<p>@staceyneil That’s awesome!
I think my list will be pretty reach-heavy too because my circumstances are slightly odd and I’m just a person with high hopes anyways haha…it’s worth a shot, you know? I doubt I’ll get rejected from every college I apply to and my dad has been encouraging me to apply to a lot.
So far, ADD treatment is okay…I’m going to get it adjusted soon I believe, I’m on Concerta 54mg right now. It hasn’t made everything perfect but I couldn’t imagine going off it, honestly.
Thank you! I really appreciate your advice, it’s been very helpful.</p>
<p>Question for everyone - Is it worth applying to Middlebury? I was wrong about my mom going to Wesleyan, it was also my dad who went there, and it’s on my list because “why not”. My mom went to Middlebury and I read that Middlebury’s acceptance rate for legacy applicants is 48%, up from the regular 19%. It’s not the ideal location but does anyone have any words of wisdom about Middlebury?</p>
<p>Middlebury is one of the most selective colleges in the country (not just in terms of admission rates, but of who
their admission pool is). You can apply there but then forget it, don’t count it even as your reach.
By definition, a reach is a college where odds of getting rejected are higher than of getting admitted, for matches the odds are even. So if your list is reach-heavy, you run a very real risk to have to attend your safety. Always include real matches and 2 safeties, after running the financial aid calculators. Students sometimes think “If I apply to lots of reaches, one is bound to admit me”, but of course that’s not the way it works. :)</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 Yeah, that’s why I asked. It’s so selective I’m not sure if it’s even worth it, but since they put so much weight on legacy, I figure no harm done either way, right?
I’m going to apply to a couple of safeties but sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between a slight reach and a match. I’ll only apply to a couple of really major reaches, possibly Middlebury being one of them.</p>
<p>I thought you only wanted Western colleges? Now you’re willing to consider anywhere in the country, or even abroad? If so, that really opens up the possibilities. My suggestion is that you look for a school you like for all reasons other than music, that is not overly selective, and that offers decent financial aid - and does NOT offer a BM in music, which will require auditions into the major. (Even some BA programs require an audition of some sort for a major in music - you’ll need to look into that.) I also suggest you post on the Music Major forum. Looking for non-competitive non-auditioned music program…</p>
<p>St Olaf is tops for choirs, pretty much the standard bearer in the subject (type St Olaf Choir in youtube) but academically very competitive so it’d be a reach; very good for choral music and academically matches for you would be Luther (IA) and Concordia (Dakota).
Run the Net Price Calculators on those and listen to the choirs on youtube.</p>
<p>Biola and Azuza Pacific are fairly conservative Christian colleges and would likely not be OP’s cup of tea.</p>