<p>Please give me feedback ASAP!
SIRs are due in approx. 5 days and I have yet to make a decision...
I applied to all of my schools as for Media Studies (Film) and Music Performance (Violin) but I don't know how certain that path is for me.
I want to be able to explore different areas of study. Which school is most flexible with courses and majors?</p>
<p>I was also accepted to Bard, Emerson, and Northeastern. For Fordham, I was accepted to LC. </p>
<p>So....Fordham LC or BU? :/</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Fordham’s core will expose you to many different areas of study and since you don’t declare your major until sophomore year there is plenty of flexibility to change your mind. Plenty of students do! And Fordham offers a full liberal arts curriculum for you to choose from. You will graduate with a well rounded education no matter what major you choose!</p>
<p>I don’t know a lot about Bard but my S was accepted to Emerson and visited but did not care for BU or Northeastern as he already had significant work experience so the idea of the co-op was not appealing. Emerson has some wonderful pre-professional programs but fewer General Education requirements than Fordham so I would imagine that you would gain more exposure to different areas of study at Fordham, BU and possibly Bard and Northeastern as well. I imagine any of the schools on your list will allow for some flexibility in changing your intended major.</p>
<p>Some other things to consider are location and what kind of college experience you are looking for. Best of luck as you make your decision! :)</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted to Bard (among other places) and thought seriously about Bard. We went up about a week ago for a full day visit. It seems that in her area, theater, Fordham is a better match for her, but we did come away feeling that there is a seriousness of purpose among the music community at Bard. It sounds as if you are not accepted to the Bard conservatory, but we did have a long chat with a non-conservatory violinist majoring in music at Bard, and she is very happy with her choice, her education, and her teacher. We also spoke extensively to a conservatory violinist at Bard, who is also very happy there. At BU, are you a music performance major?</p>
<p>I have another daughter who is a violinist in a New York conservatory, so I’ve got some familiarity with that world. Frankly, I doubt that Fordham would be a good choice for violin performance. But, if you are at Fordham you could easily take lessons privately. The area is positively infested with potential teachers!</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about Fordham’s offerings in Music Performance for any instrument. Have you researched the options there?</p>
<p>Fordham is NOT a place to go for music performance majors. Particularly in strings. As glass said, the only option is to pick another major and then get lessons privately or join a community orchestra. </p>
<p>For people who intend on becoming music teachers the best path is a program for music education, such as the one at Appalachian State which is reknown. For those intending on becoming a concert violinist or whatever, the better path is always a conservatory or an exceptional program at a school like Indiana University, Vanderbilt or University of Cincinnati or UNC-Greensboro. Schools of Music that are well known for producing artists that go onto great or greater things. That is not Fordham on any level.</p>