D24 is in Vanderbilt/Blair with merit - big surprise; actually two scholarships incl one to have “immersive experiences!”
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My kid got in to Bienen for jazz bass!
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Got in! Violin performance
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Got into Blair/Vanderbilt! Violin performance
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My son just received scholarship offer from Michigan SMTD and was disappointed (BM euphonium performance). I don’t want to sound ungrateful but we were really hoping for a lot more. He plans to email the professor tomorrow to see if there is any chance that he could get more.
If anyone has any experience successfully asking for additional scholarship money, I would appreciate any guidance.
My daughter had luck asking for more aid for her masters at IU…… I also know an undergrad at IU who appealed and received more. Never hurts to ask.
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Here is tonight’s update! We’ve added a few more acceptances and some merit awards. I plan on adding my own merit in over the weekend, in hopes that IU will show up and I can do it all at once. Congratulations to everyone and good luck to those still waiting.
Beammeup’s Son - Percussion/Music Ed
2/5: Duquesne University (27k academic merit/ 1k music audition)
2/08: University of Delaware
2/12: Penn State (no merit yet)
3/1: Westchester University ($2K academic merit, $2K music merit)
contemporaryvoicemom’s Daughter - Contemporary Voice
3/1: Loyola (120K merit scholarship)
crabbydaddy’s Daughter - Trombone
Temple (Honors Provost Scholarship $20K/year)
NYU
Note: Awarded $25K New School scholarship from Mingus Festival, should she have elected to attend
eddythenerd - Viola
12/15: Rejected, Rice Shepherd
2/8: Accepted, UW-M Mead Witter
3/5: Accepted, SSU ($4K/year music merit)
3/6: Accepted, CU Boulder ($27K/year music merit)
3/7: Accepted, SDSU
3/8: Accepted, UC Irvine ($3K/year music merit)
3/8: Accepted, SJSU
3/15: Accepted, UCLA ($5K/year music merit)
3/20: Accepted, IU Jacobs
3/27: Accepted, Northwestern Bienen ($20K/year music merit)
Emily99’s Daughter (undergrad) - Audio Engineering
3/19: IU Jacobs
George2020’s Daughter - Violin
2/28: Ithaca College (30K merit)
3/16: Skidmore College
3/20: Bard
3/25: Hartt School of Music + Honors College ($29K/year merit)
3/26: McGill
gingertrombonemom’s Son (graduate) - Bass Trombone
UMich - waitlisted
Duquesne University ($16K/year merit)
Rutgers Mason Gross ($16K/year merit)
University of North Texas (merit tbd)
gorillasuit’s Daughter (undergrad) - Voice
1/31: Boston Conservatory ($23K/year music merit)
3/15: SUNY Purchase ($5K/year music merit)
3/15: Waitlisted UMiami
3/20: Bard dual degree ($18K/year academic merit, $10K/year music merit)
HelloMommy’s Son (undergrad) - Music/Music Tech/Music Industry
12/20: George Mason Univ. - BA Music Technology ($2k/yr academic merit)
1/23: James Madison Univ. - BA Music/Music Industry
2/2: Virginia Tech - BA Creative Technologies in Music
3/8: UMich SMTD - BFA Performing Arts Technology (Visual Arts)
3/12: IU Jacbos - no offer (BS Audio Engineering/Sound Production)
3/14: American University - BA Audio Production ($25K/year academic merit)
3/22: CMU - no offer (BFA Electronic Music)
3/23: Oberlin College ($35K/year academic merit) & waitlisted Oberlin Conservatory - TIMARA
Jkb2’s Daughter - Clarinet
12/10: Royal College of Music, London
3/6: UMich SMTD
jok1’s Son (undergrad) - Music Ed, Piano/Percussion
IU Jacobs (financials pending)
Butler University (22K merit, music TBD)
Wheaton College (12K merit)
JMU (accepted to SOM, waiting on university admission)
Lefishes’ Daughter (undergrad) - Double Bass
