SendNukes

Thank you! Congrats to you as well! I got accepted at Georgia Tech too, so DM if you want to have a chat :)

Accepted at NYU for MM Music Technology!

I do know about Tonmeister, but you have to see it from an international student's perpective. Every lost minute could be utilized for an already hefty debt As for applying to Georgia Tech and CMU, I've kept my all my options open, and I don't mind working in tech because of my engineering background. Just that my first preference would be production, recording, etc. Another factor I've kept the tech option open, is because I haven't seen studios, labels, or music companies (those that offer production and recording engineer jobs) sponsor work permits to international students. A majority of those permits go to technical roles in the tech, product, and gaming industries. My research may be limited and I'm happy to be proven wrong, but again, this is in an international student's perpective.

Hello! I got selected to a program of choice and I'm waiting for decisions from two other programs. Now if I do get accepted to these programs I'd be in a bit of a conundrum honestly. So I thought what better than to ask a specialized group of people in Music? So here it goes: Accepted to Georgia Tech MS Music Technology, with an official letter coming in a week or so. The other two programs are NYU Steinhardt MM Music Technology and CMU MS Music & Technology. International student, so fees and funding matter. Ideally, I'm planning to work in the industry after my master's, so no subsequent academics for now. From what I've researched Georgia Tech is a top school for engineering and tech, and its MS program website reflects a similar picture. They go into a lot of tech, electronics, coding, and so on; with top connections - most grads go on to work at Bose, Apple, Google, etc. RA, TA would be available; fees and expenses would be most ideal out of the three. NYU also focuses a lot more on recording, mixing, the music and creative aspects in their MM program - what I ideally would like to pursue as a career. No RA, TA, but student jobs are available, and possibility of an international student scholarship; although high fees and expenses. From what I perceive, NYU would have better connections and opportunities in music, given its location. CMU MS Music & Tech is a fairly nascent program, with no PhD program, so I think it doesn't reflect a developed curriculum. Assuming high fees and expenses, and no scholarships. But nonetheless, I'm open to thoughts on why one could attend CMU. So given the ideal situation that I get accepted to the other two: Should I focus on fees and funding (i.e. NYU or GaTech lol)? If I select GaTech, are there opportunities to get into recording, mixing, film/TV/music? Does MM or MS make a difference in the industry?