Anyone got in by playing french horn?

coureur
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:38:56 +0000

My daughter got in, and one of her ECs was playing bassoon at the state/regional level. Her alumni interviewer was also a bassoonist, and they spent a lot of the interview talking bassoon. I think it helped some, because she did end up getting recruited by some of the H orchestras once she got on campus. The directors seemed to have read some sort of report or heard something from the interviewer. She now plays in two different H orchestras.

My daughter had strong stats, so I don’t believe the bassoon was the sole or even major reason she got in, but perhaps it was a small tipping factor in her favor.