Editing Juilliard School (section)

===Admission===
Juilliard admits both degree program seekers and pre-college division students. The latter enter a conservatory program for younger students to develop their skills;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.juilliard.edu/school/preparatory-education/juilliard-pre-college|title=Juilliard Pre-College at the Juilliard School|website=www.juilliard.edu|language=en|access-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref> All applicants who wish to enroll in the Music Advancement Program, for the Pre-College Division, must perform an audition in person before members of the faculty and administration and must be between ages 8 and 18.

The Juilliard admissions program comprises several distinct steps. Applicants must submit a complete application, school transcripts, and recommendations;<ref name=Juilliard-VoiceApplication>{{cite web | url = https://www.juilliard.edu/arm/music/college/voice/bachelor-music | title = Voice, Bachelor of Music: Application & Audition Requirements | publisher = The Juilliard School | date = n.d. | access-date = March 31, 2020}}</ref> some majors also require that applicants submit prescreening recordings of their work, which are evaluated as part of the application.<ref name=Juilliard-Audition>{{cite web | url = https://www.juilliard.edu/admissions/audition-dates | title = Audition Dates | publisher = The Juilliard School | date = November 25, 2019 | access-date = March 31, 2020}}</ref> A limited number of applicants are then invited to a live audition,<ref name=Juilliard-VoiceApplication /><ref name=Juilliard-Audition /> sometimes with additional callbacks.<ref name=Juilliard-VoiceApplication /> After auditions, the school invites select applicants to meet with a program administrator.

Admission to the Juilliard School is highly competitive, as it ranks among the most selective schools in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 – Lowest Acceptance Rates |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate |website=U.S. News |access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kantrowitz |first1=Mark |title=Here's Why You Shouldn't Take College Rankings Lists At Face Value |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markkantrowitz/2022/04/22/college-rankings/?sh=51b28e43172c |website=Forbes |access-date=April 18, 2023 |date=April 22, 2022}}</ref> In 2007, the school received 2,138 applications for admission, of which 162 were admitted for a 7.6% acceptance rate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citytowninfo.com/school-profiles/the-juilliard-school |title=The Juilliard School, New York |publisher=Citytowninfo.com |access-date=May 9, 2010 |archive-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829204511/http://www.citytowninfo.com/school-profiles/the-juilliard-school |url-status=dead }}</ref> For the fall semester of 2009, the school had an 8.0% acceptance rate.<ref name="Overview: Juilliard School">{{cite news|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/new-york-ny/juilliard-school-2742|title=Juilliard School|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=December 16, 2010|archive-date=January 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105141101/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/new-york-ny/juilliard-school-2742|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, the school accepted 5.5% of applicants.<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/30/college-admissions-rates-_n_842807.html#s260592&|title=College Admissions Rates Drop For The Class Of 2015 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |first=Leah |last=Finnegan |date=March 30, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140327034920/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/30/college-admissions-rates-_n_842807.html|archive-date = March 27, 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> For Fall 2012, 2,657 undergraduate applicants were received by the college division and 7.2% were accepted. The 75th percentile accepted into Juilliard in 2012 had a [[Grading in education|GPA]] of 3.96 and an [[SAT]] score of 1350.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parchment.com/c/college/college-1326-Juilliard-School.html|title=Juilliard school|publisher=Parchment.com|access-date=November 25, 2012|archive-date=September 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919171808/http://www.parchment.com/c/college/college-1326-Juilliard-School.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A cross-registration program is available with [[Columbia University]] where Juilliard students who are accepted to the program are able to attend Columbia classes, and vice versa. The program is highly selective, admitting 10–12 students from Juilliard per year. Columbia students also have the option of pursuing an accelerated [[Master of Music]] degree at Juilliard and obtaining a bachelor's degree at [[Barnard College|Barnard]] or Columbia and an MM from Juilliard in five (or potentially six, for voice majors) years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cross-Registration Programs {{!}} The Juilliard School|url=https://www.juilliard.edu/admissions/cross-registration-programs|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=www.juilliard.edu}}</ref>