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[quote=Anonymous]DS is deciding between Berklee College of Music, and a number of well-regarded music production programs at universities:
Lamont School of Music at U Denver
CCM at U Cincinnati
Boyer School of Music at Temple
RAMP major at Drexel
He is in at some others but I think he's crossed them off the list.

Temple and Cincinnati are about $15K cheaper than the others, but we can pay for any one of them.

The decision is really about Berklee vs. the option for a more traditional college experience--so any of those other schools. Berklee has the best program--pretty much any and every music class you can think of, every ensemble, ability to collaborate with tons of other musicians, networking, multiple cool majors within music, and FWIW people are impressed that he got in (the other university programs are selective for music, but most people aren't aware of that). But he (and I) are worried about burnout and FOMO on a more traditional college experience--we've heard Berklee is "so much" music that some kids end up not liking music anymore, and then of course if you want to change your major you basically have to transfer schools. There is no defined campus, no sports teams to cheer for--unless you want to cheer for another college's teams--few recreational athletic facilities, few clubs, and limited diversity in terms of what your fellow students are studying.

I'm wondering if anyone had a kid that had this choice--does not have to be music, could be a similar example like choosing an art school over a university with a good arts program, or vice-versa, what did they choose, and why? And do you think it was the right choice?[/quote]

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