@CaMom13, thanks so much for your insight. I’n terms of most people only getting into 1-2 schools, I’ve been told this by several people. I commented on averages because it was not typical of what I’ve heard. It could be that people get into more schools on average, but it could also be that the people who reported on their year were the ones who were most successful or it could even be that people who join groups like college confidential get better advice and more support. As these are descriptive stats, we really don’t know 
It is great that your daughter got into her dream school. There were 2 people in this survey that got into one school and both commented it was their dream school and they were incredibly happy with their choices.There was also one person who got into zero schools after auditioning the first time and the second time around was hugely successful. They were thrilled with a gap year and their school choice as well after the second time. As many folks have commented, sometimes, there is no rhyme or reason to how this works and as somebody who likes to play with data, I wanted to see if I could see any trends.
After looking at all these data points, I definitely have more questions than answers. But that’s the problem with descriptive stats -they don’t paint the whole picture. But based on the comments that go along with the stats and our experiences so far, I think these truths hold 1) choose the schools that seem right for you 2) make sure your list is balanced 3) get as much support as you can and 4)keep positive and allow for some bumps along the way.