<p>Carleton for ultimate frisbee. They do have an orchestra too.</p>
<p>thumper, I didn’t say that Rochester has no ensembles for non-majors-?</p>
<p>My point was the same as Marion’s and was just a caution because the original poster is looking at schools with conservatories/music schools on campus, with her daughter.</p>
<p>I love Kalamazoo and 2 of my daughters looked at it. All 3 of my daughters are string players and one majored and is professional. Academically great but for a cellist others are much better as far as expanding as a young musician who is not a major.</p>
<p>Would suggest to take a lesson from the cello instructor when the list narrows.</p>
<p>I completely agree with Marian.</p>
<p>Take a look at the Claremont Consortium schools. We know of a few non major musicians thriving there.</p>
<p>THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE POSTING! I haven’t figured out yet how to reply to specific people, but i assure you I am taking notes and it is so helpful. We will definitely set up auditions for music merit scholarships, and perhaps she will become more clear about how far she wants to go with music when she sees where she stands. thanks!</p>
<p>Cellomom7, you might also find some helpful info in the music major section - I know we’ve had several students/parents with similar questions if you do a search.</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t dismiss schools with conservatories. My D is a non-con student at Oberlin. She’s not by any means “competing” with professonial level musicians. True, she’s not good enough for the conservatory orchestra, but there are many other excellent opportunities–small groups, large groups, orchestras, that she can participate in and who are happy to take her. Schools with conservatories do have more excellent players, but they also tend to have more playing opportunities as well–at all levels of ability, because the level of interest in music is so high.</p>
<p>Alot for the OP will depend on what the final ACT score is. Oberlin and Carleton are getting difficult to get in. K, Beloit, Lawrence and St Olaf would be target schools in the region for the GPA and the predicted ACT score. Can’t speak much about the east coast colleges. It might be helpful to the OP if you are tossing out a colleges if you know it will be a reach. </p>
<p>I do like the idea of trying to get a lesson or sitting in. Even though it was 35 years ago I landed in college with very strong experience in piano, a reed instrument and a wind instrument including summers at music camp, competitions, teaching and experience with professional symphonies. Not majoring in music was a very big decision. I was able to sit in on a practice with the college symphony with my favorite instrument and then on a return with the local symphony with one college I think it made a difference in my final choice. I will always treasure my dream college memories, but my final decision will never be regretted and I continued my music interest the entire four years.</p>
<p>Again, check out the list of test-optional schools. Some of the schools that have been mentioned, and many excellent other schools, are test-optional.</p>
<p>The Loren Pope books (Colleges that Change lives, which also has a website, and Looking Beyond the Ivies) might be helpful to you. Often libraries carry them.</p>
<p>The music major forum is wonderful here on CC.</p>