| doctorjohn - You said "some very gifted people would not do well here, and we try to avoid those mistakes." You have already given so much but could you elaborate on that a little? Are you talking about kids with diva attitudes and whatnot or are there other things? "Too strong for the ensemble," "too into different genres than what we do," "too advanced an academic student to fit into the college culture," "would leave to work before she graduated," "incompatible prior training," etc.? I always wonder what different schools are looking at when they think about "fit." A very talented friend of mine got rejected from a school everybody thought would almost be like a safety for her and we are sort of in 'go figure' mode about it. I also have a couple of friends who will be auditioning for you in Chicago. |