<p>Hello, I am going to be senior in high school this upcoming year. I have recently began looking at colleges, and have had a lot of confusion and questions as to what I should pursue in college, along with which colleges are right for me. I would just like some suggestions, then I could do further research, but I don't exactly know where to start. I love music, and could easily see myself being a musician, either in commercial or orchestral work. I also am concerned about the money factor involved with being a professional musician; I want to live a comfortable life, with some extra money on the side. That's where my other choice comes in, something math or science related, but I would not know what to choose. I really like all types of math and science, and would possibly like to be an engineer.
Cumulative unweighted GPA: 3.64
Cumulative weighted GPA: 4.03
Unweighted 10-12 GPA: 3.73
Weighted 10-12 GPA: 4.15
As you can see I became more serious about school as the years went on. I did not do so well my whole freshmen year and the first semester of my sophomore year, but after that I received nearly perfect grades.
AP Environmental: 4
AP European History: 3
AP Physics B: 3
AP Calculus: 5
AP Language and Comp: 4
SAT score (first time, I plan on retaking it): Reading: 640, Writing: 670, Math: 680. Total: 1990
I have not taken the ACT nor plan on taking it</p>
<p>I participated in the California All-State band in 8th and 11th grade
I have been studying privately for 6 years, and have been preparing trumpet repertoire for college auditions.
I have been a section leader in my band program for 2 years, and I am going into 3rd year is going to be this year
Any suggestions for schools to look at, or just any general advice would be helpful, thank you.</p>
<p>As far as your future beyond college goes, you should probably major in something math/science related. If music is your passion though, consider pursuing a music minor or if your really ambitious, a double major. Take a look at a variety of schools. Like, for a large, public school, there’s UCLA, UC Berkely, UCSD, etc. For large private schools, there’s USC, Stanford, etc. Then there are tons of smaller colleges like Pepperdine, Occidental, Claremont McKenna, etc. Decide what type of school you’re interested in and go from there.</p>
<p>I don’t think i could really get into some of those schools considering my GPA, so those are out of the question.</p>
<p>Yeah those are some really mixed up suggestions, lol.</p>
<p>What is the budget. For most kids, the price is one of the driving factors. </p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, Bard and Occidental have pretty good music programs. Alternatively, I have heard of students who went into musical engineering, which could be a possible field to consider. Good luck OP</p>
<p>A large part will depend on what your family can spend…do you need significant need based aid? Can your family pay their EFC? Can your family pay for an OOS public? </p>
<p>Midwest schools with solid engineering programs and music…that you will be admitted to…</p>
<p>Kansas…fairly inexpensive list price. Might qualify for merit.
University Nebraska…will qualify for a significant merit award making it pretty reasonably priced for OOS.
University of Iowa…more expensive than the others.
Iowa State…best engineering of the group but not as strong in music. Fairly inexpensive OOS tuition and you will likely get some merit aid as they are really trying to increase their numbers of CA students.</p>
<p>My mother has been unemployed for as long as i can remember, despite being a USC graduate Physicians Assistant. My father only makes approx $60,000 a year, so will financial aid be very effective for me? Plus I’m a minority.</p>
<p>The OP would qualify for the KU Excellence scholarship at Kansas, which is $10,154 a year, renewable all 4 years. It’s earned for a 1250/1600 on the SAT and a 3.5 GPA. Another cool thing about KU is that tuition rates are locked in when you start attending, meaning your tuition all 4 years will be the same as it was your first year, so tuition hikes won’t impact you. </p>
<p>Also nice about KU, the application is already online, so you can start the application now, and the application fee is only $30. The application is also entirely self-reported, so no official test scores or transcripts are required. </p>