Thanks again for the replies and helpful info. Just to be clear, I realize that all-state is not a great indicator of anything (although there are literally 8 players in the state in the all-state orchestra). If nothing else, it will give my kid more confidence if he makes it.
I guess my main concern was whether there are “good enough” music opportunities out there for the kids who haven’t taken master classes from Edgar Meyer or played solo recitals at the Kennedy Center. For example, my son’s school music director obviously auditioned for and completed a college-level music program. Several of the kids in the top level orchestra who play the same instrument are better than their teacher is.
@compmom Good point about BS programs being difficult to combine. S19 hates writing papers, foreign language, English, etc.
University of Delaware sounds like a great suggestion since that is one of the schools already on our list anyway.