<p>Temple University has everything you want. It’s in a big city with lots of college kids and tons to do. Great business school, and fantastic marching band that has just appeared in some movies and TV shows. (look them up on YouTube!) Very good music school. Brand new deluxe dorms. Football games are in the Eagles’ stadium and the team is improving. My best friend’s son had almost identical academics and got a $10k scholarship and honors program at TU. It was not his first choice, but he is a senior now (architecture) and has absolutely loved it there. My D also is looking there for art, and has strong enough academics to get into UMich and other schools but she looooves Temple. She is also musical.</p>
<p>If you are not totally hung up on marching, look at Drexel too. It is also in Philadelphia. Much costlier on paper than Temple but gives a lot more aid. It’s in a nicer part of the city too. It doesn’t have a music major but does have a music minor and many ensembles, and gives additional money for musicians. Top-10 rated business school with a coop program that gives you real work experience. My D is also considering it and we were blown away on our visit. </p>