Ha - my kid did NOT get a tee-shirt and she was deferred from EA. And some kids who did get tee’s last year were accepted. Wondering if we can read the “tee” leaves and predict a good outcome LOL 
@okeydokeypokey UChicago’s dept. of music is not going to be comparable to a school of music in terms of offerings (for instance, no performance specialization). A student can certainly replicate a conservatory experience with a music major and membership in some of the ensembles. A lot depends on whether he wants to go whole-hog with a dual degree - B.Mus and BA/BS (Physics) - which would suggest FSU, or is satisfied with the BA - double major physics and music - which would suggest UChicago as an option (though he could do the same at FSU of course). UChicago’s rep. in physics speaks for itself. For music, you specialize in composition or theory or history (or more than one? not sure) and then join an ensemble as a co-curricular activity.
The advantage of the BA-double major at UChicago is that he’s out in four years and only has to satisfy one set of college requirements as opposed to two (one from the college where the physics dept. is located, the other from the college of Music). The disadvantage is that he’s not in a “real” conservatory and that might manifest itself in terms of lack of support for instruction etc. (not sure about that, however - it bears checking out).
My S19 is facing this decision as well. He’s leaning toward something like Beinen at NU and combining a music degree with something from their college of arts and sciences.