The Gatekeeper was recently issued up so I read it for the first time. It got me a few surprises. I understand that being an Aisan and from California positive was because it was 15 years ago.
But number of strong EC was a big surprise; In the book, a girl who received score 9, which is a rare top score, from music professor was still deferred after some AO argued that it's still just one EC and she didn't have other good EC, even though another AO argued that it would take huge amount of time to be that good in vocal.
I have thought that a strong candidate would need only one very strong EC. So now I am very confused. How is it nowadays? Can one EC do the trick or the 2nd EC is necessary?
My 9th grade dd has been accepted by 3 juried national art shows and won 5 scholastic gold keys. Since she is still improving, I am hoping that she would win at least some important awards in the next 4 years. She also has taken 10 college art courses with all A. She will do some other EC here and there, but I think most of focus will be on visual art, as that is where her passion is, even though she won't be applying to art schools. She would probably doing some competitive art camps, atelier workshops or take some upper level college art courses in future Summers. Wouldn't that be enough for EC? Or should she start evaluating another EC?
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