<p>Lulu63, if you put together a well diversified list of schools, there is no reason to have more than 6-8 audition based programs and 2-4 non-audition BA programs. 6-8 well selected audition based programs should be enough to provide a reasonable opportunity for an acceptance and 2-4 non-audition programs should be enough to have at least 1 true academic safety and a match. Keep in mind that no audition based school should be considered a safety regardless of the level of the academic criteria.</p>