<p>Between the time you apply and when acceptances come (which is usually about four months from Dec. 1 to Apr. 1), you will probably gain a lot of information about the schools. Much of this information will, of course, come from the time you spend at the school during auditions, but you will also gain information from many other sources during that time. All of this information will make the decisions easier.</p>
<p>If you have had the opportunity to do college visits in advance of applications, then you will not likely have to apply to as many schools, as you will have the chance to rule some out based on your trial lessons and your feel for the campus. For some, the cost of both a pre-application visit and the audition visit is prohibitive due to distance, so the initial visit occurrs at the audition. </p>
<p>S withdrew two applications prior to auditions based on positive experiences at schools he auditioned at (i.e. liked the school and had the impression that the school liked him back!). </p>
<p>Responding to the OP’s title question: “Is it likely to get into multiple school you audition for?”:</p>
<p>No one can answer that without hearing you and knowing a good deal about the schools you are applying to (i.e. specifics about studio size and turnover and calibre of applicants on your particular instrument). For some students asking your title question, the answer is a definite “no” and for others a definite “yes.” If you apply to schools like Curtis, Colburn, and Juilliard and you are merely the best in your school (but not in your district or state), then your chances are very slim. At those same schools, if you are the absolute best in the US, then you still have no guarantees (on some instruments there might be an intake of only 1 or 2 and those spots might be taken by someone from Korea, Britain, Japan, China or Canada), but as long as you apply to a few other schools, you will probably have multiple admissions.</p>