<p>I'm an ED acceptee-I've been playing the violin for a while (since about 5th grade as well, actually) and I'm pretty good but not a super competitive player (I've had private lessons since 5th grade, but very little theory and only school symphonic orchestra, though we played some difficult pieces - I was among the good players at a school with really good state level musicians). However, I'm interested in joining some sort of an orchestra or ensemble at cornell to continue playing the violin. I'm assuming the CSO is extremely competitive and thus probably not for me... any tips?</p>