No experience with IU here. Too far from home. However, imho, OCU has one of the best dance and voice programs in the country. They got a new head of the Drama department a few years back from Oxford, I believe. So Dr. H was excited to hand over that hat to someone else with excellent credentials. Having sent a child to their summer program (and many other programs in subsequent years), I firmly believe that if OCU were not in Oklahoma, but somewhere on the east coast, it would be much more sought out program. Declining some MT acceptances was easy for my D. Declining OCU extremely hard and sad. Some people pray for one fit. Sometimes more than one acceptance fits, just in different ways. It ultimately comes down to the applicant’s needs and which school can best meet those needs.