Is it dishonest to not tell College A about every other College B, C, D etc.?

[collegealum314]

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My kid has applied to both regular colleges and conservatories and honestly hasn’t decided yet what type of education he wants to have. We’re afraid that the academics only schools will see the conservatories in the list and think they’re ALL back-ups in case he doesn’t get into a conservatory. (The first question he’s been asked in every academic interview is “given that all you do is practice your instrument all these hours every day, why aren’t you going to a conservatory?”). Does anybody else have a situation like this?

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<p>It’s a very common situation to not be sure you want to go to a conservatory. So it shouldn’t be an issue.</p>