<p>My daughter is in the process of applying and would like to include a sample of her photography work. I don't see mention of how to do this on the application or website. She's planning on calling Admissions to ask, but I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience submitting an arts supplement to Elon. </p>
<p>Also wondering if anyone here, or their children, has taken any photography classes at Elon. My daughter is not planning on majoring in photography or art, but I think she would like to take some classes. </p>
<p>I'm excited that my daughter is applying to Elon. The School seems like it would be a great fit for her.</p>
<p>3garcons, I did not get your PM. I just tried sending you one. I don’t post a lot and am wondering if that’s why I am not able to receive PMs yet?</p>
<p>klm8500, my daughter, currently a freshman, is a pretty good photographer who was in AP Photo as a senior in high school. She didn’t submit a photography arts supplement, but she did communicate with an arts professor about her work and arranged to come sit in on one of his classes. He asked her to bring a thumb drive of images and took the time to go through them with her, which we thought was extremely nice of him. My daughter did select photography as one of her classes for this first semester, but she didn’t get to take the class yet. She is hoping to do so next semester.</p>
<p>Thanks, NotMamaRose! One of the things I like about Elon for my daughter is that they have photography classes beyond just a beginner’s class. A lot of the small to medium size schools don’t have that. Photography is a real creative outlet for her and I know she’d like to keep learning. </p>
<p>On another note, it looks like you are from the Mid-Atlantic? We are from PA. Has your daughter noticed any issues with fitting in at a Southern school? I know Elon attracts a lot of kids north of the Mason Dixon line and I’m not really concerned with my daughter fitting in, but a relative of mine is giving me an earful about a friend of his who’s daughter is at Wake and is not comfortable with the “intense Southern culture” and warned me about Elon as well. I don’t know this other family and what the issues are, but just thought I’d ask if your daughter has commented about this at all. My daughter and I did visit the campus and she loves it and knows a couple of girls from her school that are happy at Elons. My daughter is fairly outgoing, makes friends easily and would consider joining a sorority.</p>
<p>We are from a very rural farm community in the Midwest – not far from Chicago. Our daughter (a current freshman) has had no issues whatsoever fitting in there. Our son is at Vandy and has felt the effects of the Southern culture way more than our daughter has at Elon (though he likes it). Keep in mind that Elon draws heavily from the Northeast. At move in time the thing that struck me the most was the preponderance of New England accents – way, way more of those than Southern accents as far as I could tell.</p>
<p>During our campus visit I asked several people if the campus culture was more Southern or Eastern and I usually got stumped looks and people would finally say “neither – it’s just Elon”. At parents’ weekend our daughter just kept telling me how much she loves it there – she says everyone is so friendly and outgoing and wanting to meet new people. I asked if that was just freshman and she said that the upperclassmen were that way too.</p>
<p>That being said – we did see salmon shorts and pastel shirts on the guys and some Lily Pulitzer dresses on the girls at the football game at family weekend (but also plenty of students in jeans and Elon sweatshirts). Apparently (this is complete hearsay from what my daughter has heard) there is one sorority that is known for accepting mostly “rich, southern girls” but beyond that, my daughter’s impression is that the sororites are all really welcoming and great groups of girls. There is a Southern influence on campus I think – which I like; it gives a warm, easygoing, welcoming feel. Our daughter says she’s never opened a door for herself if there’s a young man around (something very refreshing when you’re from the Midwest). Our daughter’s male friends would come up to us, look us in the eye and introduce themselves. . . which is something we aren’t used to (except when we visit our son at Vandy of course).</p>
<p>If you visit campus again, try to spend some time where students are – attend a class, eat in the dining halls, go to a sporting event maybe, and just see how it feels to her. Good luck!</p>
<p>klm8500, I probably am not the best person to answer your question. My daughter was raised in the mid-Atlantic but, as an Asian-American (she was adopted from China when she was a baby), her task at “fitting in” is a bit different than it would be for a white student who will enroll and automatically be part of the majority at the school.</p>
<p>There are plenty of students from PA, MD, and many more from NJ, MA and NY. She will have no trouble fitting in. The campus is happy and maybe that is influenced by the weather, gorgeous surroundings and a bit of southern hospitality.</p>
<p>kim8500 - we hail from Maryland - and have one son who is a recent Wake graduate and one who is a very happy Elon sophomore. No problems with Southern culture at either school. Yes, kids can be preppy and yes, some are from very wealthy families, but I think you could find that pretty much anywhere and I don’t see it as a negative.</p>
I just tried sending you one. I don’t post a lot and am wondering if that’s why I am not able to receive PMs yet?</p>
My daughter was raised in the mid-Atlantic but, as an Asian-American (she was adopted from China when she was a baby), her task at “fitting in” is a bit different than it would be for a white student who will enroll and automatically be part of the majority at the school.</p>