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[quote=Anonymous]I live in Michigan. I am a musician and a teacher at a public school. I am well versed between the two. I also attended Interlochen from 1992-95.  I have been a private music teacher for 15+ years so I have dealt with kids choosing Blue Lake or Interlochen. Blue Lake is not too expensive. They do have scholarships but you have to audition for them. You DO NOT have to audition to get accepted into Blue Lake. It is basically a first come, first serve kind of thing. I do know that music majors will have to perform a short audition piece when they get there to find out what position in the band they get.[u] So almost everyone who applies to Blue Lake gets in.[/u]

Interlochen is different. To get into the Academy is VERY difficult but I am talking about the Arts Camp at Interlochen (which is longer in duration than Blue Lake btw). You must first send in an audition piece and a portfolio. IF you get accepted (the acceptance rates are very low) you must audition again when you get there. You must also audition again if you are trying for a scholarship. It is EXTREMELY expensive even to attend the arts camp.

I have had a student who had a friend who tried to get into Interlochen but was not accepted. She ended up going to Blue Lake. In my opinion, there is no comparison between the two. I have went numerous times with my son to Interlochen Alumni events. I have met Jewel Kilchner and Josh Groban (who are among the  list of Inerlochen Alumni). Interlochen is also a feeder school for places like Juilliard and Eastman. I was eventually accepted into Juilliard and Interlochen had a lot to do with that. I am not saying anything negative about Blue Lake but when someone comes up to me (which happened at the music store a couple of days ago) and says that Blue Lake is way more prestigious than Interlochen, it drives me mad.  Just do some good research and you will find the truth.[/quote]

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