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Viextemps5 may be blunt, but what she said rings all too true.
It is best for the applicant to not be naive in the "ranking" of desired teachers. If the student suspects that admission at a desired school is a reach, it is probably NOT wise to rank the school's world renown teacher as the number 1 desired instructor. The teachers with the highest (deserved or undeserved) reputation will be sought out by the best students from all over the world. A talented but less accomplished student won't stand a chance for the top studios, but possibly could be offered a very desirable spot in the studio of another fine teacher at the institution. Some schools offer the option of not ranking desired teachers - this should also be considered as a real option if the student doesn't have preferred teachers based on realistic expectations or if the student would be happy to study with any one of several different teachers. No ranking doesn't have to be just a way to "opt out".
Binx is also correct in that some schools ask teachers to indicate if they would accept a student into the school and if so, would they personally accept that student into their studio. If teacher indicates he/she would accept student and student has ranked that teacher - match is made. If the teacher acceptances and student rankings don't match, student may be accepted with option choosing betweenl interested teachers. At other schools, student may be denied admission - the assumption is that student is not interested in any other teachers.
Each institution is different and the personalities of the individuals teaching at an any given institution may well be reflected in the admissions process.
As Vieuxtemps5 notes, this dilemma is probably limited to institutions where there are multiple teachers of one instrument.
It is also a good idea to find out if your child's "desired teacher" will be at the live audition. We were advised to e-mail several of the teachers S had had trial lessons with to remind them of the lessons they had given S and ask politely if they would be there for his audition on mm/dd//yy. He received very nice replies and good admission results!
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