I've always felt a little bit sheepish for the poetic license I took in If I Stay regarding Mia's Juilliard audition. While the pieces she plays are definitely by the book, I doubt that the Juilliard judges would ever do something like clap after an audition or tell the prospective student anything that might hint at her acceptance. But, well, you know, I had to do something that suggested strongly that Mia's acceptance was likely without her actually having been accepted.

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