<p>Hi folks. A quick thanks to both jazzshreddermom and raddad for their USC posts. Almost all of the information I found about the Popular Music program came from reading your separate posts here on CC. There is so little to go on out there! How many kids apply, how many get past prescreen, etc etc. So thanks for the insight.</p>
<p>My son is just 16, graduating HS after jr year. He’s accepted ED to Berklee, auditioned 1/14 at Belmont and 1/22 at Thornton (he was rescheduled from tomorrow b/c he’s in Memphis at the IBC Youth Showcase, and so only one USC panelist was from Pop Music. I guess tomorrow is the big Pop Music audition day. I hope it doesn’t hurt him).</p>
<p>Anyway, he does not have a Plan B. I’ve told both my musician sons that if they can even consider doing something else, then they should do that thing instead, because they won’t make it in music. I don’t know if it’s human nature exactly, but I think most people, especially boys (and I have 4), follow the path of least resistance. The performance of commercial music for a REAL living is hard, right? Lots of cutthroat competition, rejection and tough times. Many, many talented people go home. It is only those who can’t imagine doing any other thing who have a chance. </p>
<p>Thanks again to JSMom and raddad. Now we wait. I wish I knew how many were invited to LA.</p>