<p>I am a high school junior from Indiana and I am very interested in the Bandier Program. I am a good student with good extracurriculars, but very little musical background. I was wondering how this will affect my chances of admission. Any information would be appreciated.</p>
<p>What are you’re extracurriculars? You are a junior now so you have time to get all the experience you can and even go for an on campus interview if you think it will help [they say it will]. but see if you can get any experience in the music industry. try to do good things. It takes A LOT of drive and determination to be in the music industry so before you set on Bandier [or any other music industry major at other schools for that matter] make sure you REALLY LOVE music! but get back to me about what extracurriculars you do as well as your definition of “little musical background”! I didn’t even know about bandier until I was a senior so at least you got that down!</p>
<p>My extracurriculars include:</p>
<p>Varsity tennis (3 years)</p>
<p>Tennis team captain</p>
<p>Volunteer basketball coach at the boys & girls club (2 years)</p>
<p>Environmental service time</p>
<p>A school club where high schoolers go to middle schools and mentor the middle schoolers</p>
<p>Earth awareness club</p>
<p>Alliance of students against poverty</p>
<p>Year-round job stringing tennis rackets</p>
<p>Freshman basketball team</p>
<p>The musical experience that I have is several years of guitar lessons. I am not very talented, but I have learned a decent amount. I know that going into the music business is my number one option, and I am definitely willing to do what is necessary. I do not really know of any opportunities that I will be able to get in northern Indiana as far as the music business goes.</p>
<p>All that stuff you listed is really good and helpful! Although it doesn’t have much to do with music industry/business, it surely will not hurt you, and they like to see students that are involved and diverse [not just syr but any university].</p>
<p>Since you already have had a job- im assuming you’ve had it for at least half a year - that’s good and you’ve had work experience which is something you can put into their supplement on the common app! But if i were you and you know you want to go into that major for sure, get some experience in the music industry/business. I suggest an internship or a job at a local venue, perhaps promotiong or helping out somehow. If you chose to do an internship, I would try to do it in NYC for a summer, you know? If you are supported by NYC record labels or music groups, it will make you shine [that’s just what i believe]. You need stuff that you can talk about that will relate to the Bandier Program, some experience of some sort. I’ll make that more clear: you don’t NEED it, but with a huge pool of applicants [which they only admit 25] im sure it would help!</p>
<p>About Indiana: I’ve heard that Indiana State U, U of Evansville, and Saint Joseph’s College have Music MANAGEMENT majors. I don’t know if there’s any diff between MANAGEMENT and BUSINESS when it comes to music but you could check it out. If in-state/out-of-state isn’t a factor, Northeastern U has a cheesin’ music industry program AND they’re known for their internships. so it’s quite the catch. I’ve seen a lot of people decide between Northeastern and Syracuse who want to study this major. its about even. Both schools are great. Let me know what you think! Hope this helps!</p>
<p>It depends on what you mean by musical background because the bandier program doesn’t require you to have any musical talent skills to be accepted in the program. </p>
<p>If you show that you have a passion for the industry, whether it be music or entertainment, and have been involved with your scene some how, I’m sure you can get in. Be aware of what the industry entails. There’s an unlimited amount of ways you can be involved just at your age. Most people don’t see that. Don’t let the city you live in, limit you. You don’t even have to go out of your way and pay $$$ to go to NYC to do internships or opportunities like Ineedmusic says. I’ve done things on my own from my own town and never had to travel to NYC. There’s things probably sitting in your own city that you weren’t aware about. So see how you can go about that stuff! But really, if you have a PASSION for it…go for it.</p>
<p>I agree a lot with nashvilleknight and I think I was misunderstood in my text. Like nashvilleknight said, there are many ways you can be involved in your own city! All the talk about NYC was a mere suggestion, not something completely necessary. Whatever you do, whether in Indiana or anywhere else in the world, make sure you give it your best shot and reach your full potential. Gain as much experience in the industry as possible so that you can easily demonstrate your passion to the admissions committee</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for all of the advice!</p>