The 2010 collective experience

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<p>Since much of this current cycle of admissions activity seems to be within some very specific labeled threads, I thought perhaps I'd assemble them here and now while they are still active.</p>

<p>Not only will it save me some time searching for general answers and thread links down the road, my hope is that it serves as a user friendly resource for next cycle. And at least it's a start in the event I get struck by lightning or abducted by aliens. </p>

<p>It's by no means inclusive, but is representative of the mainstream experience. I've tried to shy away from school or program specific questions, unless the thread contains insights applicable to a broad spectrum. It doesn't cover a lot of very basic newbie type questions, which tend to be addressed in the existing featured discussion and pinned threads.</p>

<p>It is subjective. The only methodology in compiling these was a visual scan of titles (and maybe a quick peek for content) 30 pages deep into the forum from today's date. </p>

<p>I would request that NO QUESTIONS or discussion about specific programs, general info topics be posted here, as that's what the forum is for. My intent is to keep this thread "clean" and easily scan-able. If it becomes an issue, I will ask a moderator to close the thread.</p>

<p>Picky? Perhaps.</p>

<p>Suggestions for additions are most welcome, and encouraged. I will remove any link that one feels may draw too much attention to a personal experience. </p>

<p>Visits/Lessons
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/558178-music-school-visits.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/558178-music-school-visits.html&lt;/a> (I would peg the '10 visits as starting at post #170, but it is worth looking through the entire thread)
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/877987-timing-all.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/877987-timing-all.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/850220-contacting-teachers-sample-lessons.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/850220-contacting-teachers-sample-lessons.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/844137-day-before-your-audition-too-late-have-lesson-teacher.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/844137-day-before-your-audition-too-late-have-lesson-teacher.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Auditions
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/850837-fall-cycle-2010-audition-experiences.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/850837-fall-cycle-2010-audition-experiences.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/883420-auditions-dont-kill-yourself.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/883420-auditions-dont-kill-yourself.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/823361-auditions-bring-resume-compositions.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/823361-auditions-bring-resume-compositions.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/814373-questions-asked-auditions.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/814373-questions-asked-auditions.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/812993-why-do-audition-committees-want-know-where-else-you-will-auditioning.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/812993-why-do-audition-committees-want-know-where-else-you-will-auditioning.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/797558-auditions-site-vs-local.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/797558-auditions-site-vs-local.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Acceptances, waitlists, and the dreaded worse case scenario
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/817953-master-list-acceptances-fall-2010-a.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/817953-master-list-acceptances-fall-2010-a.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/897466-rejected-what-do-now.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/897466-rejected-what-do-now.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/878931-what-do-now.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/878931-what-do-now.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/879576-waitlisted-music-spot-advice.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/879576-waitlisted-music-spot-advice.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/882586-worth-auditon-late-game.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/882586-worth-auditon-late-game.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/872205-wait-listed.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/872205-wait-listed.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/872066-waiting-letters-killing-me.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/872066-waiting-letters-killing-me.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/879676-one-parents-approach-have-back-up-plan-advance.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/879676-one-parents-approach-have-back-up-plan-advance.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Making the decision
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/853853-master-list-final-decisions-fall-2010-a.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/853853-master-list-final-decisions-fall-2010-a.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/899510-all-because.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/899510-all-because.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/898772-son-accepted-into-5-very-different-trumpet-programs-what-next.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/898772-son-accepted-into-5-very-different-trumpet-programs-what-next.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/886715-2010-scholarship-thread.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/886715-2010-scholarship-thread.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/891462-questions-after-acceptance.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/891462-questions-after-acceptance.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/842453-bargain-scholarships-politely-course.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/842453-bargain-scholarships-politely-course.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/895568-too-much-bargain.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/895568-too-much-bargain.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/889777-sample-lessons-help-make-final-decision.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/889777-sample-lessons-help-make-final-decision.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/873197-do-we-send-deposit-before-we-hear-financial-aid.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/873197-do-we-send-deposit-before-we-hear-financial-aid.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/862312-how-difficult-transfer-one-music-school-another.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/862312-how-difficult-transfer-one-music-school-another.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/673438-can-stafford-loan-used-towards-buying-musical-instrument.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/673438-can-stafford-loan-used-towards-buying-musical-instrument.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Wrapping up
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/897086-things-we-learned-music-application-process.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/897086-things-we-learned-music-application-process.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Summer, for those who ask.
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/814779-summer-10-a.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/814779-summer-10-a.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/807347-voice-summer-music-programs-2010-a.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/807347-voice-summer-music-programs-2010-a.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/890262-2010-summer-jazz-camps.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/890262-2010-summer-jazz-camps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Two additions:</p>

<p>Making the decision
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/853853-master-list-final-decisions-fall-2010-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/853853-master-list-final-decisions-fall-2010-a.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/899510-all-because.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/899510-all-because.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/898772-son-accepted-into-5-very-different-trumpet-programs-what-next.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/898772-son-accepted-into-5-very-different-trumpet-programs-what-next.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/886715-2010-scholarship-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/886715-2010-scholarship-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/891462-questions-after-acceptance.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/891462-questions-after-acceptance.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/842453-bargain-scholarships-politely-course.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/842453-bargain-scholarships-politely-course.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/895568-too-much-bargain.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/895568-too-much-bargain.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/889777-sample-lessons-help-make-final-decision.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/889777-sample-lessons-help-make-final-decision.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/776234-florida-state-university-piano-faculty.html?highlight=faculty[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/776234-florida-state-university-piano-faculty.html?highlight=faculty&lt;/a&gt; (No studio assignment discussion)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/873197-do-we-send-deposit-before-we-hear-financial-aid.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/873197-do-we-send-deposit-before-we-hear-financial-aid.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/909455-wait-list-question.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/909455-wait-list-question.html&lt;/a&gt; (Deposit at one and hoping to get off waitlist at another)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/862312-how-difficult-transfer-one-music-school-another.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/862312-how-difficult-transfer-one-music-school-another.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/673438-can-stafford-loan-used-towards-buying-musical-instrument.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/673438-can-stafford-loan-used-towards-buying-musical-instrument.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just bringing this to page one for the new posters who may not have been aware of its existence.</p>

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<p>Thanks for doing this. It is so helpful. I don’t know how much they pay you :slight_smile: but it isn’t nearly enough!</p>

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<p>Violadad should get a raise…I vote for him getting ten times more than he got last year :)</p>

<p>Seriously…thank you for being the resident archivist!!</p>