Looking for info about admission for voice/opera. My dtr is going to be a HS senior this year and we need to figure out where to apply. She has a 30 ACT, 4.1 GPA (weighted) 9 APs, lots of clubs, volunteer hrs, etc. Here’s the problem: she wants to continue her classical singing even though she doesn’t think she wants a career in singing. She wants a double major in vocal performance and liberal arts ( maybe English). She could get good merit at many schools with those stats, but probably not at the schools her voice teacher recommended:
Boston University
Tufts
Oberlin
Carnegie Mellon
Rice
Lawrence
Penn State
John Hopkins
Curtis Institute
Cleveland Institute
Expensive schools with high ACTs. I know nothing about how competitive the vocal side of it is, but I imagine it is very competitive for a soprano!
So, we are stuck flying across the country for auditions for a girl who may not even want a career in music? Plus she may not get in and we are left with what? Does anyone have info about these schools or have a list of the next tier down schools? I just can’t see spending that much on a school for vocal performance when she really might not use that degree or might not even finish that degree, plus the added stress and cost of super competitive auditions. She wouldn't listen to me before on my suggestions for schools and now that her teacher gave her this list, it's even worse. I'm afraid that she will end up not getting into any of these or if she does, we won't want to pay the crazy price for a kid who could get a great deal at another great school.
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