<p>I want to go to college in the city. I want fun yet fast paced life with unmatched opportunity. However, I am going into college soon and want to major in music. Although NYC offers prefectly good schools for music preformance/technology such as NYU, Berklee School of music is located in Boston. I also have heard that Boston is like a slower paced mini NYC but i am in love with new york. Would going to school in Boston for the education and to get accustomed to city life and then moving to NY after a good idea? I also want to try and get "discovered" because I'm an inspiring artist. Does Boston have as much chance of this happening? If not is it worth missing 4 years of opportunity in NYC for the education of Berklee? Thanks</p>
<p>If you want music then your probably better off in New York. Boston is an amazing city but it is very different from New York, less glitz and glamour and more professionalism and slow paced living. You have a better chance of getting discovered in New York and it sounds like it’s more of the life you want.</p>
<p>Isn’t Boston a suburb of NYC?</p>
<p>NYC>>>Boston.</p>
<p>Signed,
-Unbiased out-of-stater currently living in Boston</p>
<p>but, Berklee is super centrally located and sitting on a chaotic intersection that is constantly full of people. There’s lots to do in the area and I think the music scene is decent… if you like Berklee I wouldn’t discount it solely on the fact that Boston is less cool than New York.</p>
<p>You are going to spend so much time on the campus with the professors that I would weigh the schools carefully first. Check out CC’s music major forum too.</p>
<p>What is it comes down to is the fact that it’s Berklee, the best music school in the US, you’d learn from the best.</p>
<p>NYC has a more competitive atmosphere too, which is sometimes hard to handle. </p>
<p>Boston Conservatory is also a really prestigious music school in Beantown, too.</p>
<p>also and too are excellent words to combine in one sentence</p>
<p>You have your whole life to do New York…what’s the rush? Enjoy Boston for a few years.</p>
<p>I agree. Go to Berklee during the year and live in NYC over the summer. When you graduate just move to NYC. The Berklee degree will be very helpful when trying to navigate the NYC music scene.</p>
<p>First, if you are a music major then you should be looking a conservatories all over the country and also strong music programs in other universities. </p>
<p>There is the Curtiss School in Philadelphia, Eastman School in Rochester, Berklee in Boston and Juilliard in NYC, and Peabody in Baltimore. There are others in Cleveland and Chicago as well.</p>
<p>But there are also strong music schools in colleges in Boston and New York that are not conservatories. </p>
<p>Finally, music performance is one degree, music history or music education is another path. </p>
<p>Pick the right school for you first (and audition) and then pick the city.</p>
<p>When you say you are in love with New York…have you visited or lived here, or are you just talking about your conception of New York?</p>
<p>Because don’t get me wrong…I love my hometown…but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. A lot of people move here and realize that their dream doesn’t match the reality, particularly because it’s so expensive to live here. Also, remember that your life doesn’t end when you graduate and that you can move to New York after you finish college, if you really like Berklee.</p>
<p>You’re also an “aspiring” artist - although I’m sure you are an “inspiring” one too, but I’m almost positive “aspiring” is what you meant.</p>
<p>getting into a music programs is very difficult. Cast a wide net, apply to a number of places. Once you are sitting with multiple acceptances, you can use location as a factor in making your final decision.</p>
<p>If you want location to be a primary factor, go for a BA in music, and you’ll have a lot more options, many/most of which are not audition-based.</p>
<p>Also, not sure if you’ve looked, but SUNY Purchase is very close to NYC, and will offer more of the traditional ‘college experience’ that you sometimes say you are looking for. And it has dorms.</p>
<p>Lastly, sometimes folks are surprised by what they think they want vs reality. My D was adamant against a school because of its location. We were nearby so we visited, and she fell in love with it as soon as we were there.</p>
<p>Keep an open mind.</p>