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This may have been my daughter (since she’s friends with both NJTheatrerMOM’s son <em>and</em> connections’ son (small world!) She got into many academically challenging programs-- Mason Gross, NYU, Fordham, and a bunch of other non-auditioned schools like UPENN, Bard, Sarah Lawrence, and others. But, despite having what she thought was one of her best auditions at BU, she was rejected there, kind of a shock ,as her academics seemed to be in line with what they wanted. This was her only rejection that was surprising and disappointing. Of course, no idea why! And it doesn’t matter, as she’s happy where she is now. I guess the point is, you never know, so it’s a good idea to cast a wide, wide net.</p>