I don’t know about piano, but my son was accepted at Lawrence EA. He had visited and really liked the students/faculty and all the opportunities around Appleton. He has had a sample lesson with the current teacher(cello) who is not the faculty member who first got him interested in Lawerence. We also discovered that another teacher my son had performed in a master class for and liked had also been a professor there.
The Lawrence vibe seems collegial, so I would consider them! We have had nothing but positive experiences with their faculty and students.