<p>I'm a junior and I am starting to refine my college search. I have a lot of big, well known schools on my list, but am lacking matches and safeties. does anyone know of good music and prelaw school around ohio? like anywhere from illinois, indiana, ohio, michigan, pennsylvania would be good</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>What kind of music are you interested in? Do you want to do a performance major - that is study to get really good on your instrument with the hope of performing professionally- or do you want to study the music field in general. Tell us more about your goals and aspirations and we might be in a better position to help you.</p>
<p>I most likely would like to do performance, or maybe education. My goal for violin is to play in the symphony when I am an adult. I am pretty good, all state orchestra, concertmistress or associate in most of the orchestras I am in. I don't think I'd want to do music as a career though, its too unpredictable and risky. </p>
<p>I've wanted to be a lawyer for many years, debate and argumentation come easily to me. I've been to NFL Nationals for Congress and consistently place at the top at regional tournaments. </p>
<p>What else would help?</p>
<p>Oberlin Conservatory. If your really serious about your music. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Definitely check out Oberlin's double-degree program. You may find the Law & Society major interesting, too, though of course you can major in a lot of things and still go to law school.</p>
<p>Er...what's a pre-law school? Law schools require no specific undergraduate major for applicants.</p>
<p>lakewashington, i'm guessing he wasn't talking about the major... rather a school that has a good reputation for getting people into good law schools.</p>
<p>It's difficult to apply oneself to a performance major if one attempts it half-heartedly; the competition is just too good, especially violin and flute. Performance is also a time and fairly credit intense degree route. Admission into a top flight audition based performance program at the conservatory/conservatory level is very difficult. These are largely audition based admits, with little or less bearing placed on academics/stats. The criteria are pretty school specific.</p>
<p>Music ed is also a time and credit intense program, and are also largely audition based admits (less stringent than performance). Music ed programs are also fairly structured in terms of course sequencing so there's little wiggle room if you fall out of sync without additional costs/times playing recoup with summer classes and/or an extra semester.</p>
<p>You can do music avocationally, often at a fairly high level at any number of programs with solid music departments. Some are audition admits, some aren't. Quality varies widely from great, almost conservatory level programs to marginal, grossly disappointing for someone already playing at a high level.</p>
<p>Allstate, regional, y.o. first chair is not necessarily indicative of level of talent or potential to be competitive in a major performance program. I cannot overstate the depth of talent at that level.</p>
<p>You can go to law school or med school with a performance BM. It is not uncommon.</p>
<p>For information, please look at the following threads as general background on college/conservatory music admissions. There are a vast number of variables to consider if you are contemplating this road. </p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-family-s-experience.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-family-s-experience.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/460187-how-many-music-voice-performance-majors-find-jobs.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/460187-how-many-music-voice-performance-majors-find-jobs.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/6280-suggestions-colleges-music-majors.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/6280-suggestions-colleges-music-majors.html</a></p>
<p>Also a great read from Hopkins/Peabody regards double degrees:
Peabody</a> Institute - Conservatory Admissions: The Double Degree Dilemma</p>
<p>Visit CC's music major forum for more info. A number of parents there have kids on or done with music or performance programs. A couple, my son included, are in the early stages of pro performing careers. There is a broad depth of knowledge and experience to draw on as well, and folks there are happy to help and advise.</p>
<p>Do not even attempt a high level performance program if you are ill-informed or only partially committed. Pursue music at the level that will suit your artistic and personal requirements.</p>
<p>The best of luck to you.</p>
<p>My own bias is that if you are not interested in pursuing the violin professionally, you probably don't want to attend school as a performance major. The competition and dedication needed are too intense. You could look at doing a performance major at a less competitive school, but there really isn't any reason to do this. I think you should look at possibly getting a BA in music at a school where you could get lessons from an excellent violin teacher. This would allow you to continue to improve your playing skills to the point where you could probably play in a very decent community or regional orchestra. It would also allow you to pursue either education or another major that would help you prepare for law school. Again, you can apply to law school with a BA in music, there is no special degree required. Just some thoughts.</p>