<p>I agree with Mezzo’sMama on this one. Jcossa1742 did not report anything about musical background, instrument played, level of training. While Boston University has competitive auditions that require advanced repertoire, the other schools on jcossa1742’s list have much less demanding audition requirements (I looked on the web sites). I think that without more information from jcossa1742, these well-meaning responses are kind of random. (Violadad, I don’t know much about guns and didn’t really understand your gun analogy, but the one that came to mind regarding the responses on this thread is what is called “the shotgun approach.”) </p>
<p>And Jcossa1742, if you are reading these posts, it is clear that there are people with a lot of knowledge who would like to help, so if you want useful information/suggestions, please write again with more about your music background, level of training and goals.</p>