@duxellen - You can add schools to common app- D submitted in phases as she finished essays etc. Syracuse info for prescreen is on website now - search vpa drama - prospective students. Some schools (otterbein, tx state) tell you to wait for results of prescreen. 2 years ago (2014) d had to complete Ithaca app before she could schedule audition. CMU doesn’t have a prescreen (at least they never have- just took a quick peek at website and didn’t see one, though I did not look super carefully) - but their auditions fill up quickly - don’t delay.
I think we spent close to $1000 on app and audition fees D’s year… 