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BassDad · 11-07-2006, 08:39 PM

I actually debated doing that, taxguy, but decided against it because I wanted to focus more on the generic than the specific and I did not want our own subjective judgments to have undue influence on others.

Listing the schools that we saw is pretty easy, though. The serious contenders were:

Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cleveland Institute of Music
Curtis Institute of Music
The Juilliard School
New England Conservatory
Oberlin College and Conservatory
The Peabody Institute

Others that we saw as part of summer programs or performances included:
Bryn Mawr College
Drew University
New York University
Rowan University
Rutgers University
University of Maryland

Things that seriously impressed me included:

BU - the faculty and the academics
Bryn Mawr - the beautiful campus
CMU - the academics
Curtis - just about everything
Juilliard - the faculty and the facilities
NEC - the faculty
Oberlin - the faculty, the facilities, the academics and the general vibe
U Maryland - the facilities

I prefer not to dwell on the downside of places, but I was disappointed in the facilities at BU and NEC. Peabody was a bit too laid back for our tastes and Juilliard a bit too intense. Maryland was far too big. Your mileage may vary.

11-07-2006, 08:39 PM	#15
BassDad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NJ Threads: 11 Posts: 1,844	I actually debated doing that, taxguy, but decided against it because I wanted to focus more on the generic than the specific and I did not want our own subjective judgments to have undue influence on others. Listing the schools that we saw is pretty easy, though. The serious contenders were: Boston University Carnegie Mellon University Cleveland Institute of Music Curtis Institute of Music The Juilliard School New England Conservatory Oberlin College and Conservatory The Peabody Institute Others that we saw as part of summer programs or performances included: Bryn Mawr College Drew University New York University Rowan University Rutgers University University of Maryland Things that seriously impressed me included: BU - the faculty and the academics Bryn Mawr - the beautiful campus CMU - the academics Curtis - just about everything Juilliard - the faculty and the facilities NEC - the faculty Oberlin - the faculty, the facilities, the academics and the general vibe U Maryland - the facilities I prefer not to dwell on the downside of places, but I was disappointed in the facilities at BU and NEC. Peabody was a bit too laid back for our tastes and Juilliard a bit too intense. Maryland was far too big. Your mileage may vary.