Does he have to stick with this to the end?

Marian
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:26:50 +0000

No, it doesn’t require any explanation. Just because a student has done something for years doesn’t mean colleges expect they’ll do it senior year. Colleges know that students change interests and also may decide to drop activities in order to devote more time to an activity that is a passion.



They also drop things for less elaborate reasons, such as schedule conflicts. Chances are that band is a one-section class that meets only during a specific period during the day. The same is true of many senior electives, including AP classes. I’m sure there will be former band members who will not be in the band senior year because they preferred to take another class that meets at the same time.

My daughter played soccer for years. Dropped it in the middle of high school with no explanation. Nobody ever asked why.