vasafaxa

EDIT: sorry for the mispelling of the title, I'm dreadfull without a spell checker.

I really love singing but I'm also looking for a college (not a conservatory) that will allow me to explore singing intensly but still allow me to take a good amount of academics. Unfortunately my GPA and ACT scores aren't particularily high, 28, and 3.9(weighted, don't know it unweighted but I've received about 30% B's 40% B+ 30% A's and A-), respectively, so keep in mind I'm not looking for any Standfords here. =]


As for my singing/preforming credentials
(keep in mind I go to a huge school over 4,000 people with a heavy emphasis on preforming arts, but low on /classical/ preforming arts.)

Voice Part: Mezzo
Freshman Year (I was still discovering my voice perse.)
I devision solo and ensemble
Solo in choir
Chamber Singers
Water Engiene (david mamet play, freshman-sophmore production, lead)

Sophmore Year
Honors Recitle- Pamina's suicide song (2nd geni)
Les Miserables (girl #5, keep in mind I am /not/ a musical theater singer or high soprano and we have a fantastic coloratura at our school.)
Stage Door (play) (kendell)
I devision solo and ensemble
Chamber Singers

Junior
got into Tanglewood Buti voice summer program!
invited to sing 1st place compositional contest vocal peice winner at Illinois Music Educators association.
Acapella Jazz Group
In Trutina in school production of Carmina Burana


I just switched voice teachers junior year and there was a HUGE difference, I really wished I had switched earlier but c'est la vie. I think I'm pretty good at essays and such, and I have been told I have a very unique, dramatic voice. And that's after I stopped covering and squelching my voice (thank you new voice teacher).

Are there any good schools that also have conservatories that offer oppertunities for conservatory students to take more than just the occasional humanties clas.