Music Schools/Conservatories That Offer Med School Requirement Courses

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>I'm looking into applying for music schools with either a vocal performance or musical theatre major, butI also have my sights set on applying to medical school. I'm having trouble figuring out what schools offer a program that can make this possible. I've seen mentions of 5 year programs or conservatories that are affiliated with universities. Although I can't really find enough information on the university websites.</p>

<p>Does anyone have suggestions as to which schools I should consider applying to? I'm trying to compile a rounded list with both "dream schools" and places that have higher acceptance rates. I just don't know where to look. </p>

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<p>What about URoch?</p>

<p>Does the school have to have a conservatory? If not, you can major in music at a number of schools and take the premed prereqs.</p>

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<p>Just waring you that it is extremely difficult to schedule the typical premed courses in conjunction with those needed for a BFA or BM. If you don’t want to essentially solely focus on music for the next four years, seriously consider schools which offer a BA and more scheduling flexibility. </p>

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<p>No it doesn’t have to be a conservatory, but not many schools offer musical theatre, which is my main interest.</p>

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<p>I understand that it is quite difficult.But I want to at least try first. If I can’t I’ll drop my med courses, since I’m very serious about music.</p>

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<p>Oberlin comes to mind immediately.</p>

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<p>UM has a musical theater program and you could fulfill your pre-med requirements there. Wherever you try to do this one difficulty is going to be scheduling classes that have lab requirements along with fitting in your required music classes.</p>

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<p>Second Oberlin and URoch</p>

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<p>Start with any of the college-matching search engines, and run a search for those that offer majors in both musical theater and biology. College Navigator finds 500+ <a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=all&p=50.0509+26.0101&l=93&ic=1”>College Navigator - Search Results; Surely at least some of these would work for you</p>

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<p>The University of Oklahoma has an excellent MT program and all the premed courses one would need to take.</p>

<p>CC also has a subforum for musical theater related topics including a comprehensive listing of schools which offer BFAs BAs in MT. With the exception of conservatories and other niche schools, most MT universities will offer the required premed courses.</p>

<p><a href=“Musical Theater Major - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>UVA… for some reason UVA sticks out to me when it comes to choosing a music school that allows one to fulfill pre-med requirements.</p>

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<p>Alabama has a very good MT program…and they offer talent scholarships.
<a href=“BA Theatre: Musical Theatre – Theatre and Dance”>http://theatre.ua.edu/ba-programs/ba-in-theatre/musical-theatre-track/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also good for premed. My son was a premed at Bama and he’s now in med school.<br>
here is the premed info
<a href=“http://prehealth.ua.edu”>http://prehealth.ua.edu</a></p>

<p>What are your stats? Alabama also has merit scholarships for test scores/GPA.</p>

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<p>Re: UVA, I think the OP is looking for a conservatory program with an actual VP or MT major, not a generic music major. You could definitely take voice lessons there, as well as classes in both science and music, but that doesn’t sound like the goal.</p>

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<p>You may want to consider Northwestern University. I know that at least one of Ds friends is completing both Pre-Med and MT in four years, and he’s also active in a cappella and is in lots of shows.</p>

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<p>Northwestern, Oberlin, Yale, Harvard, Princeton. If what you want is to learn both musical theater and the basic sciences then there are oodles of options. The actual degree (BA, BFA, etc) is of little significance. And, by the way, medical schools love to admit artists of any stripe. Basic science courses can be picked up with a few extra semesters, summers, or a post-bacc program.</p>

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<p>This can also be done at NYU. If you are accepted to Tisch, you can double major in CAS.</p>

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<p>My Obstetrician was a VP major at Oberlin… </p>

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<p>Food for thought: you know what major has the highest percentage of acceptances to med school?</p>

<p>Music.</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>@KaMaMom: that’s one of the things I wish all those parents who fret about their child getting a performance undergrad degree would realize. An MT or VP degree does not prevent you from becoming a doctor, lawyer or CFO down the road. And your child will be happier pursuing their passion than being forced to study something they are not so passionate about.
I do know several students at OCU who are loading up on the science classes in preparation for med school later on. I do not think they are official “pre-med” students because there would not be time in their schedules. But I also don’t think you need a pre-med degree to apply to med school. You only need certain prerequisite classes. Find out what those classes are and take them!<br>
It also helps to get as many credits as you can with AP or dual credit classes while in high school to free up time to take more sciences or whatever you need. Unless its a true conservatory like Boston Conservatory, most colleges and universities will have the prerequisite courses you need to apply to med school. The bigger question is will you have the time in your schedule to take them.</p>

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<p>No such thing as a “pre-med degree” Many students planning to apply to medical school choose to major in a science (bio, chem, neuroscience is quite popular these days) but I also know of very successful doctors who majored in English, Dance, Spanish, Music and so on. Medical School admissions can be very numbers-driven but an applicant with strong numbers who is outside the box is at a distinct advantage at many prestigious med schools.</p>