I couldn't find it in this thread, but someone mentioned that if Emely enters the portal, she won't have much recent good game film to show. That would limit her options to midmajors at best. I played trumpet in a big band that I helped start in 2009. I was the best trumpet player, playing the (not very high) screaming parts of first chair and taking the solos usually reserved for second chair.
Then better players came along, and I slowly migrated down to fourth chair in what became a much better band. In theory, I could join a weaker band and be the best player again, or stick with the great band and play fourth trumpet. I was certainly not expecting to leave my band and get a good position in another great band unless I worked my *** off to get better.
That's kinda Emely's situation. Leave to a lesser program, stay as a bench player, or work her *** off to earn playing time by minimizing her weakness.
Does she have a fire in her belly?
In case you don't know what it's like living life as a fourth trumpet, here's a demonstration.
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