<p>As we're nearing the finish line on boarding school decisions I was wondering if I should have included some additional information about our family for the admissions team. </p>
<p>A prominent business magazine did a profile on me in November that includes my child and speaks very much about our relationship, the life we live and why it's interesting. I feel it would be valuable information for the school to have to understand my child but didn't give it to the interviewer for fear that it would seem self-aggrandizing or improper. </p>
<p>What should I do?</p>
<p>Do you think the admissions committee would read the article with the thought that this provides "valuable information for us to have to understand this child" or do you think they will think it is a form of self-aggrandizement? If it is the latter, it probably is a good thing you didn't provide them with this article.</p>
<p>I guess if I was sure of that I wouldn't have asked.</p>
<p>Is the article mainly about you or your child? I just think the committee probably isn't going to be reading the article with that intention ("better understanding of your child.") I think (and I may be wrong), they will think it is a form of self promotion. However, they may be really impressed with your family after reading the magazine. If the article shows you as a Very Important Person that they can brag about, or can count on for a big donation, then you should provide them with a copy.</p>
<p>I think it would have been risky to include the article. It might have been misinterpreted. An article about your child, yes. About your business, even with references to your great relationship with your child, maybe. </p>
<p>When in doubt ... </p>
<p>That said, admissions folks like people from certain fields. I met an official from an Ivy League school several years ago. She told me to stay in my line of work. (I won't get specific except to say it's in the media - entertainment spectrum). Someone at one of the schools we've applied to informs me the admissions office is intrigued by my son's father's work because of its visibility. </p>
<p>Maybe backchanneling this information is the way to go.</p>
<p>Isn't there a parent recommendation form? Or something like that? You could talk about what the article talked about, except from your voice. It would seem more genuine than the article and would show that you actually believe whatever was in the article. If you send the article it's kind of like... here's how a reporter interpreted my relationship with my daughter. I don't know. Seems kind of weird to me. Esp b/c the article is about you and that kind of takes the attention off your daughter</p>
<p>If it's the name of the prominent business magazine you want to show the school, maybe you can mention it somewhere to kind of "prove" that your relationship really IS important. So important that there's an in-depth part in the article. (except word it differently obviously).</p>
<p>Are you contemplating sending the article at this juncture? My sense is it's too late for new supporting documents, unless there's been some sort of development that makes sense to share, such as the applicant winning an academic prize. My two cents.</p>
<p>I would suggest writing a brief email to the admissions officer that interviewed your child. Attach a .pdf copy of the recent article and ask if they think it would be appropriate to add it to the file at this time. Be direct and mention to them that you do not wish to have the article misconstrued as self-grandizing, rather you are simply trying to help the school develop a better understanding of your child in an effort to ensure that they can determine if the child is a good "fit" for the school. </p>
<p>Also, LovelyVelocity is correct, it might be too late to recieve full consideration because the applications are in the process of being read now.</p>