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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It may benefit her on the condition she writes about her love of band in one of the essays. But she can't just say nothing about it, OP. Otherwise it makes no sense to pick an "easy" class 4 times in a row.[/quote]

I find this hard to believe. You make it sound as if someone needs to apologize or provide some explanation for the aberration of having chosen music for four years.  Does an art student need to explain their mistake of choosing art for four years in a row because it's "easy "?

Taking music or arts alongside other classes is the sign of being a well-rounded person. People used to understand this. [/quote]

PP you replied to. My daughter is taking philharmonic orchestra 4 years in a row, mainly to get into All-State (kids in public school are required to participate in music class at their school to be eligible for All-State). She will probably be in All-State all 4 years. Also she'll have 14 APs. I didn't want to include that in my first post, but that was the context I wrote it in. OP's daughter needs to write a killer essay about her love of music.[/quote]

You are sort of proving my point. It should be enough that she loves music. She shouldn't need to be a gunner who is going for All-state. This post is illustrative of the toxic atmosphere surrounding the activities that kids used to just enjoy.

No, someone's kid doesn't need to do orchestra simply because it's the vehicle for getting into Allstate.  Someone's kid can stake music because they love it and they are good enough.

Children should not need to justify their selection of music on the basis of their excellence at it.

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