Arts supplement? (Common App's vs Stanford's)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>According to the Common App's website, Stanford accepts the Common App Arts Supplement. (Harvard, Yale, and Princeton do not.)</p>

<p>However, Stanford also has its own Arts Supplement form. Compared to the Common App, it's quite different. The Common App Arts Supplement requires an instructor recommendation, while the Stanford Arts Supplement does not. The Common App takes 20 pieces, while the Stanford one takes 10 (though you can submit 2 arts supplements.) </p>

<p>I'm wondering - for those of you guys who are submitting arts supplements, which one will you be using? What about those who have already applied and gotten in?</p>

<p>I'd appreciate any clarification about this. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>A shameless bump as it nears the bottom of the first page. Plus it’s been 3 days.</p>

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<p>im just assuming that since it is Stanford, they would want you to send the Stanford Arts supplement…</p>

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<p>^ a truly radical idea NJDS ;)</p>

<p>Yeah, that’s probably right. I would email your admission officer, or anyone at stanford admissions really, and ask though. It can’t hurt and might be a good way to make first contact with the person who will eventually be reading your app.</p>

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<p>^ How can I find my admissions officer? By that, I’m assuming you mean the one in charge of my local region… and I can’t find a directory on the Stanford website.</p>

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<p>If you can’t, just try <a href=“mailto:admission@stanford.edu”>admission@stanford.edu</a> . that should work.</p>

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<p>For what it’s worth, I submitted an arts supplement following Stanford’s guidelines (I included the teacher rec in a sealed envelope to show that I hadn’t read it), and I got in. Better safe than sorry.</p>