<p>This is my second post. I asked over on the music major forum if anyone knew about the music programs at the NMF full tuition/full ride schools. It seems rare for a music major to use a full NMF scholarship. Has anyone here looked through the list and checked out the music programs? I have found many that have music programs, but wondered if anyone had already gone through the list to rank them.</p>
<p>My D wants to major in Vocal Performance - Soprano and Music Ed. None of the schools she previously had on her list provide much for NMF. I would like her to at least consider one or two of the NMF schools. We are in the Northeast, but if school is nearly free, there would be more money to spend on travel.</p>
<p>She was looking at Ithaca, Oberlin and our State Flagship.</p>
<p>Boston University would be an obvious choice, however their award is competitive, limited to 20 freshman.</p>
<p>They offer a full ride for National Merit, and they are well known for their music programs.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. There is a relatively long NMF list and it is great to have a starting point. Thanks also for the PM, but I cannot PM until I have posted 15 times… Will have to work on that.</p>
<p>Arizona State music school ranked 19th on US News 2011 Music School rankings (They no longer rank music schools.) My daughter knows two classically trained musicians, one bassist and one oboist who did their undergrad work at ASU and liked it quite well. So we will try applying there, though it may be too hot. We live in WI. I don’t know much really about the school, and nothing about voice. </p>
<p>U Cincinnati has an excellent Conservatory and especially musical theater is mentioned often as being quite good. They were 9th on the US News ranking. They have good money for National Merit Finalists. They award 60 NMF scholarships for freshmen, OOS award is $20,000/year. The COA for music school is about $37K, so a bit more than half. Also, 10 more students get a higher level of scholarship $5K/year more, but this is not strictly NMF, need other stats good, essays, etc.</p>
<p>Cincinnati links:
[Cincinnatus</a> Scholarship Program, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati”>Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati)
[Cincinnatus</a> Excellence Scholarship, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“http://admissions.uc.edu/scholarships/excellence.html]Cincinnatus”>http://admissions.uc.edu/scholarships/excellence.html)
[2012-13</a> Costs, University of Cincinnati](<a href=“Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati”>Student Financial Aid - About UC | University of Cincinnati)</p>
<p>Be sure and take a look at Oklahoma City University. They have a nice National Merit scholarship and are a top university for vocal music. They have incredible facilities and great teachers. Be sure to give them a chance.</p>
<p>Music ed is tricky, because she wants to end up qualified to be certified in the state she’d like to live in when she’s done. Here’s a chart that explains which states play nicely with others:
<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/State%20Certification%20Reciprocity.pdf[/url]”>http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/State%20Certification%20Reciprocity.pdf</a></p>
<p>Here’s my favorite example from the chart:
Michigan
For out-of-state applicants from all states except AZ,
IA, KS, MN, MO, SD, WI, WY, pending evaluation,
Michigan will match licensure as closely as possible
requiring little to no further training/testing. For AZ, IA,
KS, MN, MO, SD, WI, WY, the process is the same,
but applications will be scrutinized more closely and
possibly subject to rejection.</p>