Good music colleges?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I was just wondering what good music colleges are out there? I've been researching a lot lately but can't find too many that seem to "fit me"</p>

<p>Berklee sounds amazing, but that's all i know so far, not to mention its extremely hard to get into!
NYU had good-seeming majors, but its really expensive and I've heard the music department is not very good....</p>

<p>What I'm looking for:
-composition majors that aren't just "composition" but specific and seem appealing, such as "songwriting" "film scoring"
-schools that also offer quality education in other areas, as I may double major, one in music and one in something else
-somewhere i can get in for my composition skills, not my piano-playing skills (classical)
-not too expensive / where i can get decent financial aid/scholarship!</p>

<p>I have a 4.0 GPA, am going to take full IB diploma, have a few strong-ish extracurriculars, and lots of music-related activities (independent music study during study halls, performing, competition achievements). also a few leadership positions, and random class awards</p>

<p>thanks so so much!!</p>

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<p>I don’t know that much about it but there are college that have conservatories attached, like Oberlin and University of Rochester and Lawrence University for starters. More, and there is a ton of discussion in the Music majors forum:
<a href=“Music Major - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Try Ithaca College</p>

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<p>Try posting on the Music Major forum. It is a very helpful and supportive group, and I expect they will have suggestions. For the double major, let them know what you are leaning toward. Doing a double major/degree with something music-related, liberal arts, and engineering are very different and would lead to different school options.
My D is starting a double degree in music and engineering at U Michigan this fall. We found a lot of good advice on the music forum. </p>