<p>Thank you all so much for your wonderful feedback (and analogies)! I’m trying very hard to ‘cast a wide net,’ as LeftofPisa put it, but I’m very afraid that I might not be doing that. I fear I might be putting my eggs in one basket by having similar schools–all rather selective, audition schools. Therefore, I’d really like to look more towards schools that at least have a higher acceptance rate, especially considering that my grades are pretty average (my GPA is ~3.2), though I have some solid test scores. Many of the schools on my list currently are huge reaches, both academically and talent wise, so I think I should probably start to aim lower. (Please note that I mean that in as nice of a way as possible! I know there are a million AWESOME programs that have higher acceptance rates, so that wasn’t meant to sound condescending or anything. :)) </p>
<p>Thank you all for the patience you’ve had with me thus far! :)</p>