<p>My daughter got into some good programs coming from a cyber high school with no performing arts program at all, but she did notice that kids from places like Interlochen and the well-known public magnet performing arts schools did very well at these places. These schools have great facilities, strong faculty, good relationships with the college, and of course are self-selecting in their student bodies so it makes sense they do well, numbers-wise, in admissions. But it would not have occurred to me to send my daughter to boarding school, even if I thought we could afford it. While it certainly helps to come from one of these schools, many kids are accepted to these programs who come from regular schools, and even schools with no training or support.</p>