Is it likely to get into multiple school you audition for?

College Majors Music Major
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<p>Bassdad-</p>

<p>Thanks for clarifying, when I read your original post I was kind of shocked if a school would send an acceptance to someone then rescind it, without some sort of cause, simply because they ‘overbooked’ the number of accepted students because their assumptions failed. Thinks like outright fraud (i.e someone else was playing on a remote audition cd), or failure to disclose for example a criminal offense or something of the kind would make sense as grounds to rescind acceptance, legally and otherwise, because those constitute fraud. Likewise, if there was some sort of screwup and the school inadvertently sent out acceptances to students they were rejecting, it would be constituted human error (though if the school did this and didn’t rectify the problem promptly, they could have an issue on their hands, but that is a different criteria). </p>

<p>If a school in fact deliberately ‘overbooked’ and then rescinded the acceptance for students if they goofed and assumptions fell, they would be in legal trouble, because this was not an accident, it would be deliberate, and could be considered fraudulent conveyance if I remember my business law on fraud and such:). Not to mention that the admissions process is brutal enough, that would almost border on sadism if they accepted students routinely that they technically didn’t have space for. </p>

<p>There is an issue even if they overbook and keep the students, and that comes down to a matter of teacher. If someone accepts at a school where what teacher you study with is part of the acceptance process (as let’s say Indiana where you are accepted, then try to find a teacher), and then the teacher they were accepted for is full, that could cause issues I would guess (don’t have any knowledge of what happens if this is the case, or if anyone has experienced that), could lead to hard feelings as well if someone was accepted into teacher X’s studio, they get the letter saying that, then a month later they get a message saying "guess what, teacher X’s studio is full, so sorry, you have to find a new teacher or “we are giving you teacher Y”, might raise hackles. Though I suspect if this happens, that chances are teacher X, kind of like some families, “always room for one more”.</p>

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<p>At Rice you are accepted into a studio. Last year the yield at DD’s studio was unexpectedly high. One person who had been accepted into another studio appealed to get into DD’s which had been the first choice. . It made for a very large studio but they just squeezed everyone in and this year not as many acceptances were sent out. I think that is definitely the norm. That is why, though, they ask about where else you applying and try to judge your real interest. They need to get the numbers right and I’m not sure others besides Curtis do the call one at a time until they get an acceptance routine.</p>

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<p>The only other school that possibly does something like Curtis is Colburn (and I’m not sure about all the instruments there). Colburn is quite small like Curtis and has very few spots (and is a better deal financially for students). Relatively few students reject a Colburn offer.</p>

<p>Even excellent schools like CIM and NEC have yields around 30 to 35%, so they accept approximately three times as many students as usually attend. Juilliard has an exceptionally high yield (can’t remember the exact number, but it is somewhere between 70 and 85%, and probably surpassed only by Curtis and Colburn although I suspect that Rice’s Shepherd may be close). </p>

<p>Although Indiana seems much more reluctant to promise or guarantee particular studios than many other schools and therefore can be quite a gamble, most students seem very happy with their studio there and their overall experience.</p>

<p>At my son’s school, no guarantee is given concerning studio assignment until late August when the assignments are announced. After my son heard that he was unofficially accepted, he asked his first choice teacher if he could be in his studio; he was told he could be. Otherwise, he would not have committed as readily to the school; for a performance major, studio teacher is incredibly important.</p>