But the flip side, is think of how many more will audition if they can just push a “send” to a program. No limit on spots available, no needing to travel etc. For a program like CMU which can hire staff to review tapes a clear win, for other programs, harder to judge. In hindsight I loved the “one” prescreen we did:) Wish we had done more, but schools will still need to find a way to limit the numbers coming in and find a way to differentiate those who can spend a boat load on a sophisticated pre screen and those that can not. My sense is that the Ivies have been grappling with these issues for at least the last 10-20 years. You can end up with a very generic, even if high achievers group of students, it is really tricky regardless of if you are looking at kids applying to med schools, Ivies or art programs.