Accepted into my dream school only to realise I can’t afford it

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peanutranch on September 26th, 2020 at 11:51 UTC »

I don't know you. BUT! My daughter was accepted to Berklee and couldn't afford it either. Berklee has a program in Prince Edward Island Canada that is $11k a year. She went there and got a degree from Berklee. Look it up. Your dreams are closer than you think.

LilJourney on September 26th, 2020 at 12:59 UTC »

FAFSA doesn't go online till Oct 1, so I can't imagine you've gotten an official aid package yet. Until you do, don't give up hope. (Explore other options, but don't give up hope!)

I have had 4 children attend/graduate from private colleges - each with a price tag of $40k to $60k a year. Reality is we paid nowhere close to those prices - scholarships and grants from the schools themselves brought down those costs enormously, then we were able to cover the rest with outside scholarships, work-study, summer employment, state grants, and yes, some loans. But in the end the $60k school ending up being only around $7k a year out of pocket vs. the $13k a year a local public college would have cost.

Not saying Berklee will come through - but until you get the final numbers don't give up hope.

selemur on September 26th, 2020 at 14:55 UTC »

berklee grad here. its not entirely worth it unless you know exactly what you want (which isnt very common for freshly graduated high schoolers). Berklee has a variety of majors but very few of them are actually going to help you when you graduate (while i was attending the school had a 50% graduation rate). they have an amazing music production and design program which churns out some of the best mixers and producers for studio level jobs. however, their songwriting major is old and being taught by professors who wrote the course 20-30 years ago. Same concept goes for music business, where the professors that are teaching were in the music industry before streaming services such as spotify and apple music. I may sound like im nitpicking here but many of my fellow grads have expressed the same thing. You are paying for the status, opportunities, and the title. The education is what comes last. lmk what youre trying to do if you had the opportunity to go to berklee. if its more or less to become a great musician and improve on your instrument, then you dont need a berklee education.

edited: nitpicking