<p>Kenny Goldsmith, at Rice, requires a prescreening recording prior to audition. Because Rice is so competitive and you can only audition for one teacher’s studio, I think prescreening is the way to go. I would have liked if all the teachers had this requirement. We learned more about the level of competition and the audition process at Rice after the application process. My DD would have probably auditioned at another school. It is a very fine, renowned program and it’s on her list for graduate school consideration. If you need to know anything about Vanderbilt feel free to contact me as my DD went through auditions and will be attending this fall (garsh - in only 3 weeks). Vandy has also determined that the students in the class of 2009 will graduate with no debt. I was also surprised to learn that the students are pretty politically diverse (50% learning left, 50% learning right). 10% of the students are Jewish and they have a very popular kosher vegetarian restaurant on campus called Grins (on the meal plan too).</p>