Klarinet Archive - Posting 001379.txt from 2000/10

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A cirricular issue
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:49:36 -0500

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From: "William Wright" <Bilwright@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] A cirricular issue

> Concerning scholarships:
>
> Is there a difference between: (a) requiring a student to play in
> the ensemble that he promised in exchange for the scholarship, and (b)
> requiring the school to teach the ensemble for which the student paid
> his tuition?
>
> I agree that this question becomes murky if the student didn't
> choose his instrument before he paid and enrolled; but in this case,
> wouldn't the student who didn't state his choice before enrolling have
> less right to depose a student who did, regardless of skill?
>
> A factual question: Do any music schools guarantee ensemble in
> the student's instrument if the student declares his instrument on
> enrollment and doesn't change once he or she is inside the school?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

You know when I went to college, they didn't guarantee that I could any
specific classes not even those of my declared major (Aerospace
Engineering). I had to make sure I met the pre-requisites and that I was
early enough in line to get the classes I needed. There were students who
had to take some freshman classes as seniors just to graduate and there were
even a few students who had to take an extra term due to having missed a
class. There were occasions when students substituted alternate classes
that met the requirement instead of the one that they really wanted. It was
a big problem but did happen.

So what was I promised for my tuition. Look at the fine print. Not much
really, just the opportunity to attend and attempt to get a degree in my
chosen field. It was up to me to make it happen.

College is more like a smorgasboard. Plenty of "food" but no guaranteed on
selection.

Dee Hays

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