2/26: UMich SMTD
2/27: Declined Curtis
3/11: DePaul
3/22: USC
3/23: Oberlin
3/27: Northwestern/Bienen
Linda_Anne’s Son (undergrad) - Viola
2/6: Accepted Mead Witter at U of Wisconsin
2/12: Declined Jacobs at IU
2/13: Accepted Ball State ($4500/year academic merit)
2/13: Accepted SMTD at U of Michigan
2/19: Accepted: Butler University (22,000 academic merit)
2/26: Accepted: CCM
lmb13’s Son (undergrad) - Cello
Oberlin: Didn’t make it through pre-screen
2/19: University of Denver , Lamont School of Music ($40k merit)
2/29: Lawrence University and Conservatory, dual degree ($36k merit)
3/20: Bard College and Conservatory ($55k merit)
Meggles411’s Daughter - Voice
2/15: Boyer School of Music
2/16: Temple - still waiting to hear acceptance from Boyer ($17,000 annual academic scholarship)
3/5: Baldwin Wallace
mK7402’s Son -
12/14: Drexel - Recording and Music Production ($25,000 Merit/Portfolio)
1/26: Frost/ U Miami - Media Scoring and Production (Waiting on Scholarships (I think March!))
1/31: Northeastern - Deferred - Music Technology
2/12: IU Jacobs Audio Engineering (Scholarship info to come by 4/1)
3/8- UMich SMTD BFA Performing Arts Technology (waiting on financials)
Momofviolinboy’s Son (graduate) - MM Violin Performance
3/25: NEC ($21K/year merit scholarship)
3/26: Shepherd SOM (full tuition!)
MommaBerd’s Son - Composition
12/? Wheaton College (Illinois) - $20K Presidential Scholarship, $8000 - Music Scholarship
2/14: IU Jacobs (further aid info to come)
Msumt’s Son - Trombone Performance/Music Ed
1/19: Univ. of Maryland ($21K/year merit)
2/5: UC College Conservatory of Music (CCM)
2/12: IU Jacobs SOM
3/1: University of Delaware (Merit offered, but declined acceptance)
3/14: Michigan State (verbal offer for OOS tuition waiver, $16,250 academic)
3/20: Eastman ($43K/year merit)
murray93’s Daughter (Graduate) - Music Ed
Bard College Longy School of Music ($30K scholarship)
musicmomtimes3’s Daughter - Voice
11/17: Indiana State University ($2.5k annual academic, music TBD)
12/13: DePauw University ($30k annual academic, $10k annual music, lesson fees waived)
1/26: University of Illinois - Lyric Theatre - opera and MT crosstraining program (scholarships TBD)
2/12: IU Jacobs School of Music (scholarships TBD)
2/19: Butler University ($20k annual academic, $8k annual music)
NJcollege2021’s Daughter -
Drexel - Music Industry/MBA (25K merit)
Indiana Jacob’s - Audio Engineering (waiting on results)
Stevens- Music Tech (33k merit)
UMASS Lowell Honors - Business/Music Tech (14k merit)
Northeastern - differed to Regular Music Tech
nysings - Voice
12/11: Baldwin Wallace University
12/11: Susquehanna University ($43k annual academic $3k annual music)
12/15: Hofstra University ($35k annual academic)
12/23: Crane School of Music @ SUNY Potsdam ($3500 annual academic)
2/23: Penn State (merit TBD)
Roubaix’s Son (undergrad) - Jazz Double Bass Performance
2/6: Mead Witter University of Wisconsin
3/5: Oregon SOMD
3/6: Colorado ($15K/year Presidential Scholarship, $5K/year music merit)
3/14: Washington SOM
3/21: Wisconsin ($4K music merit)
sbirdhr2’s Son (undergrad) - Euphonium Performance
3/12: LSU ($23K Flagship scholarship, $3500 music, $1500 from music camp)
2/1: Penn State
2/5: UGA Hugh Hodgson SOM (in-state tuition waiver + $3K)
2/13: UMich SMTD ($10K merit)
3/5: IU Jacob’s ($9K Young Artist, $9K merit)
Shula24’s D (UG) - Violin
2/12: IU Jacobs
3/22: USC - no offer
Shula24’s D (G) - Violin
2/27: IU Jacobs
3/16: CMU
spog’s Daughter - Music Ed and Voice
2/3: Butler SOM at UT Austin
2/6: Mead-Witter SOM at U of WI Madison - admitted to SOM, still waiting on university admission
2/26: CCM at U of Cincinnati
2/26: Cal State Fullerton SOM
3/6: CU Boulder ($25K academic scholarship)
3/21: U of Wisconsin Mead-Witter
