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Teenage musician killed in Austin bombings admitted into prestigious conservatory

The school plans to hold a memorial for Draylen Mason in the future.

By David Moye, huffingtonpost.com

Draylen Mason died without knowing he had accomplished one of the biggest goals of his life.

The 17-year-old bass player was killed two weeks ago by a package bomb left outside his Austin home.

At the time of his death, he was waiting to see if he had been admitted into the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. Turns out he did make it: Mason was one of 130 students admitted into the school this fall out of 1,500 applicants, according to CNN.

Read more at https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/draylen-mason-oberlin_us_5ab9209de4b0decad04c9c3a?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000051

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