<p>How much advantage does one have if an applicant is a member of San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra as a violinist?</p>
<p>@randliz. It will help as your EC (you have to remember there are many many violinists throughout the youth orchestras in the bay area and all over the country)…but, on the other hand, if you are the concertmaster or principal cellist at SFSYO it may give much more of a boost to your application…that is, if you have the academic credentials to be highly competitive to begin with.</p>
<p>And yes, you can apply to whatever major you want even if your extracurricular activity is in music…as a matter of fact, many of the Stanford students who played at the highest level (international/national) in high school are majoring in engineering, CS, human biology, chemistry, IR, English literature, political science, economics, etc…</p>
<p>You can also do a supplement, I think they do auditions, even if it isn’t your intended major. If you think you stand out that much, you could look into that. If you apply REA, the deadline for applying with the supplement is pretty early, so you need to be on the ball on that one!</p>
<p>I always feel that every Stanford student is smart, driven, and something else. As in, and… an athlete, and… started a company, and… a talented musician, and… a double legacy, etc etc. My and was absolutely music. My live audition (which works as sort of a live arts supplement) was enormously helpful to my application. They want to know that you are passionate about something and that you will continue to pursue that passion at least in extra curriculars while at Stanford. That doesn’t mean majoring in music, but they love to see that you’re talented and passionate about something. Audition audition audition. </p>