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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the order of "hooks"

[b]Academics > Development >  Sports Recruit> Legacy > Piccolo > Mellophone > Marching Band > Student Council >  Viola> Debate> Cello > MUN > Bassoon > Bass >  Oboe> Tenor Sax > Clarinet > Flute > Violin > French Club

[/b]So the real question is -- why in the world did you not make your kid play the [b]piccolo[/b]?  It is THE ticket to an Ivy.

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Kinda interesting...I like that. :) But can't you play the piccolo if you play the flute?  Idk anything about instruments but they seem awfully similar except for size.[/quote]

Yes. DC's band actually has a kid who plays both-- sometimes during the same piece of music. Puts the one she is not using on her lap and swaps them out. It impresses the heck out of me-- but I am not a musician, so maybe it's easier than it looks. I'd end up playing the wrong instrument.

At any rate, this is my list, and for the one person who missed it, it's a joke.  Mostly because we have new freshmen entering my kid's top HS, with parents who are obsessing about whether debate or MUN gives Larla a better Ivy shot (let the kid choose, and be prepared for the fact they may choose neither). And  this trend of trying to create a kid who will appeal to admissions officers, rather than taking the kid you have and  helping them figure out where they belong.is getting old. [/quote]

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