How Many Missed Days of School senior year?

College Majors Music Major
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<p>Try to visit schools in your Junior Year. That spreads out the number of missed days. Son ended up applying to only 5 schools, 2 of which were “local” (day trips). Selecting audition days on the weekend and “school” holidays minimized the number of missed days (one or two ever couple of weeks).</p>

<p>The problem with sending your kid alone to an audition is the time of year. If it were the summer time, a thunderstorm might delay the flight a few hours. No big deal. However, with auditions in Jan/Feb/Mar, if they get snowed in, having an adult there can make all the difference - take a train, rent a car, etc. Easy for an adult with a credit card and driver’s licence, tough for someone who might not even be 18 yet.</p>

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<p>I went with my son to the Michigan audition and I was surprised by how many meetings and info sessions there were where they expected the parents to be there. My son kept having to frantically text me to come join him because I was off exploring on my own, assuming it was not my place to be there at some of these things. It was pretty embarrassing for me to walk in halfway through a session!</p>