<p>I haven't looked at all of the pages of posts, so I'm sorry if this has already been one-linered (:P)...UMass Dartmouth, U of Hartford (The Hartt School), or Berklee College of Music? ((I'm looking to go into Music Business/Management))</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Can answer on some from D's visit/audition experience: Hartt school..reminded her of a HS in set up of and quality music facilities.Be careful of academic offerings outside of the music school,HS friend of hers transferred after feeling she was "the smartest kid" around.
Berklee is heaven on earth for the right kind of music kid..its the epicenter of the contemporary music ed world..great for a kid who is independent,urban oriented.Has no real campus, a collection of buildings.Shares some space/facilities with New England Conservatory(like food services).Dorm space quite limited and Boston is an expensive town to find lodging in.
If your're looking for a more traditional campus feel for music biz,take a look at U Miami..they run their own record label and music publishing biz and the music school is first rate.</p>
<p>one liners for pomona and claremont mckenna?</p>
<p>I'm trying to polish off my "to apply" list. Haven't taken my SATs yet, but I'm expecting <750 on verbal, probably same for writing, and mix 600s in math. I'm a full IB Candidate, and have a 4.89w, 3.88uw GPA at a public school. </p>
<p>I'll be applying ED at Wellesley, and RD at Haverford, Northwestern, Bryn Mawr, Brandeis, and Vassar. However, I really, really need a fitting safety. Grinnell and Carleton have been suggested. </p>
<p>Fencing is a priority, but location isn't.</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Carleton is not a safety; Brandeis & Bryn Mawr are probably less selective than C. Grinnell may be a match. Great school.</p>
<p>You need to find a school that accepts ~50% of applicants to consider it a safety. Maybe a UC you can count on?</p>
<p>Seems like you really want a LAC or smaller U. Perhaps Syracuse? Emory? Union?</p>
<p>I'm leaning towards Wellesley ED :) Maybe I'll see you there... I'd take a look at Smith and Scripps (great admissions bargain at around 48-52% admitted RD) for more of a match; and Skidmore and Earlham for safeties. Good luck!</p>
<p>Ladylazarus, are you a highly competitve personality? If so, Wellesley may indeed be a good match for you. It has a fairly common reputation for "cut-throatedness" among the student body. Do you feel up to swimming with the sharks?</p>
<p>I didn't mean to imply that Carleton was anywhere near a safety school. It has just been a suggestion many have given after looking at my stats as a good fit.</p>
<p>I strongly dislike UCs. They're extremely close to where I live- I've always been a Northern, or Southern CA resident- and they're <b>huge<b>.</b></b></p><b><b>
<p>Could someone give a bit more information about Syracuse, or Union?</p>
<p>LadyLaz, I've checked Smith out, and will be looking at Scripps and the whole bunch of Claremont Colleges in a few weeks. Why did you suggest Scripps and not Pitzer? Both have really similar stats besides the single-sex thing.</p>
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<p>poetsheart: Well, the girls I met there actually seemed to be very friendly and supportive of each other. And I think I can hold my own amongst the sharks :)</p>
<p>Someone asked about The Hartt School at UHart, so I'll answer that. I've never attended, but I'm from Greater Hartford and have had a lot of friends go through. (And no, this won't be one line, but I'll try to be brief.)</p>
<p>Excited student body that loves what they do. Alums stay involved after graduation. Amazing real experience with theatre and music. Great radio station. Lots of invaluable internship and volunteer experience. Performance dorks that know how to have fun. Huge number choose to stay in the area. Supportive of each other, never overly competitive.</p>
<p>Greenhill, there is no comparison between the campuses at Scripps and Pitzer, Scripps being one of the prettiest campuses and Pitzer being very run down, more of a hippie, earthy, pot smaking rep. Both have good reputations academically.The grounds at Pitzer are actually quite pretty however and students study on the grassy hills, play frisbee etc. My D was interested in both until she toured and then left Pitzer's tour in the middle to say no thanks. I personally loved Scripps but my D found that at least 1/3 of the girls she spoke with really wanted to be at Pomona and CMC and Scripps was not their first choice. Some felt isolated socially being with all girls. I thought it was nice to have a quieter campus to come home to and study and do the partying at another campus. Visitors at Scripps have to be escorted so other colleges cannot just drop in.</p>
<p>I'm attending Brandeis in the fall, and I'm in love with it. (No, I'm not even Jewish)
Small enough so that you're not an anonymous social security number, big enough so that you still meet new people all the time. The students who go there seem very friendly and energetic. Stellar academics- kick butt sciences, wide range of humanities, not a jock party school but there's tons to do, lively intellectual student body comprised of people who genuinely love academics, awesome professors, plethora of clubs/organizations, frat scene basically non existent (fraternities... what's that?) and a campus that is just one big hill with a random castle in the middle. Twenty-thirty minutes away from Boston/Cambridge<---major selling point. </p>
<p>I also got into GW, Trinity, and Bucknell. All of them are far too preppy for me, and I'm thrilled with my choice because I will not be compromising on any of the things I wanted in a college (although I hear the food at 'Deis isnt too great).</p>
<p>Oops, that wasn't really a succint description.
Brandeis: We work you hard, but you can still have a life. We're near Boston. Our sciences ROCK! We want more diversity. We're near Boston. Tufts and Bentley suck. By the way, did we mention we're near Boston?</p>
<p>any one liners for gw, georgetown or tufts? thanks!</p>
<p>GW -- You can live in the Ivory Tower!!!</p>
<p>anybody--what about Stanford???</p>
<p>nevermind...oops</p>
<p>could someone please do colorado college?</p>
<p>Cornell: Smart-normal kids working hard to master incredibly wide selection of majors on gorge-ous campus in cloudy-cold climate.</p>
<p>I'm a student at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The university atmosphere is very "beach towney." Students go to class in boardshorts and flip flops, and even go to the beach in between classes (its not necessary to leave campus to go to the beach :) I would say our campus is laid back, but definetly academic, in the last six years we've had five noble prize winning faculty (2 in physics, 2 in chemistry, 1 in economcis).</p>