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Admission Events Off Campus

During the fall and spring of 2012-2013, a USC Thornton admission representative will be in attendance to answer questions and distribute materials at the following cities:

FALL 2012 College Fairs listed by city

  • Chicago, Illinois: Sunday, October 14, 2012
  • ChiArts, Chicago High School for the Arts
    521 East 35th Street
    Chicago, IL 60616
    1:00-3:30pm
    Click here to register for this fair.

  • Evanston, Illinois: Monday, October 15, 2012
  • Northwestern University
    Parkes Hall
    7:00-9:00pm

  • Los Angeles, California: Saturday, October 20, 2012
  • University of California, Los Angeles - Ackerman Union
    308 Westwood Plaza
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    1:00-3:30pm
    Click here to register for this fair.

  • New York City, New York: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
  • Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
    655 West 34th Street
    New York, NY 10001
    6:30-9:00pm
    Click here to register for this fair.

  • Rochester, New York: Tuesday, November 6, 2012
  • Upstate New York Music College Fair
    (co-hosted by The Juilliard School and Ithaca College)
    Eastman School of Music
    5:00-7:00pm

  • San Diego, CA: TBD
  • Balboa Park

  • San Francisco, California: Sunday, October 21, 2012
  • Nob Hill Masonic Center
    1111 California Street
    San Francisco, CA 94108
    12:00-2:30pm
    Click here to register for this fair.

Off Campus Presentations (Fall)

    The Music Admissions Sonata: Applying to College Music Programs
    Saturday, October 20, 2012- Start time: 5:00 – 5:15pm
    (following the San Francisco Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra rehearsal)
    Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall
    300 Franklin Street
    San Francisco, CA 94102

SPRING 2013

  • Arizona Music Educators Association Convention (AMEA)
  • January 31-February 2, 2013
    Meza Convention Center
    Meza, AZ

  • Texas Music Educators Association Convention (TMEA)
  • February 13-16, 2013
    Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
    San Antonio, TX

  • California Band Director’s Association Convention (CBDA) and
  • California Music Educators Association Convention (CMEA)
    February 21-24, 2013
    Fresno Radisson Hotel
    Fresno, CA


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