<p>Thank you for the feedback, I have a lot to think about. I’ll answer the questions I can</p>
<p>What I can afford: Well, I don’t have a college fund and I my family is unsure of our financial situation. They should be able to help with moving and books\supplies, but other than that we don’t know. Financial aid\scholarships is a big part of this decision. </p>
<p>Environment: I would like to go someplace that is in or close to a fairly large city but that isn’t high on my priorities… I think I would do best in a setting that is more open to different ideas, a social kind of melting pot. </p>
<p>Classes: I would prefer to take as many music classes and as little other classes. I think a BM would be my best fit.</p>
<p>Aesthetic: By aesthetic do you mean as who I am as a composer? If so, I don’t know exactly what genre I would fall in but my music is most influenced by David Lang, Julia Wolfe, and Michael Gordon from Bang on a can and Yale, which is out of the question sadly; Wolfgang Rihm and Helhut Lachenmann, both are German and only one teaches; Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Eastman; and Baljinder Sekhon who teaches at USF. I only listed people that are living to give you better idea of the schools I know about.</p>
<p>I will look at all the schools you suggested tonight, thank you again.</p>