violadad

The place to start is here So You Want To Be Music Major - One Family's Experience

There are composition links to other threads on page 3 here Best Liberal Arts College Music Program? (Composition), but I suggest you read the thread, You cannot have too much information.

Some more comp links

Composition Admissions
Summer programs for composition?
Composition - Summer Festivals
Composition major
Music major -theory and composition
Summer Composition Programs--Non-Competitive?