Berklee v. Belmont : which to choose

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<p>I don’t have a dog in this race and have no involvement with Berklee but I did want to address this:

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<p>Even if A is true, it does not mean that B (in order to collect tuition) is true.</p>

<p>Many many moons ago, I attended a highly competitive Canadian performing arts school in a program that quite publicly reduced its population by half EACH YEAR in my field. The purpose was NOT to collect tuition. The purpose was to give those with RAW talent the opportunity and training to rise to the occasion, but to spare those who did not keep up by only advancing and graduating the most skilled of the lot “because that’s how the industry is” – was how they explained it.</p>

<p>If transparent and communicated properly at the outset, there is nothing wrong with this approach.</p>

<p>Further, if in fact there is a high rate of attrition, then indeed, they would HAVE to inflate the incoming in order to manage the logistics of delivering a quality program to those in upper years. Nothing on the planet is less cost-effective than failing to optimize your teaching and facility infrastructure!</p>

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<p>Since it’s past the decision date, it would be interesting to know which school was ultimately chosen and why. They are both great choices.</p>

<p>Belmont would be better if the student wants to be in a smaller, more personal program in a traditional college atmosphere.</p>

<p>Berklee would be better if the student wants access to a huge variety of music classes & modern,top notch facilities.</p>

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<p>I’ve also hear it said about Berklee that people leave because they become working musicians, and if they graduate you, they haven’t done their job. I’d take all of those rumors with a huge grain of salt. That said, I believe the retention rate that they report to the department of education is quite low compared to other school. You can check the retention rate on line.</p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I read your post recently about Belmont vs. Berklee. My D is in the same boat as we speak. We are headed to Boston (from CA) next week. She has been accepted to both Belmont and Berklee based on her Voice Audition and Songwriting submissions. It would be nice to hear what you have to say after a year of experience. Thank you for sharing.</p>

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<p>cmu4ever, we would like to include your daughter’s acceptances on the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/1427644-master-list-music-school-acceptances-fall-2013-a-42.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/1427644-master-list-music-school-acceptances-fall-2013-a-42.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Can you tell us what major and what degree she would pursue at each school, and if she has any other music school acceptances?</p>

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I would love to hear what songs she chose to sing for Belmonts audition. My D is in same situation and is contemporary/pop singer?

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This is a three year old thread.