Music Schools in the USA?

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Music Schools in the USA?

HEY! I've always been interested in studying abroad, and the only thing I can really do is music. Anyone know any good universities for music in the USA?

Also, can anyone give me a clue where to start? Do I apply to the school first, then sort out my visa? Is there an official program I can get my name on or something? Do they pay for my plane tickets? Do I get a job before going over there? HOW DOES IT WORK?!

Oh, and I'm completely broke.

 

[Recycled Human]

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Juilliard? Scholarships? And I'm sure there's some sort of program for exchange students. I'd imagine you have to contact the school and get all that set up before applying for a visa. My sister got married in England and got her visa afterwards...so I don't know if it's the same thing.

Surprisingly I've heard FSU has a good music program.

What instrument do you play?

 

[Walker]

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Already dropped most of my two cents in the visitor message, I do know that most big universities as well as smaller ones offer music majors, but I have no idea whether they're well-known or good or bad or anything.

I'm not going to look through it for you, but the University of Maryland, at least, has a department dedicated to helping out international students. http://www.international.umd.edu/ies/ Most other schools will probably have something similar. You should probably check different schools' websites, talk to their admissions departments, see what they say. In the same vein, some schools are really big on recruiting international students, like UMD. Some are not.

I don't know that anyone would pay for plane tickets. Finding a job before you got here would probably be a pain in the ass, but I do know that some colleges will help you get one. Either with them (Maryland employs students in the libraries, recreation services, office jobs, stuff like that), or with businesses in the area (even if that means flipping burgers).

If you're broke you'll need to look into scholarships. I somehow doubt you can get any federal or state aid, since you aren't a US citizen, so you'll have to look around for scholarships offered to, say, music students, or international students or whatever.

Check what the different schools offer, too. Some scholarships are based on how good you are at something (academics, sports, music, whatever), some are based on need, some are granted depending on what job you want, some are meant for people who are, say, the children of cancer survivors or veterans or whatever and some are for cancer survivors or veterans or whatever themselves.

Good luck. I'm sure that if you get into a school over here you'll make a great missionary spreading the gospel of cricket and AFL. Just don't call it AFL, because no one cares about the Arena Football League.

 

[ssjcb1186]

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I know Plymouth State University is known for their music/arts programs. However, I don't know why you're considering college with no money for it. Some scholarships can be hard to get, but getting scholarships from the school is definitely something to look into. My friend is going to a prestigious college out of state and is paying something like 55$ a semester. If you sign up for many scholarships and get most of them. Having good grades and being a part of programs and having recommendations for said programs and more would be good to have. You have to work for it though, it's not going to fall into your lap.