<p>Hi SeansMom,</p>
<p>My D is a senior and has decided to attend WCC as vocal performance major in the fall. Evasmom is right on with her advice but I thought I would add my two cents. My D visited many of the popular music schools on the east coast which come in various sizes and environments, city, suburban etc. She too originally felt that she needed to be where the action was and was interested in some of the larger universities. In the end, she chose WCC for several reasons:</p>
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<li>First and foremost, we believe the quality of the education, training and the faculty are excellent and the performance opportunities are abundant.<br>
-She determined that she wanted a school focused on music and performance but connected to a university.
-The campus is smallish but intimate vs. other larger schools and she feels that the camaraderie there will be very good. </li>
<li>She realized that she would be very busy and focused on her studies and the travel to and from classes and her dorm would be easier vs. some of the other schools.</li>
<li>And finally, she felt that the close proximity to the main campus was good and visiting there for a little excitement and a change of pace would be easy. Plus it is a college town and with Princeton nearby there would be life after school. </li>
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<p>As evasmom suggested your S will have to make his own decision, but I thought you might like to consider the thought process of another. Best of luck in your S’s journey and I hope you stay on the boards. I have found the advice of the folks here extremely helpful.</p>
<p>ray198</p>