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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, look at the private orchestra's to enroll her in - not sure if they have space now, but MCYO, PVYO, etc.[/quote]

We’ve actually left DC for another metro area, but she’s in the local equivalent. I don’t want to be too specific, at some point she’d be identifiable, but either Julliard or Tanglewood (I can’t remember which) has a drop down list with like the top 100 youth orchestras in the US in their summer  application materials. MCYO is in it. I don’t think PVYO is. But she’s in two of them.

She started her instrument pretty young, so she’s had really good mentoring as far as building her resume. And really good financial aid! (Yes, some of these summer festivals are off the chain expensive). She’s also maintained a rep list for a few years now. Sounds like she’s gotton good advice!

This whole thought process, for me, came about as we just had the sit down with her advisor to map out courses for the next two years. The big decision was whether to drop language senior year to do AP theory. She decided yes, as it fit her “narrative” of serious musician. So I was curious just how helpful this narrative actually is![/quote]

That sounds perfectly fine to me. Some will say language is crucial, but my kid just got into T10 w/o a 4th year of language or of social studies. There were schedule conflicts because she is in a magnet program, but her classes supported her narrative. She also submitted a music supp (& visual arts too). Older sibling (currently at T10) canvassed friends and found that several did not do a 4th year of lang, but they all had compelling narratives and many has arts supplements.

Sounds like you are well prepared for whatever your DD decides to pursue. Good luck![/quote]

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