Guessing this is because these acceptances usually come in the reverse order and “pre-music” is the standard term used on the IU acceptance since it would be dependent upon the audition. I just looked and my daughter’s IU acceptance letter says “pre-music”. She received that in January. She received her Jacobs acceptance in February after her audition.
Interesting. My daughter’s was reverse.
A Jacobs voice faculty member said that IU general admissions have been running behind with their notifications this year, and it’s throwing a bit of a wrench into the music school’s acceptance notification schedule. Congrats to your daughter though! Is she highly considering Jacobs? It’s one of my youngest daughter’s top choices. I have 2 other kids who have attended Jacobs, so I’m happy to try to answer any questions you might have:).
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Ours is the same. Says Pre-Music on the IU admission and no change on the music portal. Hoping for more clarification soon.
Congratulations to your kiddo!
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Ooooh I need to get my kid to check his portal, he’s accepted at Butler also.
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Been seeing the same issue for Jacobs as well. Applied RD way back in mid-November and didn’t get a decision until yesterday, contacted Jacobs about it too and they said their hands are tied until they see a general acceptance for me. Hopefully music decision + financial details still come out reasonably soon though.
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What do you mean by ‘general acceptance’?
It came with the offer of admission.
Wondering the same!! Drexel was the only one that came with admission decision. The other 3 we’re waiting on will come directly from the music schools (that he’s already been admitted to) and curious to know how we’ll find out!
My DD got in … Northeastern University
Music Technology NUin program
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I have a new question for the collective wisdom of this group. We are comparing curricula of different schools for music ed, and I was surprised to see that at Jacobs it seems like there is a good chunk of general Ed requirements in addition to the music requirements. Is this correct? Other schools seem to require just a small handful of humanities-type classes. Thanks in advance for your insights!
Congrats!
So exciting!
My son was rejected-
But he didn’t expect to get in so we weren’t surprised!
I’m sure your daughter is excited!!
Thanks
College admissions so odd… I remember your Son got into UMiami. My DD got rejected.
My Northeastern is too expensive 87k/yr 
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Yes, I believe every student at IU has the same gen ed requirements regardless of major. It might sound like a lot, but there are music courses that cross over. Vocalists’ language courses can cover some language requirement, music history covers an arts and humanities course, etc. My older son took a music tech class that covered a science requirement. And actually this son, a jazz guitarist, did not want to take a language so world culture classes (Russian Lit) covered his requirement. IU is a large school–that means that there are soooooo many courses offered that even in a kid’s least favorite subject they can find something that interests them. My oldest daughter (VP) took “The Mathematics of Decision and Beauty” for her math requirement. Kids can even bring in credits to cover some of them. Neither of my older kids had to take the English requirement as a result of their English SAT scores. Here is the break down of gen eds. Requirements: IUB General Education: Indiana University Bloomington
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Thanks so much for the insights. It looked daunting for my son who never really wants to take another math class, ever!
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Haha! Get ya! That’s 3 of my kids. The 4th, my only kid not pursuing music, changed her major from management to mathematical economics so she could have more…she’s her father’s child… But the other 3 had/have to survive this thing called music theory!
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Admissions is odd!
I would love to sit in on an admissions meeting!
And that is expensive!
Did they mention any merit??
We’re still waiting on merit from his top 3.
It’s crazy how expensive some of these schools are 
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Congrats!! I have a kid at Ithaca doing the music ed/ performance double degree. We are thrilled with both the music and academics and just the overall experience. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you - I think I will private message you!
It is good that you are looking at curriculum. Besides money(!), it can help your kid determine which program may be the best fit. Some people don’t realize that they can pull up (or request from music admission) the curriculum for a degree. You can see the semester by semester classes. We pulled it up but didn’t full understand the demands of “ensemble” work. So it’s interesting.
My D did go to IU. The wider curriculum was attractive to her. While she wanted to do music, she also wanted a more traditional college experience…and coursework in other areas. So she was looking for a more broad education with a deep dive into music. As IU, at the time, did not have the reputation as a powerhouse academic school (outside music), she felt that she could do the wider coursework without it taking away from her music study. My D was a very good student…but not a tippy top student. She is also competitive so being a less competitive environment for the academic classes felt right to her.
I explain this in more detail than may be necessary…but it just shows the different calculation people can make. Some people want high academics AND music. Some people want very little academics and music. Some may want some sort of a balance. People can be successful in music with no academics or a lot. It’s really about fit.
Just be aware that ALL selective music schools will be challenging for music. And music requires a lot of time (check ensemble requirements!!). So thinking through the academic side is important.
At IU my D seemed to have an academic class once a semester, even with APs in History in English Lit which lightened the load. One class, I know, was her choice, a Japanese Lit class that she says was the best class she took in college…a bit more challenging too…but a very thorough academic experience which she enjoyed.
I hope this long email helps a few people think these items through…as you wait and wait and wait.
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