<p>What if you are skilled in a particular field (not recruitment for sports), and you are interested in a certain thing at the school (example...orchestra group, acapella group, whatever). Would it be a good idea to contact them, show them what you have to offer to the group if you were to be accepted and were to attend in the fall, show them your resume etc...and maybe hoping they could put in a word for you?</p>
<p>obviously i don't think this goes for large schools, but i'm talking about small liberal arts schools.</p>
<p>i know it depends on the school most of the time. if it was singing (for example), some schools would like to hear a CD of you singing, in which case they would probably pass it off to someone qualified enough to evaluate it. Other schools would want you to actually come to the school and audition (if you plan on majoring in music or something related to that). it all depends on the school.</p>
<p>i would only try contacting the group if it was run by a faculty member. a student's input to the admissions office wouldn't mean anything.</p>
<p>"Is this Joe in Admissions? Hi, this is Hank with the school orchestra. This kid called me and it sounds like he'd be a good addition to our band. No, I don't know much about how qualified he is for admission, how admissions evaluates apps, or for that matter have any idea how many other kids have applied that we could recruit them for band based on what they've put in their application. But I want to put in a word for him, anyway."</p>