In our family, the guidance we have offered to our son is not to pursue his passion (music) as a major, but as a minor.
Of course we do not know how this will turn out but we will support him as long as he is working towards his goals as they develop and change.
As well, we took a tour closer to home that exposed our kids to a variety of schools so they could get the flavor of different types and see which appealed most. We did not travel far but also looked at a few schools when we were visiting family out of state.