Music Applicants Fall 2025

[gradLH23]

16 minutes ago, r123456 said:

has anyone heard from UPenn? it seems like they might have sent out interview requests already but I haven't seen any admissions decisions... trying to stay hopeful lol. i have a few acceptances/offers for MA/MM programs but Penn was my top choice going in

I interviewed with UPenn in Ethno in January, but haven’t heard from them yet…

[r123456]

1 minute ago, gradLH23 said:

I interviewed with UPenn in Ethno in January, but haven’t heard from them yet…

ahh okay!! I don't want to say too much about myself on here but i had a long talk with one of the profs a few months before apps were due and I thought it went well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see :') Thank you though!! how did you think it went? what did you think of the program?

[oyster347]

On 2/14/2025 at 3:45 PM, BeepBoopApple said:

Congratulations on the Toronto offer! That's a great achievement and a great program. I mostly applied to schools in the US -- McGill is the only program I applied to in Canada.

Thanks! I applied to a good amount of US schools too- are you still waiting on any? I've heard from everywhere in the US I applied (most recently Princeton and Northwestern), except Yale and was wondering if most others are in the same boat. The sooner waitlists start moving the better lol

[gradLH23]

2 hours ago, r123456 said:

ahh okay!! I don't want to say too much about myself on here but i had a long talk with one of the profs a few months before apps were due and I thought it went well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see :') Thank you though!! how did you think it went? what did you think of the program?

I thought it went well, and was pretty friendly and with somewhat creative questions! That said, I don’t know anything about how they do their choosing! Wishing you luck!!

[r123456]

20 hours ago, gradLH23 said:

I thought it went well, and was pretty friendly and with somewhat creative questions! That said, I don’t know anything about how they do their choosing! Wishing you luck!!

Thank you!!! good luck to you as well :^D

[kcomp]

Hi all! Has anyone heard back from UC Berkeley, UCSD, or Harvard? I applied to their DMA/PhD composition programs but haven't heard anything back yet.

[BeepBoopApple]

23 hours ago, oyster347 said:

Thanks! I applied to a good amount of US schools too- are you still waiting on any? I've heard from everywhere in the US I applied (most recently Princeton and Northwestern), except Yale and was wondering if most others are in the same boat. The sooner waitlists start moving the better lol

I've not heard from Harvard, Yale, and Columbia and am not really expecting from them since they're so particular about the kinds of theorists they admit.

[gradLH23]

1 hour ago, kcomp said:

Hi all! Has anyone heard back from UC Berkeley, UCSD, or Harvard? I applied to their DMA/PhD composition programs but haven't heard anything back yet.

Harvard has admitted its ethno and musicology students…not sure if they have the same schedule for composition? 
 

I haven’t heard back from UC Berkeley or Columbia, I don’t think they’ve finalized their admits yet, and didn’t apply to UCSD or Yale! 

[soso1123]

Does anyone know what the deal is with UCSB composition? 

I am considering applying for a graduate degree in Music there and have heard a lot of opinions about this department...hoping to see if anyone here might have some more specific insight.

[Do_You_Like_Apple]

On 2/9/2025 at 12:02 PM, gradLH23 said:

I just want to say that last year I was waitlisted at two places, rejected from two places, and the only place I got in was just not the right place for me.

I took the risk and decided to reapply.

I applied to 10 schools this time, all really great programs. So far I have heard back from 5 and have 4 admits and 1 waitlist. 

I never fully believed I’d have such a hard choice ahead of me. 

Don’t lose hope! 

Did you reapply for the ones you didn’t get last year?

[gradLH23]

23 minutes ago, Do_You_Like_Apple said:

Did you reapply for the ones you didn’t get last year?

Yes! I reapplied to those (there were only a few) and others! So far 3 of the 4 I applied to last year have admitted me this year (the other I’m still waiting to hear about)!

[ItsASecret]

Anyone want to claim the Columbia waitlist?

[Gradmusic]

Has any music theory applicant received an interview from Yale? I haven’t received either an interview or a rejection.