mezzomom wrote: "is the bus availability convenient/inconvenient? Are students at Eastman discouraged from pursuing other coursework outside of music?"
I believe there is an effort to better integrate the programs of UR and Eastman. Taking classes is encouraged, but I believe membership in ensembles is limited and perhaps not offered in some cases.
Without a car, it seems one would have to plan carefully to attend classes, etc. at the other campus. UR used to have a shuttle bus schedule on line (it ran about every 90 minues or 2 hours) but now the link is this:
http://www.rgrta.com/routing/schedules.asp?routeID=72G
There is a link for "UofR Schedules" there.
I clipped this from the Eastman web site:
"Free shuttle buses run frequently throughout the day between the Eastman School and the River Campus. Classes on the two campuses are on different schedules. Thus, it is usually possible to leave a class on one campus, get on the shuttle bus for the 20-minute ride, and arrive on the other campus in time for the next class."
CC has an area for the UofR; you might pose the question there:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...play.php?f=355