musicdegree4me

2020 applicant, but I have a reference in parentheticals where the the name of the scholar I quoted got changed by spellcheck to a common noun. So as a representative example it went from something like (Chasu, 2019) to (Chase, 2019). Just caught it. It’s driving me absolutely insane.

As a 2020 applicant who is now in waiting, I thank you all for this thread.

I'm so happy that you wound up somewhere that you wanted to be. I suppose you can always apply to other PhD programs as well after the masters if you're not totally satisfied (not that Ohio State is a bad option!) so it's really nice to have the free option.

This is the masters with the option of rolling into a PhD?

I have accepted the scholarship offer from USC (Berklee also offered a scholarship) and will be attending their Master of Music in Screen Scoring program beginning this fall. Where did you wind up?

Yes I was admitted on March 31.

Cool! Makes much more sense if you are excited about your program. Which program will you be attending? BTW I got in to the USC Screen Scoring program with a merit scholarship. So sounds like good news all around.

Being that you're so young do you think there is any merit to waiting and improving your application and trying for your first choice schools? Your email seems a little unenthusiastic, but that may just be how I am reading it.

Read the history - can you summarize the schools you got into? Are you going to do a masters and then PhD? Just curious to see how it turned out for you.

A little late to the party. I applied to NYU (Steinhardt), Berklee (Valencia Campus), and USC (Thornton) for a Master of Music in Screen Scoring/Film Scoring. I was admitted to NYU on Feb 28 via email. Invited to interview at Berklee on Feb 23 via email. The interview went very well but I am still waiting on a decision. No word from USC, which is my first choice. Has anyone heard anything back from Thornton for any masters degree program? Same question for Berklee. All programs indicate they will respond by March 31. Thanks and good luck to everyone!

A little late to the party. I applied to NYU (Steinhardt), Berklee (Valencia Campus), and USC (Thornton) for a Master of Music in Screen Scoring/Film Scoring. I was admitted to NYU on Feb 28 via email. Invited to interview at Berklee on Feb 23 via email. The interview went very well but I have not heard a decision since then. No word from USC, which is my first choice. Has anyone heard anything back from Thornton for any masters degree program? Same question for Berklee. Thanks and good luck to everyone!