What were your DC’s top schools they were deciding between and where are they committing?

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Pretty evenly split between Elon, Rollins, and TCU (Committed to Elon)

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Anonymous wrote:Down to Brown and Northwestern. Still deciding.

Brown, definitely. Not even close.

Northwestern, without question. Not even close.

hahahaha. they are both great and both have something the other doesn't.

NU offers way more in content and industry connections for the major. Better food and dorms. BUT, that music school restriction is killing her. She'd have to declare a 2nd major just to take theory classes and still wouldn't get faculty instrument lessons. She'd have to audition, get accepted and do a 5 year dual degree to get the lessons, and that would come w/ extra ensembles and classes. If there was a way she could do the BA Music as a double major and be allowed to get lessons, that might sway her. NU outranks Brown on some lists.

Brown was her dream school. LOVES the open curriculum. Major offerings are meager, and hers is the one (or one of few) department they don't let UGs take grad courses. But, she would definitely double and possibly triple major there. And, Brown is probably better for her secondary interests. She has many interests! So, now she needs to find out if/how she can supplement the main major w/ study abroad or summer programs, and if Brown will help financially w/ that. Brown has been better on FA so far. Not jazzed about the dorms/food there. Students seem more deep thinking and less superficial at Brown, but that is just casual observation. She would find her people at NU as well. And, then there's the Ivy status. DH and I are from no-name schools, so we're thrilled w/ all the choices, but having a kid at an Ivy would be cool. Not gonna lie.

As a former music major and an amauter musican now, when looking for a place to study music, its all about the teacher you will study with, and becoming a music double major just to take theory classes isn't worth it. Also important is playing the music school ensembles. If NU will not let her study with the music school's professor for her instrument, or let her play in the school's main ensembles (which I suspect is the case) without being a one major music major, she should think twice about choosing NU if she really wants to continue to pursue music in college. Even if she does the double major, the scheduling of classes could be difficult between the requirements for the 2 majors. An alternative is to see if the music professor has a private studio she can join, or find another teacher in Chicago and take lessons outside of college- there are lots of musicians in Chicago offering lessons. And there are plenty of summer music program for college students to supplement ensemble playing.
Both schools are excellent- congrats to your DD and good luck with your choice.

Thank you for this perspective. Yes. We have been thinking about seeing if faculty would do private lessons. the theory is for composing. She had wanted to do a composing minor (&keep up the instrument lessons), but, while those classes are open to non-majors, the foundational theory classes are not! The office people were nice with workarounds about declaring/dropping a major or using the theory + composing to build most of a BA. Her other major os theatre, and the idea was to use this towards building a musical. So aggravating that the music department is so exclusive. This must cost them some students. We know a lot of STEM majors who are excellent musicians.

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UVA, VT, Pitt, Madison, Purdue, UMD, UIUC for CS

Going to UIUc

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University of Tampa, High Point, St Mary’s MD, and Marist

headed to Marist in the fall

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Rutgers or Temple. They have not decided yet. Temple came with nice merit, and that sweetens the deal, but crime issues may offset that. But both IMO are great options.

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Anonymous wrote:UChicago, Duke and Amherst. Chose UChicago for astrophysics.

That's funny, those were my DC's choices a few years ago (& UVA Echols) - chose Amherst

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Anonymous wrote:Rutgers or Temple. They have not decided yet. Temple came with nice merit, and that sweetens the deal, but crime issues may offset that. But both IMO are great options.

Yes, congrats!

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Choice between UMD and George Washington. Dc picked UMD. Public policy major

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Still deciding between Clemson and University of Florida. Duke was a DREAM but we knew not reality.

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Anonymous wrote:Emory, CMU, UVA and W&M. Chose W&M. Biology, not pre-professional.

Was it money?!

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Anonymous wrote:The music school at IU is elite. I hope he gets in!

IU grad here - and this is so true! I loved loved loved Bloomington - best of luck to him!

