<p>Hey I've been combing through these threads non-stop and I can't find ANYTHING on saxophone programs at my schools of interest...</p>
<p>So I'm looking into:
Boston University
New York University
Northwestern
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Santa Cruz</p>
<p>And then how difficult are the programs to get into?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>As I said in your other post, there’s not a lot here specifically on sax. </p>
<p>The few titled threads:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/575772-best-saxophone-programs.html?highlight=saxophone[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/575772-best-saxophone-programs.html?highlight=saxophone</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/325396-there-list-ranking-music-schools-saxophone-studios.html?highlight=saxophone[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/325396-there-list-ranking-music-schools-saxophone-studios.html?highlight=saxophone</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/266139-saxophone.html?highlight=saxophone[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/266139-saxophone.html?highlight=saxophone</a></p>
<p>The links OdysseyTigger has listed in the first link may help in specific teacher/studio recommendations and sax specific info.</p>
<p>Plenty here on Northwestern, NYU, BU, but less on the UC’s. The best way is search on the school name, searching titles, not posts and display the results by thread. The UC’s might involve using west coast or California as your keywords if the first method doesn’t bring much up. Check the sticky threads as well, as there may well be recent visit/audition info there as well. </p>
<p>If you have little luck, let me know and I’ll try and pull some threads links up.</p>
<p>Is your focus in jazz? There are a number of jazz general and instrument titled threads.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/317993-boston-university.html?highlight=Boston[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/317993-boston-university.html?highlight=Boston</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/560282-boston-university.html?highlight=Boston[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/560282-boston-university.html?highlight=Boston</a></p>
<p>(the posters thumper1 and fiddlefrog may well be your best sources of info)</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/777895-ba-music-jazz-ba-liberal-arts-northwestern.html?highlight=northwestern[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/777895-ba-music-jazz-ba-liberal-arts-northwestern.html?highlight=northwestern</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/621034-northwestern-music-selectivity.html?highlight=northwestern[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/621034-northwestern-music-selectivity.html?highlight=northwestern</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/516132-northwestern-university.html?highlight=northwestern[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/516132-northwestern-university.html?highlight=northwestern</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/394705-northwestern.html?highlight=northwestern[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/394705-northwestern.html?highlight=northwestern</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/693109-advice-choosing-between-nyu-nec-peabody-jazz.html?highlight=NYU[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/693109-advice-choosing-between-nyu-nec-peabody-jazz.html?highlight=NYU</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/503952-nyu-steinhardt-music-performance.html?highlight=NYU[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/503952-nyu-steinhardt-music-performance.html?highlight=NYU</a></p>
<p>(few “general” NYU titled threads, most are instrument, discipline, or program specific)</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/502444-uc-berkeley-calarts.html?highlight=Berkeley[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/502444-uc-berkeley-calarts.html?highlight=Berkeley</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/741850-west-coast-safety-schools-need-info-please.html?highlight=West+Coast[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/741850-west-coast-safety-schools-need-info-please.html?highlight=West+Coast</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/681585-west-coast-schools-strong-music-programs.html?highlight=West+Coast[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/681585-west-coast-schools-strong-music-programs.html?highlight=West+Coast</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/766215-good-music-universities-california.html?highlight=California[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/766215-good-music-universities-california.html?highlight=California</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/761560-schools-california.html?highlight=California[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/761560-schools-california.html?highlight=California</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/605753-music-schools-california.html?highlight=California[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/605753-music-schools-california.html?highlight=California</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/299476-good-music-schools-california.html?highlight=California[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/299476-good-music-schools-california.html?highlight=California</a></p>
<p>(I’d also look for past posts by mamenyu, othermusicdad, tomdug, SpiritManager and SteveM for detail on California schools)</p>
<p>Some general info: Northwestern, NYU and BU all have a combination of audition based and an academic threshold that must be met. Northwestern is the toughest academic admit. It’s hard to say which might be the tougher audition pool, I can’t speak to sax but there will be exceptional candidates at each. Historically, Northwwestern and NYU are tight fisted and not known for being generous for aid.</p>
<p>hey violadad,</p>
<p>thanks for giving me so much information!</p>
<p>My focus is classical saxophone, the links you provided look really helpful, I will go and explore them. Thanks again!!</p>
<p>saxduende</p>