1. High School Scheduling
How to navigate block scheduling to fit in a music ensemble

2. Main Ideas What Colleges are looking for…. What about AP?
Standard vs Scholars Diploma
Sample Schedules for 10th and 11th grade
What’s up with my ensemble?
Questions?

3. What Colleges are looking for….
All around academic – music is academic at the high school
Extra activities/involved in everything
Focused and excelling in 1 area
Well Rounded
Something that sets you apart from the mass
Different colleges = different requirements
Colleges
Majors

4. What about AP? What’s involved with an AP course
Time commitment
Test
College Credit…..MAYBE
Use peers to help decided which AP classes to take and which order to take classes in to optimize AP availability in schedule

5. Standard Diploma vs. Scholars Diploma
Things needed for Scholars Diploma
GPA of 3.4 or higher
3 AP Classes
1 extra science class
Standard is 3 credits and scholars requires 4 so take 1 science class per year (9th grade counts)
2 credits of World Language
1 credit carries over from 9th grade

13. Example for an 11th grade schedule
Students can take 3 AP classes and a music class using this schedule
Lang

14. Example for an 11th grade schedule
Students can take 5 AP classes and a music class using this schedule
Lang

15. Example for an 11th grade schedule
Students can take 6 AP classes and a music class using this schedule
(Language would need to be dropped or postponed)
Lang

16. Whatever you choose to do – DO YOUR BEST!

17. We’d love to see you stay involved in music next year!!
Questions?
We’d love to see you stay involved in music next year!!