Our directory of reviewed schools that customizes to the needs of a performing arts school student
Type: Conservatory Size: Large† (4,402 Undergraduate); Style: Factory with good networking Affiliations: 19 International Partner Schools and a campus in Valencia, Spain. Student Body: Undergraduate/Graduate Testing: No SAT/ACT Requirement Admissions: 19% Accepted out of approx 5500 who apply Students of Color: 29.9% Freshman Retention Rate: 86.1% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 40.8% Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low,Moderate Boston Logan (Major Hub) […]
Type: University Size: Large (49,785; Undergrad: 32,008; Grad:16,272); Style: Overwhelmed and overreaching Affiliations: Honors College: Honors Program (Separate Admission) Student Body: Undergraduate; Graduate Testing: SAT:1810-2060/ACT: 27-31 Admissions: 39% Students of Color: 30.1% (His.: 15.67%; AA: 6.63%; AS: 7.41% NA: 0.3%) Freshman Retention Rate: 96.0%† Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 67% Attend a Graduate School within 10 Years: Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Car: […]
An interesting article that we found on a music college blog from a company that sells its consulting services to parents/students. We will be checking into the schools. Several of them are religious, which may fit or not fit every student. Boston University meets all of their criterion save that it can be fickle about continuing funding […]
Part of the power of a college is its alumni network. Once you’re done with school, how well can you leverage your alumni network to find career paths? Most of these networks power up around their graduate schools, but some of the top schools that are undergrad only make the list. The ratings are a hodgepodge […]
If you have a 3.5 grade point average (HPA) or lower, your options, particularly in Florida, can be very limited. Community colleges are not a good option, frequently, because their credits transfer poorly for the amount of work that is being done to earn them. You generally are looking for a “home,” at least for a […]
Hampshire College is for “out of the box” students who may or may not love school, but are smart and like to forge their own path, including designing their own major.Hampshire was founded by Amherst College and U. Mass Amherst, in their 5 college consortium (group) with Smith and Mount Holyoke. Many Hampshire grads have started pioneering, […]
An interesting article from the Washington Post about why Hampshire College dumped the SAT/ACT. No, not “optional.” They dumped it, dropping themselves off of US News & World Report’s college ranking system in the process, and THEY DON’T CARE, because they’re happier with the students that they’re seeing apply. Hampshire is an excellent school started by Amherst […]
Type: University Size: Medium (9234; Undergrad:7,144; Grad: 2082); Style: Academic Rebuilder/Jazz School Affiliations: Honors College: No, but a program. Student Body: Undergraduate; Graduate Testing: SAT: 1060/ACT: 23 Admissions: 50.4% Students of Color: 44% Freshman Retention Rate: 85.0% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 13% Attend a Graduate School within 10 Years: Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low/3-5 hrs./ Louis Armstrong Intl. (MSY) Location: New Orleans, LA […]
CMAS Ranking: ♦♦-1/2 Type: University Size: Large (52,532 Undergraduate); Affiliations: Student Body: Undergraduate/Graduate/Ph.D. Testing: SAT/ACT Admissions: 48.9% Acceptance Rate of 31,850 Applicants; Minority Enrollment: 41% Freshman Retention Rate: 87.1% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 40% Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low; 2.5 Hour Drive or Direct Flight (MCO) Location: Orlando, Florida Best For: Music, Music Minor, Non-Music, Florida Prepaid University of Central Florida […]
Gold Standard School Type: Liberal Arts Size: Small (1,800 Undergraduate); Style: Formal, Focused and Motivated Affiliations: Five College Consortium (Take courses at Hampshire, Smith, UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke); Participant in the Twelve-College Exchange Program; Student Body: Undergraduate Testing: SAT/ACT; 2 SAT Subject Tests Admissions: 14% Accepted; 10% of the 14% Early Decision; 41% of Accepted Matriculate Students of Color: 45% […]