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Anonymous wrote:Loyola Marymount, College of Charleston, Colorado College, Santa Clara, University of Montana, University of Colorado, Middlebury, Washington University in St. Louis, Carnegie Mellon, University of Utah, VA Tech, UVA, W&M, Middlebury, Monana State

Got into all schools. We were hoping a VA state school for in state tuition.

Top Three choices: Loyola Marymount, College of Charleston, University of Colorado/Santa Clara (tie). Chose University of Colorado. As you can tell, my son is a skiier and surfer lol.

Not even a remotely humorous troll post.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Tampa, High Point, St Mary’s MD, and Marist

headed to Marist in the fall

Pretty campus!

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DC 1: UVA or Notre Dame. Chose UVA
DC 2: W&M, Carleton, Grinnell w/$$. Chose Grinnell.
DC 3: UVA or UW-Madison. Chose UVA.

VA residents.

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Anonymous wrote:Down to Brown and Northwestern. Still deciding.

Brown, definitely. Not even close.

Northwestern, without question. Not even close.

hahahaha. they are both great and both have something the other doesn't.

NU offers way more in content and industry connections for the major. Better food and dorms. BUT, that music school restriction is killing her. She'd have to declare a 2nd major just to take theory classes and still wouldn't get faculty instrument lessons. She'd have to audition, get accepted and do a 5 year dual degree to get the lessons, and that would come w/ extra ensembles and classes. If there was a way she could do the BA Music as a double major and be allowed to get lessons, that might sway her. NU outranks Brown on some lists.

Brown was her dream school. LOVES the open curriculum. Major offerings are meager, and hers is the one (or one of few) department they don't let UGs take grad courses. But, she would definitely double and possibly triple major there. And, Brown is probably better for her secondary interests. She has many interests! So, now she needs to find out if/how she can supplement the main major w/ study abroad or summer programs, and if Brown will help financially w/ that. Brown has been better on FA so far. Not jazzed about the dorms/food there. Students seem more deep thinking and less superficial at Brown, but that is just casual observation. She would find her people at NU as well. And, then there's the Ivy status. DH and I are from no-name schools, so we're thrilled w/ all the choices, but having a kid at an Ivy would be cool. Not gonna lie.

As a former music major and an amauter musican now, when looking for a place to study music, its all about the teacher you will study with, and becoming a music double major just to take theory classes isn't worth it. Also important is playing the music school ensembles. If NU will not let her study with the music school's professor for her instrument, or let her play in the school's main ensembles (which I suspect is the case) without being a one major music major, she should think twice about choosing NU if she really wants to continue to pursue music in college. Even if she does the double major, the scheduling of classes could be difficult between the requirements for the 2 majors. An alternative is to see if the music professor has a private studio she can join, or find another teacher in Chicago and take lessons outside of college- there are lots of musicians in Chicago offering lessons. And there are plenty of summer music program for college students to supplement ensemble playing.
Both schools are excellent- congrats to your DD and good luck with your choice.

Double majoring in Music and anything else has been done at NU for decades. I graduated in 80s with an engineering and music performance degree back when not many did it. Now it's extremely common. the most challenging part would be getting into the music major and realizing that the first 2 years of the music major your group of 100-120 students is a cohort---you take Music history together both years, and break out into 4-5 music theory groups. As a non-major there are basic Theory and history Classes available. And yes, NU doesn't typically let non-majors study with a music professor for private lessons unless there is space in their studio. NU is a TOP 5 university for music, it compares with Eastman/Julliard/Curtis/etc. NU is not a university that just has a music major---NU seriously competes with the Music conservatories in the US, and who is "better" largely depends upon the individual professor. NU will have top Grad students your student could take private lessons with for probably $100 or less per lesson---much cheaper than paying for a quarter of 1 class at NU tuition, and if you don't want to be a music major, those grad students are TOP notch. You are allowed to perform in certain ensembles as a non-major---and those ensembles (concert band/sympohonic band/chamber orchestra) are better than the top ensembles at many universities.

So while you might be able to study with the same prof at brown university for your instrument as music majors, I've never heard of anyone attending Brown university that's serious about a music performance degree.