Klarinet Archive - Posting 000819.txt from 1998/06

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl]College Scholarships
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 20:34:25 -0400

P: Ed, I do appreciate your comment about the ethics but I didn't mean
drop the major at graduation or lie - my niece hasn't, she'll end up with
both - a dual degree, if you will.. What she actually is doing is
carrying 18-20 credits a semester (in an honors college and in both
majors) and the French Dept is footing the bill. She has a 4.0 and has
parlayed her scholarship into what the dept wants AND what she wants. I
don't think that's unethical. Many students couldn't handle it so it's
not for everyone. I gave advice without knowing the student. I
apologize for that.

Thanks
Paulette

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998 00:28:06 -0500 (CDT) "Edwin V. Lacy"
<el2@-----.edu> writes:
>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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