<p>Sorry if I'm not doing this right but I'm new to College Confidential.
So I'm a freshman in High School who's finally begun taking voice lessons and my teacher says I have some serious talent. Opera and music are my life, I can't imagine a world without them and I'd like to major in vocal performance. But I've also always wanted to go to a prestigious school like an Ivy. Would you have any recommendations?
I'm from Cali but I'd like to go to an East Coast school, preferably in New England.
I'm looking for a university, not a conservatory since I'm interested in double majoring or minoring in either writing of business.
I prefer bigger cities or near bigger cities.
A private college please!
Preferably a strong undergrad program.
Here's my list of my top colleges so far:
John Hopkins-Peabody
Indiana University-Jacobs
SUNY Potsdam-Crane
Oberlin-Oberlin Conservatory
University of Hartford-Hartt School
NYU-Steinhardt
Thank you!</p>
<p>You have several state schools on that list .</p>
<p>I know, that’s why I’m looking for private ones. :)</p>
<p>You are an early planner! As a freshman, you have too many variables in front of you to plan for a specific college yet. In order to keep all your options open through your junior year, you are going to have to work with amazing teachers to keep your voice healthy (and not overtrain too soon), and to get into an Ivy type school you will have to have great grades, many AP classes, super SAT and/or ACT scores, and even with that, some luck.</p>
<p>You won’t know how some of those variables play out until at least another year or two, and in the meantime, work hard in school and music as ou see how you will develop. </p>
<p>Schools in the Northeast to consider:</p>
<p>Boston University (not small but has great opera program and strong undergrad)
New England Conseratory (music only if the Ivies don’t work out)
Yale
Harvard
Princeton</p>
<p>As a 9th grader, it’s very optimistic for a teacher to make such claims. You very well may sound totally different in a couple of years and Snowflake is right in cautioning you in taking care- too much too soon can be devastating to young voices. You can buy a new horn if damaged, but “fixing” a voice isn’t that simple. Take it easy, find the best teacher in your area and don’t let anyone push you into singing “opera” (i.e. arias) at this point- art song is the best foundation and will serve you in good stead for quite some time.</p>
<p>Double majoring with VP is difficult because of the amount of course work required. Expect to add another year onto your studies, although some schools can fit it into another semester.</p>
<p>BU’s voice/opera program is tough in that they offer a PhD and thus, the roles go to those students, then the MMs, while performance opps are limited for undergrads.
Hartt and SUNY Potsdam aren’t in the same league as the other schools on your list. As far as the schools that make double majoring easier because of logistics, Oberlin fits and since you’re looking at that, add in CIM/Case Western (they CAN do a double major in just the extra semester).
There are many of us here on CC who are familiar with various schools, so do ask questions and keep in touch over the next two years. If you can manage campus visits as a junior, that helps a lot.</p>
<p>Northwestern
Tufts/NEC
Harvard/NEC
Columbia/Juilliard</p>
<p>Oh don’t worry my teacher’s not having me sing arias yet or anything. She just meant I have talent as a singer overall and if I stick, have a chance at a very bright future as an opera singer. She’s the bet teacher in my entire county! 
Thank you so much for all your help and concerns!</p>
<p>Woah that post turned out weird! XD It rearranged itself! Sorry, what I meant to write is “She’s the best teacher in my county!” And “Thank you for all your help and concerns!”</p>