{"id":18111,"date":"2014-04-07T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=18111"},"modified":"2014-04-07T09:15:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:15:10","slug":"read-the-essay-that-got-a-young-classical-musician-into-every-ivy-league-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/04\/07\/read-the-essay-that-got-a-young-classical-musician-into-every-ivy-league-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Read the essay that got a young classical musician into every Ivy League school"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18112\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Kwasi-Enin-William-Floyd-High-School-2jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18112\" alt=\"Kwasi Enin, violist and student\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Kwasi-Enin-William-Floyd-High-School-2jpg.jpeg\" width=\"534\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Kwasi-Enin-William-Floyd-High-School-2jpg.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Kwasi-Enin-William-Floyd-High-School-2jpg-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kwasi Enin, violist and student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After writing his college\u00a0application essay, high school senior and amateur musician Kwasi Enin, had hoped it would get him into at least one of his chosen universities. But something incredible happened. He got into every one.<\/p>\n<p>It is no secret medical schools favour well-rounded applicants, and they particularly like classical musicians. This is because as a subject, it is widely accepted to be one of the most difficult to master, and can be good indicator of potential future success in other highly complex fields such as medicine and engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the essay, the young American student has a stellar record, with a 2250 SAT score. He also graduated at the top 2% of his class.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the amazing music themed essay titled \u201cA Life in Music\u201d via the New York Post below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Kwasi Enin's college essay on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/215907419\">Kwasi Enin&#8217;s college essay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_38166\" src=\"\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/215907419\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;show_recommendations=true\" height=\"600\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"undefined\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Vincent<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After writing his college\u00a0application essay, high school senior and amateur musician Kwasi Enin, had hoped it would get him into at least one of his chosen universities. But something incredible happened. He got into every one. It is no secret medical schools favour well-rounded applicants, and they particularly like classical musicians. 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