Financing grad school for MM in performance

bridgenail
Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:12:28 +0000

Correction in my post: “for VP for Curtis and Rice that could be 2 or 3 spots annually for both” I meant to say for a MEZZO VP candidate (not all). Curtis took only one coloratura the year my D auditioned (she’s not a coloratura). I would guess that Rice takes 2 or 3 mezzos a year. Of course there could be more offers but I would bet the yield is very high at those two programs.

As for families providing income information for grad school, it does activate that dark corner of my mind as I was surprised by the “no support” offers by quite a few conservatories (one to my D and others to her friends…I mean you can’t even offer a $5K bone…the offers felt like this: you’re good enough to come here and support our truly talented students).

I hope that I’m just being negative on a cold, rainy day here…but experience does suggest to me that some school (and I have no experience with Juillard) ■■■■■ for students that will pay a lot…as some families simply can.