Music graduate school Decision Help.

College Majors Music Major
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I am going to apply Music graduate school this year. Major Piano performance. But hard to decide which school I should apply.

If I have to get rid of four or five, which one should I remove of the list? Which school is most competitive, difficult to get in to? Or any recommend?

These are the list of school I am considering.

  1. Colburn Conservatory
  2. University of Cincinnati
  3. Rice University
  4. University of Texas Austin
  5. Johns Hopkins (Peobody)
  6. University of Iowa
  7. Ohio state University
  8. Eastman School of Music
  9. Arizona State University
  10. Michigan State University

Please answer it for me.

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Have you talked to a teacher or to peers about the best schools in terms of fit?