<p>Agree- they know very well when other auditions are being held so are putting unreasonable pressure on your daughter. If this is one of her top choices, there is nothing wrong with accepting the scholarship and then notifying them immediately if a better offer comes along. One thing that happened to my D is that one of her top schools(2nd choice at the time) offered her admission and a good talent scholarship with a very early deadline. She contacted them and told them that while they were a top contender, she needed to hear back from all of her schools to make an informed decision. They immediately sent her a better scholarship offer with a new, but still early, deadline. They went back and forth several times, with her telling them she needed to hear all her offers- she really was waiting to hear from her “dream” school and we were definitely not trying to negotiate! Each time she was offered more money. We were starting to feel really guilty but she legitimately was waiting to hear from her top choice school. In the end, the 2nd choice school became her top choice when they made an offer too good to turn down. She eventually did get accepted to her top choice but with very little aid; she was very happy with her final choice and never regretted not waiting to hear from her “dream school”. </p>