<p>Applying Early Decision:
My stats have been previously posted on the Brown page. I have very strong extracurriculars (president of four organizations), great recs, great grades, countless volunteer hours, and good hooks (I’m a Cuban American from Florida, gay, neither of my parents have a professional degree, less than 60,000 income, and I am suitable to the broad degree program because I’m majoring in two extremes, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Theatre Arts). The only bad part of my application is the 29 and originally 26 on my ACT. I’m retaking it in October to send to them a better score, hopefully.</p>
<p>Looking at that, it is my dream to go to Brown, so anything of help besides the supplement would amazing. Therefore, I want to know if sending an arts supplement to Brown with my theatre work would be a good thing… I want to send them my performance of two contrasting monologues on a DVD. I could also add 16 bars of a song. The guidelines on the Brown site are a bit ambiguous, so I hope this is fine. </p>
<p>Knowing this wouldn’t hurt, I don’t see this being a requirement for the Theatre Arts program, so could it help in the slightest? I want this more than anything.</p>
<p>It’s not a requirement, but it’d definitely be a good idea. I suggest that anyone who’s at a proficient level in the arts send in a supplement. Maybe even do a full song, instead of just 16 bars.</p>
<p>As I said in another thread, Napoleon, I have no idea where you’re getting your information about having art students “screen” the supplements. This is not true; Brown sends the supplements to members of the departments.</p>
<p>yeah and the members give them to the students. my roommate senior year was an art student as well and was one of the people designated to screen </p>
<p>they essentially screen out the really really terrible ones and the ones that were obviously done by mom and dad </p>
<p>few get through</p>
<p>it’s not like the faculty has time to look at thousands of supplements, unfortunately</p>
<p>I’m going to assume that mine will be seen as I’ve won quite a few acting awards at all levels, and I feel as though the monologues I’m doing will be entertaining. On that note, does that help with admissions? I have even personally talked to the theatre director at the school…</p>
<p>My daughter (who has graduated now) was asked to look at portfolios last year, her senior year. I don’t know if she actually screened out work that she (and others) didn’t think was acceptable, but I know for sure that she sat with two or three other seniors a couple of times and looked at portfolios.</p>