The reason why the emphasis on the hours in dance was the way it was originally phrased. This is an Ec. And a fine one. Don’t understand why or how someone gets there matters. I might be sensitive to this since 3.5 hours is like an afternoon after school for the majority of my patients. My kids took trains to busses to get to school daily like 40 minutes each way daily. It’s just a normal thing for a lot of students in cities that have mass transit. I just don’t think that, that stands out on its own merit unless like someone said the OP is in a rural area and this is a big deal. Without context it’s hard to know and understand. On its own its not getting her rejected or accepted anywhere.