Interlochen

[KevinBock]

I know you said you've heard a lot from students and not parents but I know my parents sentiments on the subject matter.


PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject: Interlochen
We have seen post on here before about Interlochen, but they seemed to be from students. I would like to get some feedback from the parents.

1) Did you feel it was helpful or important to send your child to the camp first as a way of getting a feel for the school?

Both my parents and I feel the same way on this, absolutely yes. I did two summers before I auditioned for the academy and I'll tell you that the summers made the decision easy. Did it after my sophomore year and junior year and attended my senior year.

2) How long did it take for your kids to adjust to trhe competitive atmosphere at the school?

As bloke stated, if your child wants to go here they won't have trouble being committed to the competitive atmosphere, very few of my colleagues didn't fit into that category.

3) Did you find it difficult to get scholorship money for your high school aged student?

Not tough at all to find and a large amount of the school is on scholarship. I'd only worry about it if you are making well over $100,000 a year. Even then, the earlier you look into the academy the more money they have.


4) Did you send them for all 4 years or just their junior and senior years?

Just went my senior year, though I will admit it was fantastic I would definitely go back and do it for Junior and Senior, but would really be wary of doing more.

5) Was it all worth it after words for your young player in terms of school choices or extra help later?

I know my parents feel a resounding yes about this one. I had an open door to the schools I applied to and having the name of the school attached to you is wonderful. I know there are quite a few Interlochen tubists lurking around here every now and then, Carol Jantsch, Kevin Sanders, John Whitener, Jordan Henry, Travis Oakley, and myself. As best I know none of us are/have paying/ed a dime for college. I know that Carol, Jordan, and Travis wound up at University of Michigan with Fritz, while Kevin Sanders went to IU, and John to Curtis, and myself at Arizona State. So the track record as best I know is just a long line of amazing and committed students. The Interlochen edge is definitely one I would never give up for anything, the experiences were incredible and I wholeheartedly endorse both programs. If you have any questions at all feel free to ask.

[winston]

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[brianf]

It's been 30+ years since I did my time at Interlochen (both camp and school) but, from other's responses, it looks like not much has changed. The camp and the school are two different animals. The camp was more competitive, no one can take the weekly challange system for 8-9 months! The academics might be more competitive than many public schools. It might be a good idea not to do four years there, the cost would be very high considering that there will be four years of college to boot. More important is realizing there is such a thing as the real world out there rather than the small world of Interlochen. Adjusting to that seems to be a problem for many students.