<p>Hello. I'm 17 and this year I will apply to music universities in the U.S. I'm living in the japan but I really love american music and studied keyboard, guitars, vocals, composition, theories, drums, etc in the music academy through years. But I'm NOT into classical... and I don't like to learn playing instrument in the university. I have a clear vision of my future music and just want to do my own music.
So, I want to major in Music Business or some Music Technology/Engineering but I can't find any good universities by searching on google. </p>
<p>Would you recommend some? and What they generally require for admission? </p>
<p>I got 2200 on SAT and 95 on TOEFL and my High School grades are very nice. So, all the 'Test' side things are ready.<br>
and My family can't afford more than $4000 tuition a year.</p>
<p>If your family can only afford $4000 a year, you will not even have enough money for LIVING expenses. Even at a community college, you would have to find a room or apartment, buy food, pay utilities, etc. Since your family lives out of this country, you can’t live with them! I can’t imagine you will find a school…even a community college, where your tuition AND room/board costs will be $4000 a year…or less.</p>
<p>Having said that…you can look into Belmont in Nashville. They have a great music business program. So does Drexel in Phili.</p>
<p>In both cases, it’s highly unlikely you would get sufficient aid to reduce your costs to $4000 a year…but you can try, I suppose.</p>
<p>Surely there are some music production programs in Japan. Why not check there. Your costs of attending college where you live are going to be far cheaper than in the U.S.</p>
<p>No… I mean $4000 as tuition. that’s just too much. I can afford living expenses. Any more recommendation? I’m not searching for commmunity colleges. I planned to study abroad long time ago. I found a few… but I’m still not sure and haven’t made any decision yet.</p>
<p>$4000 tuition is still going to be a major stumbling block. That rate is virtually unheard of, excepting some community colleges and a few state schools (those rates being normally reserved for instate residents). Barring any financial assistance (not an easy task to obtain as an international), you may be very hard pressed to find anything close. I’m am assuming you are an international, not a US citizen living in Japan. </p>
<p>There is not a lot of expertise on the discipline that I’ve seen collectively within the college confidential forum.</p>
<p>I’d suggest a looking through the schools within, and pay particular attention to the policies for international acceptance and financial parameters. The other threads I linked to are alternative sources of info, albeit some is repetitive.</p>
<p>$40,000 will make a difference. Now the question is that an annual amount for tuition, or the sum of a four year total? At $10,000 a year (over four years), your options may still be fairly limited.</p>
<p>Again, I would suggest using the list in the linked thread (which includes thumper1’s suggestion of Belmont) as a starting point to expand your research.</p>
<p>40,000 for tuition and… additional 10,000 dollars for living expenses? maybe I can afford more than that.</p>
<p>thank you very much Violaded. Belmont, Northeastern seem to be very nice. I’m contacting school administrantors now,
haha I think I screwed up some chances by putting a wrong number</p>
<p>If you can afford $40,000 in tuition and an additional $10,000 in housing/board costs, that is a total of $50, 000. I think you’ll be able to find a program here within THAT price range. Both Belmont and Drexel should be within that amount per year. </p>
<p>I don’t believe Belmont’s music production program requires an audition on an instrument. Ditto Drexel (I think).</p>
<p>Another program to consider is USC Thornton. The location in Los Angeles makes it, along with Nashville, a good place to pursue internships and connections in the industry. In addition, USC has the largest number of international students of any school in the country, so it’s very welcoming and there are lots of different ISOs on campus. (International Student Organization). </p>