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For what it's worth, I'll throw in what we were told.
S's pre-college violin teacher has over 30 years of teaching experience at a major stand alone conservatory and major university music department competitive for both undergrad and grad admissions. S's teacher told us that in all those years of teaching and hearing auditions, the auditioning faculty had never reviewed student resumes or recommendations. All that was left to the Music Admissions Dept. It was assumed that Admissions reviewed for "red flags" which would be brought to the attention of faculty. The faculty, based on the audition, "picked" those students they wanted admitted.
Caveat: The violin department/faculty may not be representative of all departments, i.e. voice or wind faculties may operate differently. Also, different schools may operate very differently.
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