<p>Hi - My daughter graduated from IU in’06 violin. She was accepted into a great studio in the spring when acceptances went out. Everything was great until she called crying in Sept!! That teacher told her he had no room for her because too many grad students returned!!! When we had gone to orientation - where you do your theory placement and pass out of language, they said only 10% of students know what studio they will be in when they go in Sept. We, of course, were very happy to be in that 10%!! But, alas… So, s… hit the fan and my daughter insisted upon taking care of the studio situation herself. She didn’t want mommy to come swooping in! She ended up with some enormus apologies and red faces. They gave her a wonderful teacher - who despite a few Visa problems (he’s Italian) - made her into a FINE player. She is now a freelancer in LA… so it ended well after all. She said that the first week of school, everyone roams the halls trying to convince teachers to take them… I’d say that is a pretty lame way of doing things for a school as good as IU. On the positive side, she got an EXCELLENT well-rounded music education. REALLY strong in theory and history. I went to Cincinnati - eons ago - and I didn’t get nearly th education she did… Well worth the money! Leah</p>