<p>Thanks to everyone for all the support. As of April 23 my son was accepted into the Northern Ill U percussion department. It was an extremely tense time, waiting to get off the wait list. We are now breathing a sigh of relief that he will be a music major. The department at NIU has great teachers in Robert Chapell, Greg Beyer, and Liam Teague. He will work hard and then assess his situation and possibly go back and apply to IU again. In the meantime he will have many performance possibilities and the added advantage of taking lessons in Chicago from other outstanding teachers.</p>