<p>Thanks for the feedback. We visit on the 19th, so we'll miss out on the choir rehearsals, etc., but I am hoping he'll be able to meet with one of the vocal professors.</p>
<p>He would not be a MT major, but has done MT in HS and certainly would enjoy those opportunities in college.</p>
<p>I'll take your advice and not say much about the campus. He already has some preconceived notions, like your D, and believes he wants to be where there is "alot going on." Football would top the list! I just do not know how to advise him; all I can do is expose him to a variety of campuses, and hope he too will get the gut feeling.</p>
<p>haha, no football ... but strangely there is "Homecoming"!? If he does fall for everything else... there is Princeton University accross the street. Keep me posted after the visit and I will pass on any questions he has.</p>
<p>If Princeton is literally across the street, are the WCC students allowed to use their facilities? For instance, assuming Princeton has a rec center for working out, intramurals, etc., do WCC students have access to it?</p>
<p>Sorry, it is actually a couple of blocks and accross the street and WCC students can not use their facilities. My D has gone to events there though with her roommate who has friends competing in various sports. There is a shuttle to take WCC students to the Lawrenceville campus to use the gym, etc... Also some students use the Princeton Y. All in all Westminster students are kept very busy, so I am not sure how much time there would be for intramurals?</p>
<p>My D is a senior and has decided to attend WCC as vocal performance major in the fall. Evasmom is right on with her advice but I thought I would add my two cents. My D visited many of the popular music schools on the east coast which come in various sizes and environments, city, suburban etc. She too originally felt that she needed to be where the action was and was interested in some of the larger universities. In the end, she chose WCC for several reasons:</p>
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<li>First and foremost, we believe the quality of the education, training and the faculty are excellent and the performance opportunities are abundant.<br>
-She determined that she wanted a school focused on music and performance but connected to a university.
-The campus is smallish but intimate vs. other larger schools and she feels that the camaraderie there will be very good. </li>
<li>She realized that she would be very busy and focused on her studies and the travel to and from classes and her dorm would be easier vs. some of the other schools.</li>
<li>And finally, she felt that the close proximity to the main campus was good and visiting there for a little excitement and a change of pace would be easy. Plus it is a college town and with Princeton nearby there would be life after school. </li>
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<p>As evasmom suggested your S will have to make his own decision, but I thought you might like to consider the thought process of another. Best of luck in your S's journey and I hope you stay on the boards. I have found the advice of the folks here extremely helpful.</p>
<p>Hi All, I just wanted to update a little about the WCC MT program. It is a young program and still evolving in some ways. The biggest change is the connection with Rider University, where the MT freshman now live. From what I hear, this seems to be working so far, as they are shuttled to the Princeton campus for classes. My D has remarked that the freshman class seems very close and there are some very talented students.
Now on tho soph year ... my D continues to be enjoying her experience and finds it very challenging. She has added a Dance minor and continues to work hard with her voice teacher. Hope this was somewhat helpful and as always if anyone has further questions don't hesitate to PM me!</p>
<p>Greetings evasmom and other posters to this thread. I’m curious if you could provide an update, since the most recent post here is 2008. One of my boys (I have twins…both interested in MT) visited Rider last week as part of an East Coast college tour. While his voice teacher was familiar with WCC and excited to know he was visiting, it wasn’t a school that was really on our radar for MT. Well, wouldn’t you know, he came home RAVING about it. We are from L.A. and I’m curious about campus life? Do you need to have a car there? Do the kids get a lot of performance opportunities? My son met the assistant director of the current production of RENT and seemed very impressed with the vibe of the whole program. I can see the benefit of a small, music-focused school. Thanks in advance for your comments and advice…</p>
<p>MT Twins, I am happy to hear that your son felt a connection on his visit to Rider. the program is so different now from when my D started that it is a little hard to comment. My D had all her classes and lived on the Princeton campus so she did not need a car at all. Now she has her car and lives off campus. The Rider campus is set up differently, a little more difficult to walk into town etc… but on the other hand they have more facilities on campus. i understand that all the MT’s live together in a dorm located close to the theater and they are adding to the facility. Feel free to PM me for any more info and I will ask my D for details.</p>
<p>My D is a freshman in the MT program. Although she loves the program she is very unhappy with the school. It is a very big commuter school and the campus is very empty on weekends. If you S lived in the MT dorm maybe more people would be around on the weekends. You do not have to live in that dorm. We attended family weekend and were extremly disappointed at the lack of activities. Again the program is great and will be getting better. There is a shuttle but it is better if you have a car as there is nothing within walking distance just make sure your son gets the most of what he is looking for from his college experience</p>