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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not relevant to many, but interesting to the few. Musician DC got 40% off total cost of attendance at one of the top conservatories in the country.

The interesting part is that DC was an indifferent student in everything other than music and never took a single honors or AP class, stopped math after graduation requirements were fulfilled and doubled-down on everything music related in and outside of school. Had fabulous auditions and glowing (music) recs.

Used the Cal Newport "do a single thing better than anybody else" strategy (not strategically but because refused to do anything else), and had a great outcome.[/quote]

You have to want to do that one thing though, and excel at it! I have a ds who is very good at many things but exceptional at nothing. One of those things is music, and he could probably make a marching band (not a top one), but he just has no desire due to the huge time commitment. [/quote]

FWIW, my DD wanted to continue her instrument in college, symphony + pep band since she also thinks marching band is too much time. She'll never major in music, it's just a fun extracurricular. A few LACs she applied to offered additional small scholarships for participating in music. Some were little, $500 or so per year, but where she ended up it added $5k/yr to an already good merit award. [/quote]

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