Vocal Performance Majors- Soprano Advice?

MomofWildChild
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:58:58 +0000

Rice is NOT a large midwestern college- it is a rather small (or, at best, midsized) Texas college!

My daughter just graduated in May and has been called to the priesthood in the Episcopal church, so she is planning on going to seminary starting in fall 2008. She is engaged to a medical student. She got a great job in Houston while he finishes up medical school and they will locate somewhere where he matches for a residency and she is approved for Episcopal seminary- probably DC or Chicago. She will use her music in her ministry.
She is a very talented singer, and also attended a top prep school before the very things you mentioned got to her, and she finished up her last two years of high school at Interlochen, where she could focus on her music and also have strong academics.
She also decided against a large midwestern university, but junior year of high school is too soon to rule out ANY options. I have gone through the college admissions process with two very different kids (one musician, one athlete- both very strong students), as well as having been on these forums for a long time. There are many “changes of mind” as new schools are discovered, other options explored. I made sure both my kids visited a range of schools in a range of locations. I am not trying to tell you what to do, but no matter how sure a student is about music performance, there are a huge number that leave the program for one reason or another, and it is nice to be in a college setting that offers other options.