<p>Thank you so much once again :D</p>
<p>I checked with my piano teacher again… Her alma mater is Northwestern University (for her BM, MM and, PhD!), and she wants me to consider it. It is very close to my home, which is a plus and a minus… but it is also closer to the city [meaning closer to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra!!]. And it’s about 55k a year @_@</p>
<p>But when my teacher was in her masters program, I think she got a full ride on a combination of merit/need. I think we could afford it if we got to pay half the tuition, which is why it’s pretty appealing. </p>
<p>Problem is, with all these family issues, my grades haven’t been awesome. I am in all accelerated honors (my school has regular, honors and accelerated honors level classes)… I will most likely have a 3.5-3.6 UW and 4.7-4.8 W GPA at the end of my junior year if I perform at my usual level in academics next year…</p>
<p>Are the academic requirements for large university music programs slightly lower than the other departments? Because I saw that the average rejected GPA at Northwestern is a 3.56… which is most likely what I’ll have…I asked a college counselor, and she said that there is a section on the application in which I’ll be able to explain my family issues.</p>