Hello! I am down to two choices for college so far: Illinois Wesleyan or UCF. After scholarships, Illinois Wesleyan would be affordable, around $15k per year (including all fees), while UCF is a full ride. In the future I plan on being a music teacher as well as pursuing performance and composition. I play the cello.
I got good impressions from both. I toured UCF a while ago, and really liked the large campus and the prospects of a music education job after college (apparently Florida has a great market for music educators), and it seemed like there was a lot of opportunities, which was great. But I never got to take a lesson with the cello instructor, so I would still be unsure if I accepted. Also, I plan on being in a big city in the future (I'm planning on going to grad school), so Florida may not be my permanent place of residence.
Illinois Wesleyan would be good (I live not too far away, and it's only a 2 1/2 hour train ride to the city of Chicago), I think, as well. I took a music composition camp there a while ago, and really liked the instruction I got there, and feel like I could get better as a musician. A small campus is fine with me, even if it's not ideal. The only problem is that it is in Bloomington, so it is not around a lot of other areas.
Does anyone have any tips/advice on selecting a final college, or have any experience with either of these colleges? Thank you!
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