Klarinet Archive - Posting 000791.txt from 1998/06

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl]College Scholarships
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 01:28:06 -0400

On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Paulette W. Gulakowski wrote:

> P: I'm about to be chided (or worse) for this -- BUT -- declare a music
> major then take your pre law classes. My niece is coming up on her
> junior year - she's a declared French major and got a full ride for it
> but her actual studies are Hotel Management/Hospitality or something
> like that. Just a thought...

As you might know, it is not necessary to take a pre-law degree as an
undergraduate in order to be admitted to law school. In fact, I know two
attorneys who have undergraduate degrees in music. I have been told that
law schools appreciate applicants who have a broader background, and that
music is one of the most common majors among law school applicants.

However, if you are suggesting that he should lie about his intentions in
an attempt to get more scholarship money under false pretenses, that isn't
very admirable on your part, and would be frowned upon by the school he
attends. Such an action would at the very least be unethical, and might be
illegal.

Financial aid is an incredibly complicated situation, but in general,
scholarships which are awarded to music majors on the basis of their
musical ability are not necessarily transferrable if the student changes
to another major at a later time. Other parts of the financial aids
package may go with the student rather than with the major. Many schools
offer some financial aid to non-majors who participate in various aspects
of the music program, but this typically is a rather small amount of
money.

If anyone is playing an instrument and learning music just for an
anticipated financial reward in the form of scholarships, for the most
part it would be more effective to get a job flipping burgers and put the
money in the bank.

The best advice on all these matters can be obtained from the financial
aids office and the music unit of the college or university in which the
student is interested. As we have seen, this list is not very useful as a
source of information on financial aid.

Ed Lacy
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Dr. Edwin Lacy University of Evansville
Professor of Music 1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
el2@-----.edu (812)479-2754
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