<p>Ive heard stories from various people of making their applications beautiful... spraying a good scent on the papers, putting glitter, using unique stamps for postage, and even using pink paper instead of the standard one (like in Legally Blonde).</p>
<p>Do people actually do that? And are they even effective in the selection process?</p>
<p>yes, the adcoms are very stylish and get turned on by aesthetic additions to the applications...</p>
<p>If I was an adcom, I would totally jump at the chance to admit someone with a pink, perfumed, glitter-glue splattered application.</p>
<p>I was lucky to find some blank paper in my house :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Don't bother. It just irritates adcoms.
They are interested in the content of the applications, not how the applications sparkle or smell.</p>
<p>what if the scent drives them crazy? hahah just kidding but aren't applications online nowadays?</p>
<p>that's weak. just apply</p>
<p>how about "decorating" the essay? lol I hear few of my friends are doing themed essay decorations, nothing too fancy just a stylish frame and 1-2 insert pics</p>
<p>I would absolutely avoid doing that.</p>
<p>The only thing I was thinking of doing that may be considered somewhat eye pleasing is sending a supplemental package in a colored envelope. That's only if I could find one. And by colored I mean dark colors - dark green, navy, maroon. I just think it'd look nicer but by no means overdone. Again, that's only if they're the same price and located in the same area as the other envelopes - I don't plan to waste my time on frills.</p>
<p>Infact most adcomm get really irritated .. with all these .. . . . . </p>
<p>Reading 10000 applications and getting one out of the world app with scent and stuff drives them crazy and mentally disbalances...
That cud be like in a way making tehm prodisposed to think ===</p>
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<p>let your app speak for itslef, not the scents or fanciness.</p>
<p>The application is supposed to look professional, not something that a kindergartener would have thought of. Kindergarten kids use scents, colored paper, etc. to showcase their work. Adults use well thought out words and impressive content. One doesn't get a gold star for having an application with sparkles or colored paper.</p>
<p>An adcom from Wesleyan who gave a session at my D's school commented that if she had one more application with little sparkly things falling out of the envelope, she would scream. So would I.</p>
<p>To be honest, I would be surprised if the Adcom actually saw the envelope and/or stamp. My guess is there is some poor secretary with a letter opener and a stapler, and a dust buster to clean up all the little sparkly things.</p>
<p>Don't scent your applications. The adcoms might have allergies and they won't be so fond of you after that.</p>