<p>Is anyone online right now? I am registering S (who is 18) for a voice thing. The choices are </p>
<p>I am over 18</p>
<p>I am under 18 (name of accompanying adult ________________)</p>
<p>He is exactly 18. What do I put? </p>
<p>The contest is for ages 14-18 so I am afraid the first one will disqualify him.</p>
<p>But I am worried that the second one will make it appear that we are claiming he is younger than he really is.</p>
<p>Wait a day then put him over 18.</p>
<p>I would put over 18. The reason the second would require an accompanying parent is that the child would be a minor (so not 18 yet). I’m sure that they wouldn’t include “over 18” if the thing is for ages 14-18. Just my opinion of course, I don’t know any more than the next person!</p>
<p>If it is a paper form, you could cross out and have him initial the word “over”.</p>
<p>Can you simply write in “18” and put his birth date?</p>
<p>Igi – I didn’t mean exactly today. I meant not 17 or 19.</p>
<p>It’s an online form BassDad.</p>
<p>I chose ‘over 18’ and in the ‘accompanying adult’ box, I put “I am 18 years old.”</p>
<p>While all this was going on, D2 (age 15) started asking questions and now is thinking about whether she wants to try it just for the experience. :eek:</p>
<p>Thanks guys.</p>
<p>One is never exactly 18. Time is not static. Once one reaches the 18th anniversary of birth, the individual is over 18 because time did not stop.</p>
<p>The form is badly written.</p>
<p>If the contest is for 14-18 year-olds, and your child is 18, then the child belongs in that age group. The child is neither under nor over 18.</p>
<p>I would call them to talk about this.</p>
<p>Your child may not be able to do the contest if they think he is 19, and that is what “over 18” means, generally speaking.</p>
<p>Corpmom is right. From an eligibility perspective, the usual practice is 18 means not having reached one’s 19th birthday.</p>
<p>Unless the intent is to get people to call, a form that generates calls for help from reasonable people is by definition poorly written. While Igi and speihei are technically correct, most people who have hit double digits think of their age in increments of whole numbers. (Not meaning to imply that either of them is still in single digits or unreasonable, just pointing out that a form can be simultaneously technically correct and poorly designed. Technical accuracy is frequently necessary but almost never sufficient to produce a good design.) Therefore, creating a form that does not provide an unambiguous choice for those who have reached their eighteenth birthday but not yet their nineteenth is going to elicit the OP’s response from a lot of people. That is probably not what the event planner really wants.</p>
<p>edit: crossposted with speihei</p>
<p>Your son is over 18 because he has had his 18th birthday. This doesn’t disqualify him from the contest; it means that he does not have to have an accompanying adult because he is no longer a minor.</p>
<p>It’s for Classical Singer. [Classical</a> Singer Community](<a href=“http://www.classicalsinger.com/convention/hscomp/]Classical”>http://www.classicalsinger.com/convention/hscomp/)</p>
<p>Is it legit? There is a entry fee… Is the whole thing just a money maker? We have not done our due diligence (hanging head shamefully). S is just in a singing mood all the time now that he’s received 2 college acceptances.</p>
<p>Worded the way they did, it implies that someone could only compete if their birthday was the day of the event <em>lol</em>. In general, when they say to age X, they mean that you haven’t hit your X+1 birthday, you are fine (it gets even worse, some really try to confuse you by saying “children born before X are not eligible”). </p>
<p>As far as checking out the festival or competition, that is not a bad idea. While it is always great to have a performance opportunity, I have learned that there are shady groups and such out there (note, I know nothing about the group you posted about), where unlike the ‘real deal’ the event is a money making venture for those ‘organizing’ it, have heard some horror stories (fortunately, most of the ones I have heard about or seen were on the level).
The way I look at these kind of things is to treat them as a performance opportunity, and not put too much weight on them otherwise…</p>
<p>Schokalade is most likely correct. The rest of us did not have the context for the form, and were influenced by your saying he would be disqualified if over 18. If the form is for a program that includes kids over 18, then the intent of the form would just be to determine who is going to have an adult with them. But if the program is only for those who are 18 and under, then your child would should still be included, and the “over 18” answer could be a problem.</p>
<p>I can’t believe I’ve posted twice about this! Good luck straightening it out…</p>
<p>CLassical Singer is very legit. However, it is a competition that really benefits sophomore and juniors more than seniosr. There are some threads on CC about it. SCholarships are not given to seniors, unless you happen to win the regional at a school that offers the local winner some scholarship dollars. The final competitionin NY isn’t until the end of May which is “after the fact” in terms of making your college decision.</p>