Okay, so I’m a future Music Education major, and have narrowed it down to two schools, Carthage College in Kenosha, WI and Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington ,IL. I am currently living in Wisconsin, but I want to teach in Illinois, ideally Chicago, after I graduate college. That being said, I have talked to Carthage and they said they have many education alumni who now teach in Illinois, so it shouldn’t be much of a problem to get my licensure if I go there. Anyway, they’re both about the same size, but I probably prefer IWU a little bit more, based on it’s reputation and it’s great music program. Both have given me great financial aid, but IWU has more expensive room and board, so price wise Carthage is cheaper. Both have RA positions, so I hope to get a job as an RA my second year, so would it be worth it to risk going to IWU and hope I get the RA job the next year? Also, in addition to just giving me a little advice on what I should do, does anybody have any thoughts or experiences with either of the two colleges?
Thanks for you help in advance, please get back to me, I don’t have long to make my decision!