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Why become part of Austin Peay State University's Community School of the Arts? There are many advantages of studying performing and visual arts as well as advantages of being a part of CSA!
 A ten-year study indicates that students who study music achieve higher test scores, regardless of socioeconomic background.
-Dr. James Catterall, UCLA
College admissions officers continue to cite participation in music as an important factor in making admissions decisions. They claim that music paticipation demonstrates time management, creativity, expression, and open-mindedness.
-Carl Hartman, "Arts may improve Students' Grades,"
A study of 7,500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading scores amoung all majors including English, biology, chemistry and math.
Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate major of medical school applicants. He found that 66% of music majors who applied to med school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. Only 44 % of biochemistry majors were admitted. -www.menc.org
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