<p>I have recently stumbled upon an arts supplement form from the common app (which I did not know existed) on the U of Rochester admissions website. </p>
<p>Other schools have their own arts supplement forms, but should I use this form for schools that do not have their own arts form? Some of these schools don't specify if they wish to have a common app arts form.</p>
<p>shAMELESS BUMP</p>
<p>No...just write a letter and send the material.</p>
<p>I would like to know as well</p>
<p>Visual arts: an arts supplement should be submitted only if you devoted a significant portion of your time to art (took special classes, entered contests, won prizes, etc.) and/or are planning to continue doing it in college. Since art is becoming my D's passion, after doing some research poking around college websites, she submitted art supplements to some of her schools. Some shools had their own forms which D used, some had small blurbs in the admissiomn information that they'd consider extra materials as long as they fit on 8"X11'' page. It is my understanding that one should submit a portfolio of best artwork along with the supplement. Some schools will ask for slides, some might consider photographs or jpegs on a disk. Some schools will only consider specific art styles (eg no jewelery, metalworks, etc.). It all depends. I would e-mail admission offices and ask about their policies. Also check the forum for art majors - there is a ton of useful info in it.</p>
<p>Same supplement applies to music, and it is my understanding that you have to have a)a recording of your solo performance, b) a teacher rec and c) a music resume.</p>
<p>^wait, did you have to have a recommendation from an art teacher to go along with your daughter's art portfolio supplement?</p>
<p>She did not get one, since the forms only asked for a portfolio.</p>
<p>which schools did she send the portfolio to? were they all common app schools and did you use the common app art supplement form?</p>
<p>My daughter sent a DVD of her ballet performance to all schools she applied to, except not to schools that specifically said they didn't want any supplement. She used the common app's art supplement form. She also included her ballet instructor's recommendation letter with her supplement. Schools that did not require art supplement, she just typed a letter with her material. Beware that Stanford's art supplement is due before the RD due date - Dec 15 vs Jan 1. Last year, we read that Princeton was looking for students with art talent (performer, visual art...) because they received a large donation from an alumni to expand their art performing program. Anyone with special talent should use that as a hook to apply to Princeton.</p>
<p>Rats, D should have applied to Princeton! :) </p>
<p>Bob, my D sent her stuff to a bunch of small West Coast LACs and some women's colleges (I do not think those would be on your list :)). Common App arts supplement has to be printed out, so she printed a bunch of copies and sent those to schools without their own supplement form. For the schools with their own supplements she used those forms. We also did not do slides - could not find a local phot shop that would develop them, so D made disks with digital copies and prints of her artwork.</p>