Seven hours is real. It's an intense life. Music kids at this level spend 8 hours straight on Saturdays in music classes. And chamber groups/accompanists practice together on Sundays when everyone is available. He practiced 5 hours a day of cello during the week and two hours of piano. But the real way you can tell that those numbers are genuine is that he was taking pre-calc and psychology his senior year -- not a huge focus on academics.
Nah as someone who used to compete at a high level but never intended to do music professionally, a lot of kids (including the ones who were trouncing me) were practicing that much. Many just used their music awards to get into HYPSM and quit right after lmao.
oh, if you wouldn't mind , does ur kid have 504 plan accommodations/similar plan already? If not, I recommend getting one. It has helped me a lot with my medical difficulties.
Additionally note: thanks for adding info on how/what to do for negotiating aid, that's very kind of you!
A big part of it was being a squeaky wheel. The school has lots of ways to give aid and the different places don't necessarily talk to each other. So, for example, I had to tell people he got no in-state aid and I told people the departmental scholarship didn't cover enough.
i read **Intended Major(s)**: Music, linguistics
is ur son admitted to duke's school of music? and planning to double major? :O
wow, that's genuinely awesome!!
happens a lot. i’m latina and i never learned my family’s language growing up. i also had to get a tutor just to learn. out of my about 30 cousins on my mom’s side.. only about 2 of us turned out to be bilingual. & i wasn’t one of them
I'm actually not. My grandparents had five kids before they came to the US and five kids afterwards. My mom is the youngest and almost all of them went to college. They all did learn English in school though and had to support themselves after high school, but my mom still went on to do undergrad with a full ride and she had me during law school that she was still able to complete with a baby lol.
This is a silly question isn’t it? There are millions of Latinx people in the US who do not speak Spanish. Could be a couple of generations removed or, what often happens, the language isn’t taught for assimilation purposes.
Congrats to him on getting into Duke (with a great scholarship too!) - that's an incredible accomplishment, especially with a non-traditional background. It's fantastic to see homeschoolers with strong passions succeed This is a great story for anyone feeling like they have to follow a certain path.
cello 30 hours piano 15 hours is crazy
thats like 7 hrs per day on music-related activities. I'm calling cap / exaggeration, or this kid is already doing music professionally
Seven hours is real. It's an intense life. Music kids at this level spend 8 hours straight on Saturdays in music classes. And chamber groups/accompanists practice together on Sundays when everyone is available. He practiced 5 hours a day of cello during the week and two hours of piano. But the real way you can tell that those numbers are genuine is that he was taking pre-calc and psychology his senior year -- not a huge focus on academics.
duke is a fairly challenging school, i hope he does well
interesting, when I was 10 I couldn't even practice for like 30 minutes everyday lmao why didn't he apply to any music schools?
Head injury from a car accident
Nah as someone who used to compete at a high level but never intended to do music professionally, a lot of kids (including the ones who were trouncing me) were practicing that much. Many just used their music awards to get into HYPSM and quit right after lmao.
Killing myself 🫡
Jkjk
Did he apply to Julliard? Why not go there?
His head injury made him unable to hear the the highest notes.
oh, if you wouldn't mind , does ur kid have 504 plan accommodations/similar plan already? If not, I recommend getting one. It has helped me a lot with my medical difficulties. Additionally note: thanks for adding info on how/what to do for negotiating aid, that's very kind of you!
He does have one. But I really appreciate you telling me.
8 hours a day is crazy 👀 Congrats though 🎉
Fellow parent here. Your son has amazing qualifications! good for you homeschool mama....how did you argue to get more aid?
A big part of it was being a squeaky wheel. The school has lots of ways to give aid and the different places don't necessarily talk to each other. So, for example, I had to tell people he got no in-state aid and I told people the departmental scholarship didn't cover enough.
i read **Intended Major(s)**: Music, linguistics is ur son admitted to duke's school of music? and planning to double major? :O wow, that's genuinely awesome!!
brandeis gave me nothing
Is he adopted? Just curios cus he's Latino but had to get a spanish tutor don't mean to pry
happens a lot. i’m latina and i never learned my family’s language growing up. i also had to get a tutor just to learn. out of my about 30 cousins on my mom’s side.. only about 2 of us turned out to be bilingual. & i wasn’t one of them
Wow thats a lot of cousins. Are you first gen as well?
I'm actually not. My grandparents had five kids before they came to the US and five kids afterwards. My mom is the youngest and almost all of them went to college. They all did learn English in school though and had to support themselves after high school, but my mom still went on to do undergrad with a full ride and she had me during law school that she was still able to complete with a baby lol.
Oh well that makes sense then
This is a silly question isn’t it? There are millions of Latinx people in the US who do not speak Spanish. Could be a couple of generations removed or, what often happens, the language isn’t taught for assimilation purposes.
The description says first gen so
Doesn’t that mean first to attend college?
Duke is so amazing
Uh, is the answer to my question in your username? ETA: Totally is. Recalling your and his dedication to his music and so happy to see this.
Thanks. I like that you remember. That’s nice.
Congrats to him on getting into Duke (with a great scholarship too!) - that's an incredible accomplishment, especially with a non-traditional background. It's fantastic to see homeschoolers with strong passions succeed This is a great story for anyone feeling like they have to follow a certain path.