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Harrow Art/Music Scholarships

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boatertown · 22/11/2016 10:48

Hello,

I am new to mumsnet and I will just do a brief intro. Our household is not a overly wealthy but rather middle class. We want our only DS to go to a good public school. DS has said Eton does not seem to be 'his' type school and he is happy to go to Harrow. We will need to apply for a scholarship and my DS is quite confidently good at Art and music.

I am wondering if anyone knows what a boy is required to do at both Art and Music Scholarship examinations.

AND: is it hard to get a scholarship at Harrow?

My DS plays the cello and french horn, he has done his 1st diploma both on cello and french horn. He has never done any lessons in Art but has received high Art prize and has been in the top Art class straight through for 3 years.

Do we have a good chance?

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happygardening · 22/11/2016 12:36

Are you at a prep school? What does the head say? Have you actually established how much financial reward Harrow offer to art/music scholars? Or will you have to apply for a bursary as well.
DS2's old prep used to regularly get music scholatships/exhitions to Harrow all who were successful were very good musicians grade 8 and above they were not only technically good they had a real passion and flare for their instrument(s), there's no such a thing as a dead cert when it comes to scholarships competition is fierce at schools like Harrow and over the years when DS was at prep we saw some surprising decisions.

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