Early Review Admissions Option

While the Conservatory of Music does not offer an Early Decision plan, it does offer two review options:

• Early Review (deadline: November 1) to students who schedule an audition at Oberlin during the first audition weekend in December, and
• Regular Review (deadline: December 1).

Applicants who audition during the first on-campus audition weekend in December, and whose admission files are complete, will be notified of the results (either admission, rejection or deferral) by December 15. If the application is deferred, the student will be considered a Regular Review applicant and will be reconsidered during the regular admission process. In order to ensure early notification, all required documents-Unified Application for Music and Performing Arts Schools, teacher recommendations, secondary school report, academic transcripts and standardized test scores-must be submitted by November 1.

The Conservatory's Early Review option offers an attractive opportunity to students who are ready to audition relatively "early" in the academic year and who have identified the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a leading choice. The Early Review option is particularly appropriate for students who are interested in Oberlin's Double-Degree program (in which students earn a B. Mus. Degree from the Conservatory and a B.A. degree from the College of Arts and Sciences), and especially those who are considering applying to the College of Arts and Sciences under an Early Decision plan.

Note that the Early Review option is available only to students auditioning at Oberlin during the first audition weekend in December. Students who audition during one of the remaining audition weekends or at a regional audition site, and who submit all required documentation by December 1, will be notified of the outcome of their application by the end of March. Early review applicants who were deferred in mid-December may expect to be notified of the final decision on their application by the end of March as well.

Applicants who are admitted under either option, Early Review or Regular Review, have until May 1 to reply to the Conservatory's offer of admission.