3/22: IU Jacobs SOM
3/22: USC Thornton
TigerLily52’s Daughter (undergrad) - Percussion
2/7: Our State U ($5,500/year music merit (academic merit tbd)
2/12: IU Jacobs (financials to come April 1st)
2/21: UMich SMTD (financials yet to come)
3/5: Michigan State (financials TBD)
3/20: Eastman - no offer
tkb’s Son
12/15: Drexel Westphal - music industry ($22k scholarship)
12/15: LMU School of Film & Television - recording arts
3/7: SDSU School of Music & Dance - music recording technology & audio design
3/8: U Mich SMTD - performing arts technology
3/11: Cal Poly SLO - music
3/22: USC Thornton - music production
Trixiedogmom’s Son (undergrad) - Jazz Piano/Arts & Sciences
State U (multiple scholarships for BA program)
Eastman/Rochester dual degree ($39K merit)
3/23: Oberlin College/Conservatory ($30K merit)
xmaschild’s Daughter (undergrad) - Music Ed/Instrumental
2/11: SUNY Fredonia ($6k Academic Merit, $3K Music Merit Instate)
2/26: Shenandoah Conservatory ($27K merit- Conservatory and Dean’s Award)
2/29: Ithaca - $32K Merit
3/1: University of Delaware
3/22: Syracuse Setnor SOM (Leadership Scholar 1/2 tuition merit)
3/22: Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts
@musicmomtimes3 For your grad student, did just send an email to the studio teacher or to the financial aid office? What sort of reasons did they offer for why they were asking for more merit? I’m just curious because it’s very likely that we will be asking the same for my grad student and I want to make sure we go about it in the most appropriate way.
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I just sent my daughter a text to find out. I will let you know when she replies.
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I know you weren’t asking me specifically and my son is an undergraduate, but I just wanted to share that we heard from the professor at Michigan and he encouraged my son to appeal the merit offer. He suggested including any offers he has from other schools.
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Yes. That sounds like what my daughter did. She is at work so hasn’t answered me. I remember there being an appeals process—like a form. And that it was through the grad admissions department for her.
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Thanks!
Congrats! Going to be at Belmont next week and wondering if we should check out Vandy. This is encouraging. Would you mind sharing any more about your D’s instrument and intended major?
Been a lurker for a bit and have soaked in a lot of content, thank you!. Happy to share my son, composition, BM, got accepted to Oberlin and NYU Steinhardt. We are waiting on a few more results. Any parents that can share info on NYU, pls msg me.
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@crabbydaddy has a daughter that is committed to NYU I believe?
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D24 also admitted to NYU tonight (didn’t apply for Steinhardt)
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I don’t really have any special information, and D24 is jazz. But happy to try and answer any questions.
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Do you know if Steinhardt gives out merit based scholarships?
They said they do, but the jazz department said they often don’t get very much. We asked why there wasn’t many brass players and they said the department doesn’t get much merit money for undergrads.
I think the orchestra does a little better, but I don’t really know. I bet other schools do much better in general.
NYU grad students often get full scholarships
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Thanks for the prompt response! Its a bummer that many undergrads don’t get scholarships.