<p>I think this is being overanalyzed. There are two probable reasons:</p>
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<li><p>Talent: As much as we don;t want to hear this as parents, sometimes our kids just don’t audition as well at one place as another. So you might bomb an audition at a lesser known school and nail the one at a more well known school.</p></li>
<li><p>Fit: You could do a great audition but if a program already has three kids with your child’s look, vocal range, etc. odds are they don’t get a spot</p></li>
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