<p>I just noticed today that Carnegie Mellon University actually discourages the sending of supplementary materials...</p>
<p>And I was thinking of sending them a music recording -- nixing it now I guess</p>
<p>But are there any other colleges/universities like this?</p>
<p>If a college has its own form for supplementary materials, you can usually assume that they embrace it.</p>
<p>If you're sending colleges random extras without them specifying that they want or need it, usually it just annoys them.</p>
<p>Does this count for supplementary recommendations? Because I worked with a Physics professor one-on-one the entire last summer, and I'm getting a recommendation from him >_></p>
<p>i wouldnt bombard the college with info...maybe a 2-pg (max) resume (most colleges ask to describe 2 or 3), a letter about more recent achievements, prrof that grades are increasing, basic stuff like that that improves your old app...
however, i think sending in a tape of your music is a cool idea because it lets you expand on your passion...write a short (1/2 page) letter saying "ive always had a passion for music, and want to continue it in college (maybe mention one of there open-bands/groups) ive included a demo" ect ect...it lets them see a differnet side of you and lets you stand out...heck, if they dont want it, they'll throw it away...they have too many apps coming in to put a post-it on yours saying "he sent in extra stuff! negative points for him!"
=P good luck</p>
<p>does anyone know of any schools for sure that dont like this stuff?</p>
<p>UC's...some other state schools.</p>