<p>I was recently admitted to Berklee College of Music as a voice principal. My fiance currently attends the school and while living in Boston, I felt it wasn't the best fit for me. He is curious about the Studio Guitar program at Thornton and I'm interested in Popular Music. </p>
<p>One of the main downsides of Berklee was though he was very busy working on the school paper, film scoring sessions (he plays viola as well) and gigs for a few things outside of school, there wasn't much of a music scene outside of Berklee. All this work he was doing was on viola, and wasn't doing anything on guitar outside of his lessons and classwork. He's an incredible player, but there are so many incredible players as guitar is one of the biggest departments there. I feel like if you're going to school for guitar, there should be more options within the school to perform. Most people who perform at Berklee are in their last semesters and it was a bit shocking to see people who are doing their first solo shows when they're almost about to graduate. </p>
<p>I feel the school is too big to cater to the students on a more individual level- can anyone address how this is at USC? Are there more performance opportunities in/outside of school?</p>
<p>Though I was accepted to Berklee, how would you say my chances differ at USC? Assuming I have all the required coursework and extra curricular activities is Thornton a harder program to get into overall? </p>