted academically to come to that school instead of going somewhere else. Secondly, dance programs are not "teams." This is not like football scholarships. Dance scholarships are given to the top students who plan on MAJORING in dance.

So getting to the bottom of your question, you're essentially asking whether you could apply as a dance major and be accepted based on those requirements and then switch to a different program in the school. In your case, it's doubtful that you could be accepted as a dance major because your dislike of the dance style suggests that you haven't even trained in either ballet or modern dance. And secondly, even if you have, then your dislike of the style would show in your audition. The fact that most programs audition students means that they don't accept just anyone and they certainly aren't going to take anyone who really doesn't want to be there!

Many colleges with dance programs also require applicants to go through a dual admission process, which means that applicants must get accepted BOTH academically by the university AND by the dance program. It's true that a few universities separate admissions through their various colleges so that prospective dance majors apply through the "College of Music," say, and prospective history majors apply through the "College of Liberal Arts" and the different colleges have different academic standards. However, I know for a fact that if you're admitted under the lower academic standards for one college, you'd be expected to remain in that program for at least a year and you'd still have to apply to transfer programs after that, with no guarantee that you could transfer your major. And remember, those students who might get in with the lower academic standards still must meet the very HIGH artistic standards by auditioning or presenting an artist's portfolio.

If you can't get into the college of your choice, go to a community college and get great grades for two years and then transfer.

Answer 2

janine_rs is right. So, to put it simply, no.