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[quote=Anonymous]Choose the area where your kid is going to enjoy themselves most and do well. We are going 4 years of music w/AP music theory because my kid loves it, and it is an outlet during the school day/time away from STEM.  To make it happen, we are stopping language after 10th grade.  But if I had a kid who got a lot out of language, I would go the other way.  I would think less about what a college wants, and more about where your kid will do well. Colleges have to realize that TJ plus music commitment plus language through AP is not realistic-- I hope.

A nice aside of music, though, is that kids can march, do Districts and solo and ensemble, do 8th period school jazz band, and take AP music theory.  They can also join a community band or orchestra. So, your kid can turn band into an EC/ curricular combo that is a bit different for a STEM school, and show a high level of commitment to it. If you kid enjoys music (and that is the big if) I don't see a downside. DC is doing a year of music theory in the place of band to help with the weighed classes issue though. Fortunately, at TJ, DC can do this an still march.  [/quote]

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