colleges that DO NOT like visual arts supplments?

Applying to College
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<p>I heard Columbia doesn't like getting more stuff to go over, but i heard for like Princeton, those supplements are good boosts (even if you are going into. lets say. into a science major)?</p>

<p>is ita good boost when your major is science/ history that doesnt involve artistic abilities TOO much but you're sending in art suppl anyway? (i paint- its my hobby-and ive taken art classes all three years of h.s. in addition to the rigorous AP, honors classes in science, history, math, english, etc..)</p>

<p>do you know colleges that DO or DO NOT like art suppls?
Thanks a lot:)</p>

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<p>I'd take a guess and say most colleges hate getting supplements as it takes away a lot of their time when the application alone is enough.</p>

<p>Unless it's really good...</p>

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<p>Yeah, I heard that unless you really are exceptional in fine arts (like award-winning), don't bother with a supplement.</p>

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<p>You could try contacting a visual arts teacher directly? I plain to send in a fine arts supplement. When I went to the Harvard info session, they gave an anecdote about how this painter kid sent his portfolio to an art professor there and the art teacher pleaded to have the kid accepted. That was pretty much the only part of the info session I paid attention to, haha.</p>

<p>Although, the above situation is probably really, really, really rare. </p>

<p>Do other schools allow you to contact/send art materials to an art teacher?</p>

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<p>idk from what i heard, the admission staff brings in an art prof to look at the art?</p>

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<p>lala, take a look at what the college says in its on line admissions information. Or give them a call. My son's experience was that arts supplements (slide portfolios plus other pertinent information) were welcome at *all *of the schools that he was considering, which included some of the most selective.</p>

<p>Yes, the the admissions committee will pass the portfolio to the art department who will feed back their appraisal. That's why they sometimes have an earlier deadline for supplements. Again, check on-line for specifics. </p>

<p>Some ask for resumes and additional recommendations from an instructor or mentor. Even if they don't this is a good idea.</p>

<p>Without the requisite statistics -- grades, scores, etc. -- artistic talent won't necessarily get you in, but it is undeniably a positive, especially at schools with a strong arts focus. At Williams, for example, it's a big plus.</p>

<p>Artistic accomplishment is a valid extracurricular and can be a valuable admissions advantage. Colleges need artists just as much as they need athletes and musicians.This is true even if you don't intend to major in art.</p>