<p>ohjeremy congrats on getting into MUE! Hopefully we will see you there in August (although we probably won’t know if we do see you). Great to hear someone else’s perspective.</p>
<p>AtomicGirl, you and your son should seriously look into Indiana University Bloomington’s (IU) Recording Arts program. (not that you should give up on Miami) He sounds like he would be a great candidate for their program. Not only because he has lots of technical experience, but because he is a musician AND is very outgoing. The Indiana website specifically says that they are looking for outgoing people and that they have a strong preference for musicians, but that it’s not required. You would pretty much have to go to the campus for an interview (no audition required), but it would be a great opportunity to see the school. It’s a beautiful campus and the town has a great college town atmosphere. The recording arts program is within the Jacobs School of Music, which by some accounts is one of the top ten music schools in the country. If you watch the old movie Breaking Away, it might get your son interested in the school. We were there in February, in the middle of a snowstorm and loved the campus. It was actually my son’s second choice (Miami was first), but he didn’t get accepted into the program. (he got into IU, but not the recording arts major) I’m thinking he didn’t make the cut because he isn’t outgoing enough. We went on a tour given by some Recording Arts students and they were all quite personable and outgoing. The facilities were quite impressive and apparently, the students get hands on experience from their first semester recording some of the 1,100 performances that the music school has each year. Oh yes, almost forgot, IU is a public school, so the costs are lower than a private. They are estimating total costs of about $36,000/yr out-of-state vs $55,000 for Miami. My son received a $9,000/yr merit scholarship from IU, don’t know how they are on need-based aid.</p>