<p>The major that appeals most to me in universities is something along the lines of "Music Industry", "Music Business", "Music Technology", etc. I am very passionate about music, but I want a major with which I can start a successful career. I am definitely not considering majoring in an instrument.</p>
<p>I was always planning on applying to Northwestern's School of Music. However, time is running out for college applications (especially if I want to apply early, as their acceptance rate is considerably higher), and I don't think I will be accepted to the music school due to their audition requirements. Although I could put a DVD together, I don't think it would be as impressive as one from a prospective student who has been playing their instrument for ~10 years (I have played piano for just over a year).</p>
<p>So, I figured I would apply, study business for a year or so, and then work on transferring into the music school, to study music technology. Unfortunately, I now have found out that Northwestern doesn't really have any undergraduate business major (they have a minor, and certificate programs at Kellogg)</p>
<p>Northeastern has a Music Industry major, and it looks great. I can pretty much guarantee my acceptance there (my high school has a website that shows statistics of alumni from my school who applied to colleges, and whether or not they got in). Northwestern is a reach school, but I have a shot.</p>
<p>The question is, should I apply there? I thought Northeastern was a really good school, but I found out that it's not so great, it's ranked in the 80's on US News, lower than Rutgers and Maryland. It's not terrible, but it's no where near my potential. </p>
<p>Ideally I want to study Music Industry, but not if the degree is useless (as in, not impressive when applying for a job, or not impressive when applying to, say, Kellogg Business School for graduate school).</p>