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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will make zero difference to list it as an EC and if anything seem desperate to come up with something to list. There really isn't much space on the Common App, so really most kids have the reverse problem, fitting summer activities/jobs/clubs/sports etc into the small space.  [b]No college is going to really care if your kid plays in the band or orchestra as a high school class, the music activities matter if the kid is playing at a high level outside of school (regional or city-wide orchestras, youth choirs/orchestras, private study with evidence of high level achievement via a submitted recording or major awards).[/b]  [/quote]

This is true for the most selective colleges and performance at a national level is probably what got DC into a highly selective college. However I do think that listing more ECs is always better, even just alongside DC's 10 leadership positions, and especially if you're scrambling for something to list.  Despite the current college admissions fad for "passion," listing a music EC alongside your passion for computer programming might set you apart from that other computer programming applicant. (This is not to say that OP should make up ECs if, after careful thought, she decides they are not really ECs.)

FWIW, a member of the music faculty at a respected liberal arts university told me that Admissions Offices almost never forward recordings for evaluation by the music faculty, and most music faculties don't have time to listen to hundreds of recordings anyway. So I'm going to guess that it's the title of the recording -- DC's solo at the Kennedy Center, DC's composition is performed in a respected venue-- that does all the vetting that's going to happen in the Admissions process[/quote]

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