Should i go to depaul?

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<p>Over break I got a letter from DePaul saying they will not be requesting an audition after listening to my pre-screening recording for classical voice. For some reason, this hardly affected me: I didn’t feel disappointed other than the letdown of being rejected, if that makes any sense. However, a week later I got accepted into DePaul’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.</p>

<p>I haven’t applied to any other schools, but I have everything finished for the Jan. 15 deadline (yes, in 4 days…) for Roosevelt, Bennington College in Vermont, Lawrence University and Beloit College in Wisconsin. Out of that list, I would only be auditioning for classical voice at Roosevelt and Lawrence, and am applying to major in English/Literature for Beloit and Bennington.</p>

<p>The main reason wasn’t torn up by the rejection from DePaul’s music program was that as time passed I felt less and less interested in majoring in Classical Voice, and at this point I feel like it would limit me in some indescribable way. I’ve talked to teachers and family members; they all agree that it’s completely fine to feel that way. I don’t have one specific goal, which has made it difficult to answer the question of what I want to do in college on the spot, but after much thought I think I’ve come to terms with some things that I want out of the coming years:

  1.   I want go to college in Chicago.  I put this first because throughout this whole process, I have felt stronger about the location than anything else, but put that feeling aside to make sure I wasn’t missing any opportunities.  At this point, I have to stop denying that I will be totally bored in Appleton, WI or in the middle-of-no-where Vermont (unless some immense force can give me a reason to leave the city.)

  2.   I want to study literature.&lt;br&gt;

  3.   I want to continue studying music, whether it’s majoring/minoring in it, or continuing lessons.  (Either way, I also want to learn how to play an instrument decently.)

  4.   I want to gig.

  5.   I definitely want to continue my education beyond a bachelor’s degree.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>These ambitions obviously conflict with the schools on my list, and I don’t even think I’m applying to half of them anymore! When I think about going to DePaul, I feel like it’s a great fit: I would be incredibly happy there. It would be very easy to go to DePaul and not apply elsewhere… </p>

<p>What about Roosevelt?</p>