Belmont College in Nashville

[tammi]

My daughter has decided that Belmont will be her first choice. What are your feebacks on Belmont? How are Belmont students regarded in Nashville? What is the college like? We are conservative Christians but my daughter isn't necessarily looking for that type of college.

[Michelle in AL]

I have a friend who's son is going there currently and another friend that lived in Nashville and highly regards it. The reputation I know it for is it's music dept, which leans toward the music industry side of music, not classical music education. The college has an artsy feel to it according to the native Nashvillians.

 

I'm interested in hearing other's responses. I have a dd that might want to go there also.

[Pam L in Mid Tenn]

I live near Nashville and Belmont is a highly regarded school.

[Mandy in TN]

My daughter has decided that Belmont will be her first choice. What are your feebacks on Belmont? How are Belmont students regarded in Nashville? What is the college like? We are conservative Christians but my daughter isn't necessarily looking for that type of college.

I live near Nashville. After a bad ACT experience at the local high school, Belmont is where my oldest ds and many of his friends took the ACT. All the people that I know who went there were music majors and they had good experiences. Also, FWIW, for an urban campus it is very attractive.

 

HTH-

Mandy

[tammi]

I know they are strong in music but my daughter is looking into Psychiatry and English. I am hoping others will remark about the other majors they offer.

Tammi

[Michelle in AL]

You might want to look online at student reviews, they had some pretty poor student reviews regarding academics. I always thought it was a great school, but the reviews scared me. Have you thought about Lipscomb?

[Hoggirl]

I never know if I should post on these threads. I do NOT have a college student...we are years away. However, when people ask about schools, and I have friends whose children are attending or have attended, I pipe in. So, take it as what it is: what my friend from church says her son has said.

 

He went there for music, and got a partial scholarship. He is coming back to our nearby state university at semester, though his mom (my friend) wishes he would stay for a full year, b/c she feels like he has not given it a chance. She says he says, "there are a bunch of rich kids who want to be in the music business but have no talent." He has not been satisfied with the educational level he has been receiving. Coming back home he will be switching out of a music degree, b/c what he was specifically seeking there (some sort of sound engineering) is not available at the local U. He has also decided to pursue music as only a hobby and will go into some other sort of engineering at our local university.

[mcconnellboys]

One of my best friends from high school went to school there. I believe it has more solid programming now than it did then, and she studied psychiatric nursing. I looked at it for my son, as well, but it did not have the requirements he wanted so I had to drop it from his list.