Help with college list for visits and applications

SoccaMomma
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:29:48 +0000

@howdidwegethere We were in a very similar position a year ago as I have a Science DC who is also a classical musician who couldn’t see himself not doing both in college. One of the things we did was watch videos on YouTube of the college’s orchestras to see if he thought he’d be a good fit. We also looked at music department’s websites for the available ensembles and audition requirements, went to concerts, met with students and faculty, and visited facilities (practice rooms and recital halls) if we could. Here are some of the schools we considered that you may also look into: Yale, Princeton, UMD, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Oberlin, Pitt, JHU, UDel, Boston U, UNC-CH, Duke, VaTech, UVA, Temple, MIT, and URochester. He preferred orchestras that were open by audition instead of open to music majors only in case he didn’t double major. Another plus was if the college had music lessons available.

PM me if you have any questions.