<p>im going to be a junior this coming fall. ive been in orchestra for 2 years (1st chair in 2nd violin freshman year; chamber orchestra soph year) but ive also been in DECA my soph year and got a top 10 award at states</p>
<p>unfortunately, the way my schedule worked out i can only choose one of these activities to continue (DECA requires 1 credit of business course)</p>
<p>i really enjoy orchestra and its been a part of me for a long time, but im interested in the business field and i get recognized for my accomplishments through these awards. id hate to stop doing one of these but....</p>
<p>is "i sorta like both things equally but in different ways" an unacceptable answer?
i dont really have any definite idea of which one i like more</p>
<p>i guess what im really asking is which one would colleges look favorably upon, continuing my involvement in orchestra or doing an activity that is more related to what i want to do for my career?</p>
<p>I would go with something related to your future career. Think about it, what's orchestra going to do for you? You probably aren't planning to be a professional musician so why waste time over something that's going to benefit you down the road.</p>
<p>unfortunately, not an option. the business class has to take up 1 period of my schedule. thats where this thread comes in. im in need of advice of what to do.</p>
<p>So you can't be in DECA if you don't take the business class, correct?</p>
<p>If you don't plan on playing violin in college and you truly like DECA (it's not just something you're good at but something you enjoy and would want to make a career out of), I would probably go with DECA. From your posts it seems like you're better at it and you like both but you're just having trouble dropping something you've been doing for (likely) quite a long time for something that you've only been doing for a year.</p>
<p>I play violin, and I'm glad I've never had to choose between it and something else I loved. I'm sure this is a tough choice, and I wouldn't fault you either way.</p>
<p>I had a similar problem, except I was able to take the class online... If you absolutely must choose, I would choose the business class. If you want to show dedication through Orchestra, and don't want to look like a person who gives up, then why don't you try to look for a local youth symphony? I had a youth symphony around here that was really good. And asking your orchestra teacher about what you could do to stay active in the orchestra area, then showing that in your ECs, starting that they were in your junior year, then going back to orchestra senior year? Your teacher must think your good if you're first chair of second violin, so you probably won't have problems getting back into orchestra. Reading your situation, no matter how much you love orchestra, if there is no getting out of it, then you are going to have to drop orchestra for a year, take private lessons during that time, while going to a youth symphony, going to different orchestra events, and blah blah blah. It's all gonna depend on where you live for these opportunities. </p>
<p>Basically, drop orchestra for a year and take business. Show you still have dedication through orchestra through your ECs and get back in the senior year. If you must, you could also tell the college you're going to with an extra essay or something, explaining your situation about not taking orchestra, if your that paranoid. If Business is a possibility, then take it, because there's more risk keeping orchestra in your schedule. Orchestra can still be a part of you, just not a part of your schedule. :/</p>
<p>By the way, I played the violin too, so I certainly understand how you feel. ^^ It was so hard for me during scheduling.</p>
<p>Oh, and I thought of another idea... What if you could rethink another class to drop if you can take business in another period? Then you can take the class you drop online? You might've already considered this though...</p>
<p>unfortunately (a word im saying way too many times) taking any sort of class online isnt an option at my school, it has to be an actual course taken at my school.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice sikono, but i think my heart's set on being a part of my school orchestra. the business club may help if i decide to apply to a business school later on, but im willing to take that risk.</p>
<p>anyways, i feel like a high school business course isnt taking too seriously for admissions purposes, and continuing orchestra for my entire high school career shows dedication</p>
<p>That might actually be a better idea, since one business class and a year of DECA in Junior year doesn't sound as good as 4 years of orchestra to a college. I'm not too familiar with DECA, but I'm pretty sure you could just join in your senior year if it works out well enough. You made the same decision as me too. Haha. I had to drop Spanish III to take Orchestra a couple months ago. ^^ (Although I found a way to make Spanish III happen). It sucks that your school won't allow an online class. :/ Anyways, hope you're happy with your decision. ^^</p>
<p>Hey, I had a pretty similar situation when I went into my junior year. I have played the viola [and been 1st/2nd chair] since 6th grade, and was in philharmonic orchestra in HS till the end of 10th grade. I [schedule conflict] didn't take a foreign language freshman year, so pretty much needed to take it every year after that. JR year = AP Latin: Vergil [yeah I skipped a bit] or Philharmonic Orchestra. Both only offered in one class period, and guess what! It was the same one! lol. Anyway, I ended up having to drop orchestra because I had to take Latin, but this year [SR] I'm doing orchestra [yay :D] AND AP Latin Lit, and everything fits.</p>
<p>SO. [that wasn't a hijack, I promise!] What that has to do with you... I feel like colleges might wonder about my lack of orchestra JR year, but I can explain the scheduling thing and I think that pretty much covers it. If you REALLY love DECA and want to do it, and are planning to continue next year too, I think you might as well do that. You can always come back to the school orchestra senior year [unless there's another schedule conflict! ugh!], and you do have an excuse for not being in it this year. You can continue playing/private lessons/whatever you do, and stay on track.</p>
<p>so your situation seemed a LOT more complicated than mine but im glad to see it worked out in the end. i dont REALLY love DECA; i enjoy it, im good at it, plus i got an award for it. but in the end, i wouldn't even want to not do orchestra junior year since business isn't mandatory (unlike language in your case)</p>
<p>but still, thanks for the advice. hopefully, someone else who's in a similar situation will find it, read it, and have a better idea of what to do.</p>