<p>Yep, it’s almost more a question of finding the (relatively) few schools that DO factor in academics. However–and this has been said by a lot of people, so apologies for being redundant–her academics will probably help with financial aid. If she can bear down a bit on those SATs and get a higher score in the fall, it’ll help. But as AsstToTheMT says, for most places, the audition will be the deciding factor. </p>