<p>I'm sure there are many MT kids out there who can "google" themselves and find reviews, photos, videos and such from their past performances. Would it be appropriate to suggest "googling" anywhere on a resume?</p>
<p>I would advise against it - you are implying that it is the auditor's responsibility to do additional research on you when, in fact, it is your responsibility to provide information about you to your auditors. I think a better approach might be to provide an additional packet of reviews and such (separtate from your resume and photo). Possibly, stepping a bit into the the 21st century, a compromise position might be to provide a list of direct links to your homepage or specific rewiws.</p>
<p>Thanks! That makes perfect sense, and I appreciate your reply.</p>
<p>As far as supplying additional materials. Some schools indicate that they do not want additional materials, so check before you spend the time and money making copies.</p>
<p>If you post reviews on a personal website it would be appropriate to put your web address on the top of your resume. That way if they are interested they can go look there, but you are not suggestion that it is their responsibility to do so.</p>
<p>Thanks, KatMT for your reply also. I actually recall reading on some of the school's websites that they will not accept any additional materials that reference past experience, so that's what prompted my thought about listing google on the resume, with the idea that someone might be curious enough to look. The personal website would be ideal, if D had one! I wonder if it would be worth it to consider putting one up prior to auditions? Just one more thing to think about at this already busy time! And I really don't relish the thought of D having a website just yet. Anybody out there reading this, do you (or your children) have their own personal websites already?</p>
<p>My child doesn't have a personal website and she is already in college and does ome professional work in theater. She definitely did not need a personal website to apply to college. </p>
<p>I also would not mention googling on a resume or application. The adcoms don't truly have time to do that and if they truly want to, they can plug your child's name into google and look around anyway. If your child had a website, the link could be on the resume, just like email contact is listed at the top. </p>
<p>I do not think BFA programs are going to be looking at your child's reviews, photos, videos, etc. All that they need to know about you, must be presented on the application, resume, recommendations, essays, and at the audition. Make sure to present a full profile of what you are about. Schools do not have time to view videos, scrapbooks, news reviews. If your child has garnered awards or other achievements, these should be noted on the resume. BFA programs do not need videos, nor want them because they have a live audition and that is what they count as far as live artistic skills, plus they have the resume that notes training, production experience, and achievements. </p>
<p>If applying to a non-audition BA program, you can inquire if they will accept a DVD sample. Some do and some do not but if they do, this is a good idea to send. Again, I would not provide google links to samples. That is not their job to have to look it up. Send a BA program a sample only if they accept such supplemental materials. Send none to BFA programs. </p>
<p>That said, nothing prevents adcoms from googling applicants. Perhaps some do, I have no idea. My child doesn't have a website but if I google her, a lot of sites come up, and new ones all the time. It is the nature of the internet age. But an applicant should not be suggesting adcoms to google them! If they have a personal website, it can be noted on the resume. Again, such a website is entirely unnecessary and in fact, few adcoms would take the time to look because they expect you to present ALL they need to know on the application materials and at the audition. That is how they make their decisions. Again, some BA schools may accept some supplemental materials, but you have to ask first and you have to mail the materials, not give links for them to find these things.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for that information, soozievt. I am actually very relieved to know that websites are not necessary and, it appears, not the norm for MT applicants. Common sense (and printed audition requirements on college websites!) should be our guide throughout this process. Thanks for making it clear, once again, just how thorough the resume needs to be, and how the actual audition itself will show exactly who you are at that moment in time...which is what they want to see in the first place!</p>
<p>I am sorry if my suggesting putting a web site address on a resume sounded as if I was saying it was the norm. I have never seen an entering college student with a web address on his/ her resume. </p>
<p>It is correct that most BFA (and many auditioned BA programs) will not take the time to look at supplemental materials, whether they are handed in a portfolio, or can be found on a web site. They are basing their decisions on the information they get from the audition/ interview process.</p>
<p>Good luck with the process tripplethreatx3</p>
<p>KatMT, your suggestions did not imply that websites were becoming the norm. Rather, it was a thought that I had in my mind that possibly I am "behind the times"!<br>
Thank you so much for your input and well wishes!</p>