Reply to Settle an argument- playing an instrument appealing for college entrance?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Settle an argument- playing an instrument appealing for college entrance?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am also Asian and my kids play the violin.  They don't practice much and have never had a recital.  I tell them it's good for their brain and they have to play until senior year.  I don't care how good they are but I do care that they continue.  Will it make a difference in college apps. Highly unlikely.  They have Asian friends who go to competitions and practice daily. Might make a difference for those kids but a part of me believes t[b]hose competitions are all a scam to make money.  Just like the travel sports teams.[/b] [/quote]

Amen to the bolded part!!!!

There is a travel soccer team that practices down the street from me.  They have [b]literally [/b]a hundred kids on the field (it's really 2 fields) at a time practicing.  Every time I walk by with my dogs, I calculate in my head how much money they are making and think about how most of those kids won't be playing "elite" soccer after age 12.  Maybe 1 will get recruited and probably to D3.

I was a music major (and I'm old).  When I was younger there were very few contests and they were truly elite.  I think the proliferation of music competitions has something to do with parents who are terrified and trying to make their kids stand out to colleges.

I really feel like these new college prep industries are preying on our insecurities.  If your kid likes it, that's awesome.  They should do it.  If they hate it, finish out the season/year and be done with it and find something they love.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics