Music is never the same. Performing a style that is so dependent on what others around you create develops a form of music that evolves into a different direction every time. Subtleties disregarded by the common listener are enlarged and used as motives for solos. A 'daht' here becomes a 'doo-dit' there; evolving further as the interaction between a soloist and the rhythm section deepens. Throughout all this, the strong connection between the soloist and the rhythm section is most...

Describe a non-academic pursuit that best illustrates who you are and what is important to you. For the past 12 years I have been training in taekwondo and have achieved the rank of second degree black belt. This sport has been transformative since I have established a personal connection with the people who also train at my martial arts school. I have become very disciplined and have learned to focus my intentions into what am I doing so that I can...

"Please describe a time in your life (academic, co-curricular, or otherwise) where you had to collaborate to accomplish more than you could alone." In the summer prior to my freshman year, I went to Nairobi, Kenya with the organization World of Difference to build a school in a local community. At the end of two weeks, our group had rebuilt the previously one-room school, into one with six different rooms, all by hand. Had I not worked with the group,...

I had a private college coach that reviewed all of my essays with me and without her I would not have had been able to write essays as well as the ones that I did. I definitely recommend having someone else read your essays for you.

I definitely think that it is necessary to have a private counselor in order to reach your full potential. They know what the admission counselors are looking for and thus...

Become close to your teachers during the school prior to senior year and get to know them and allow them to get...

I personally really wanted a school that had a strong academic program as well as a strong music program. I wanted to go into audio engineering and it was very difficult to find a school that was very strong in Engineering as...