Sofia Gil
Mrs. Simmons
April 7, 2019
Career Ed
College Research
The Colburn School
★ Admission Requirements: conservatory applications, prescreening video recording,
transcript, letters of recommendation, resume, essays, standardized test scores, TOEFL
scores, mailing address.
★ Degree Programs: (Grad)- Master of Music Artist Diploma, Master of Music in Piano
Performance, Master of Music in Composition, Master of Music in Ear Theory, Master of
Music in Conducting (Orchestral). (Undergrad)- Bachelor of Music in Piano
Performance, Bachelor of Music in Composition, Bachelor of Music Artist Diploma,
Bachelor of Music in Conducting (Orchestral), Bachelor of Music in Piano
Accompaniment (Chamber Music).
★ Cost: $62,000/year.
★ Location: 200 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
★ Programs Offered: Ensembles, Jazz, Music Theory, Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwind,
Percussion, Brass, Drama, Early Childhood, Summer Camps.
★ Extracurricular Programs: None offered.
★ Spiritual Life: None Shown.
★ Living Conditions: Two, three, or four bedrooms per apartment with common household
furniture. Cafeteria and practice rooms provided.
The Juilliard School
★ Admission Requirements: GPA scores, SAT and ACT scores, prescreened video
recording, written essays, TOEFL scores.
★ Degree Programs: (Grad)- Master of Music in Piano Performance, Piano Graduate
Diploma, Piano Doctor of Musical Arts, Collaborative Piano Doctor of Musical Arts,
Performance Artist Diploma, Opera Studies Artist Diploma, Playwriting Artist Diploma,
Composition Doctor in Musical Arts, Historical Performance Doctor in Musical Arts,
Organ Doctor in Musical Arts.
★ Cost: $64,610- $69,830/year.
★ Location: 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
★ Programs Offered: Juilliard String Quartet Seminar, Starling-Delay Symposium on
Violin Studies, Summer Dance Intensive, Summer Percussion Seminar, Summer
Performing Arts with Juilliard.
★ Extracurricular Activities: None offered.
★ Spiritual Life: None shown.
★ Living Conditions: Meredith Willson Residence Hall provides apartments (single or
double). Cafeteria and practice rooms are provided.
New England Conservatory
★ Admission Requirements: GPA, SAT, and ACT scores, written essays, prescreening
video recording, resume.
★ Degree Programs: (Grad)- Master of Music in Piano, Master of Music in Music Theory,
Master of Music in Composition, Master of Music in Chamber Music for Piano, Master
of Music in Musicology, Master of Music in Choral Conducting, Master of Music in
Contemporary Improvisation, Master of Music in Percussion, Master of Music in Vocal
Performance, Master of Music in Wind Ensemble Conducting.
★ Cost: $15,700/year.
★ Location: 7342 Orangethorpe Ave #C101, Buena Park, CA 90621
★ Programs Offered: Music Theory, Percussion, Jazz Performance, Contemporary
Improvisation, Liberal Arts, Entrepreneurial Musicianship, Composition.
★ Extracurricular Activities: Clubs, sports, and gym provided.
★ Spiritual Life: NEC Christian Fellowship.
★ Living Conditions: Single room, double room, or suite options. Cafeteria and practice
rooms provided.
Eastman School of Music
★ Admission Requirements: TOEFL score, InitialView interview, writing sample,
non-native english essay, official transcripts.
★ Degree Programs: (Grad)- Master of Music in Composition, Master of Music in
Conducting (Orchestral), Master of Music in Piano Accompaniment (Chamber Music),
Master of Music in Music Education, Master of Music in Early Music.
(Undergrad)- Bachelor of Music in Composition, Bachelor of Music in Music Theory,
Bachelor of Music in Music Education.
★ Cost: $48,600/year.
★ Location: 266 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604
★ Programs Offered: Arts Leadership Program, Conservatory Exchange, Forte Program,
World Music and Ethnomusicology.
★ Extracurricular Activities: None offered.
★ Spiritual Life: None shown.
★ Living Conditions: Student Living Center (SLC) provides all student apartments.
Cafeteria and practice rooms provided.
The Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University
★ Admission Requirements: Prescreened material, transcript, SAT and ACT scores,
results from Peabody placement test.
★ Degree Programs: (Undergrad)- Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Bachelor of
Music in Composition, Bachelor of Music in Historical Performance.
(Grad)- Master of Music in Piano, Master of Music in Music Education, Master of Music
in Composition, Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy, Master of Music in
Performance Pedagogy, Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestral), Master of Music in
Musicology.
★ Cost: $42,295- $48,645/year.
★ Location: 1 East Mt. Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD 21202
★ Programs Offered: Liberal Arts, Jazz, Harp, Guitar, Dance, Conducting, Composition,
Chamber Music.
★ Extracurricular Activities: None offered.
★ Spiritual Life: None shown.
★ Living Conditions: Single room or double room options. Cafeteria and practice rooms
provided.
This research helped me realize a lot of things. It helped me realize that most of the
schools I want to apply to don’t offer extracurricular activities. I personally don’t mind, but it’s
definitely something important to know. Also, the schools that are the highest rank for music
care about your GPA score, which is REALLY important for me to know. They care about your
SAT and ACT and TOEFL scores too. They expect good students as well as they expect good
musicians.The Juilliard School mostly accepts students with 4.0 GPA. They want responsible
and smart people attending their school, educated people that know how to take responsibility for
their education; musical and scholarly.
I also learned that you have the option of having a double room or a single room.
Meaning, that you can either have a roommate, or not. The single rooms are more expensive, of
course. It’s also good to know that there are cafeterias and practice rooms provided in all
conservatories. Another thing I learned, is that four out of five conservatories don’t have spiritual
programs. I personally don’t mind, because I know I will be strong in my faith and relationship
with God no matter what college I attend.
This research project really expanded my knowledge on the colleges around me, and what’s
important to me.
