<p>Hate to be a crumudgeon - but I know there are MANY students out there who have no idea that they are definitely not competitive for the schools or teachers for whom they are auditioning. Many have been told they are reaching, but won’t believe while others lack the background to know, but that’s one of the good things about this process. The schools will let them know.</p>
<p>If any one doubts this, take a scan through Youtube submissions for your kid’s instrument/voice and approximate age. It’s very clear that a number of students uploading their performances truly have no idea that their performances aren’t outstanding. Audition committees face this daily during audition times!</p>
<p>It truly can be difficult to try to predict the outcomes when, by definition, the participants can’t be objective! Random interactions can be exactly that - random interactions.</p>