<p>does MIT accept these things for application? if yes have any of you done it? thanks</p>
<p>Long story short: If you have some exceptional work, or it's something that you're very passioante about, then go for it; but don't send a tape just to do it</p>
<p>My son has a deviantArt account where he posts some of his photographic artwork. He included one print with his application and wrote an associated essay, then included the URL for his dA account.</p>
<p>It wasn't really an art portfolio, but I sent in computer-aided design (CAD) files of some stuff I designed for side projects, and wrote an essay on my progression in engineering and such. You can send in anything as long as you don't get ridiculous about it.</p>
<p>mootmom: just curious, what's your son's dA url? I'm a dA member too. :D</p>
<p>MIT will, incidentally, look at anything you send them. But I wouldn't advise abusing the privilege.</p>
<p>We have a new system this year - you send art and/or music portfolios directly to the faculty and they report back to us. Check the application for details.</p>
<p>-B</p>
<p>can/should I still submit them if I'm not majoring in them? My private art teacher told me that he's had many of his students who are not majoring in art submit portfolios when they apply for colleges.</p>
<p>The overwhelming majority of people who submit art/music are not majoring in those fields.</p>
<p>True dat ^</p>
<p>I sent in my art portfolio. Not exactly sure whether it helped me since I am not an accomplished artist whatsoever. I did it just to show the "non-science" side of my varied interests.</p>
<p>i sent a photography portfolio.</p>
<p>I still remember that portfolio pebbles. :-)</p>
<p>oh yeah... you had to get stitches, didn't you...</p>
<p>hope the recovery went well!</p>
<p>;-)</p>
<p>does MIT have certain requirement about these things? like how many slides in portfolio, etc?</p>
<p>The music department asks for two samples; the art/architecture department doesn't specify.</p>
<p>Here's the complete text from the application:</p>
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<p>Highly advanced musicians who are serious about pursuing musical performance or composition at MIT are welcome to submit a CD/DVD or score containing 2 recent, unedited, contrasting samples of their best work for evaluation by the music faculty. Please send submissions to: MIT, Room 4-243, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139.</p>
<p>Students who are interested in architecture or art are welcome to submit a portfolio containing any art, photography, or architectural work for evaluation by the architecture faculty. Please send submissions to: Jan Wampler, Director Of Design - Undergraduate Program, MIT Department of Architecture, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139</p>
<p>For both music and art submissions, please write "undergraduate application materials" on the envelope and include your full name and birth date on any materials you send.</p>