Waitlisted at Michigan

kmcmom13
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:07:52 +0000

Sax lady, yes, i meant that the “non-school-of-music”, aka regular LSA wait list usually has thousands on it and only a teeny percentage ever get off it. I didn’t want you to read about those long odds over on the mich thread and think that was your situation. Very different!

WA, I think your choice will depend on your son’s studio preferences and financial variables/packages. I think Carnegie Mellon if I recall is about the most expensive with Vandy being a close second. fSU’s OOS cost, on the other hand, is only slightly more than Michigan’s INSTATE cost, and less than half Michigan’s OOS cost and the tuition at either cmu or Vandy.

As a total aside, if there’s any chance your son is also interested in film production, FSU would be the clear winner in that it attracts outstanding film students to its renowned program. While this is not directly related, I’ve found that Michigan’s strength in theatre, for example, has suited my own son’s interests, and he’s now done sound design and composition for three plays extra-curricularly, plus a variety of film projects, including a group sponsored short for a festival. So the robust nature of the overall performing arts/film scene on campus has really added a lot of opportunity and a network of contacts in his case.

These kind of “side-benefit” intangibles are kind of hard to calculate/compare because they’re only “possibilities” in terms of whether opportunities actualize or not, and depend on the individual… I mean, Nashville would be hard to beat for music opportunity and Carnegie Mellon is outstanding in music theatre. I would personally be excited by any and all of these schools Good luck with the decision!