School of Music

m0nkies
Wed, 24 May 2006 17:59:17 +0000

wow i never knew the music admission was really tough. i got in as a double major as bio and piano performance. im guessing it’s basically two admissions, one for science and one for music. the stats go to weinberg and the audition to music. for the music, i sent in a cd the absolute last day. i completely forgot about my northwestern music application until they sent me a final notice :l. Although i recorded basically everything the day of (rushed like a mother, never wanted to feel that again) the quality was decent. I’m also guessing they look at the rec, repertoire, and music history. for me, my repertoire was huge (around 30 songs throughout 4 years, all went through regional/state/1 kinda natl audition) and my participation in high school music was also good (percussion, jazz vibes, wind ensemble, school plays). My advice - do the cd, take your time, and make it perfect. that’s all i could say for the music application. honestly, i didn’t even plan to major in music, northwestern, but as i got rejected from every other school and i got a big scholarship from the music department as well, this was a nice backup :)

and if its your top choice, why not ED? might as well get through the application and laugh at your friends while theyre still scrambling for admissions. I did, but to the wrong college (harvard :D)