<p>This was suggested to us and I'm not sure about it. Did any of your kids put their picture on their activities resume? I'm thinking it might be a little hokey.</p>
<p>Thanks for any input on this.</p>
<p>Don’t know if this helps, but Wake Forest highly recommends you send a picture, that’s the only one I did for, and got in</p>
<p>I would have put that in the “no-no” category - kind of like including a photo with your resume when applying for a job.</p>
<p>Did Wake Forest really recommend it? Was that noted on the application form?</p>
<p>I remember one of the schools I applied to asked for a picture (this was around 6 years ago), though I don’t remember which.</p>
<p>Unless they specifically ask for it, I wouldn’t include one.</p>
<p>I typically would not include one. My older child had one college request it on the application and she did so (it was Brown where she ended up matriculating). My other daughter applied to audition based BFA programs for musical theater and had to have a head shot at every audition. :But otherwise, I would not regularly include a photo. IF there was a photo that tied in some with an essay, I could see including it perhaps and I don’t mean a school portrait but a photo that shows something related to the essay. This is not necessary and in fact, not common but I could see it in a certain situation if it tied into the essay.</p>
<p>This question is interesting, in that many art programs ask for or expect to see a self-portrait in the portfolio submission. I wondered if this could affect admission somehow, for reasons other than artistic ability.</p>
<p>Having just read “The Gatekeepers” and hearing about how much reading of text admissions reps do, I was thinking that some visuals might be a welcome relief for them. I also believe that any photos would have to be directly related to text, in either a resume or having to do with EC’s. I have a friend who created a truly unique professional resume using thumbnails (in the advertising field) and I thought it might make my daughter’s resume stand out if she did something similar. But, it would have to be very well done to not appear hokey, I agree.</p>
<p>Back when the dinos roamed (1969) we were asked to include photos with our college applications. That became a huge issue with regards to possible discrimination and the practice of including photos was virtually eliminated by most colleges in the 70’s. To be honest, I’m in agreement with this…no pictures. The adcom does not need to know what a student looks like to make a decision about admissions.</p>
<p>I think including a picture with the app is weird and the college requesting one or worse, using it as some basis for selection, is worse than weird. What’s the point? What difference should it make what the person looks like? It stikes me as an area that can be misused/abused by the college adcoms.</p>
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Yes, they did. Brown did also as of a couple years ago; I’m not sure if they still do.</p>
<p>My recollection of when Brown did it when my D applied was that it was optional and she chose to send in one. </p>
<p>but for my other D…an 8 by 10 head shot was a big part of her admissions! And an expense! :D</p>
<p>Georgetown asked for a picture in this year’s app, too.</p>
<p>Back when the dino’s roamed, my sister’s small LAC asked for one… that was the picture that they then published in the Facebook that they mailed to all incoming students so they could learn a little about their classmates. (Janet, from Cleveland, is a cute blond who plans to major in music…) Back when a Facebook was something a college mailed out!
One of my kid’s schools asked for one, but not on the application - they wanted it to help the RAs get to learn the names of all the freshmen on their section. Legitimate reason. On the original application? No way.</p>
<p>Dragonmom…you mean the “Pig Book”? That’s what they called that little “directory” at my small LAC my freshman year. Another good reason for NOT including pictures!!!</p>
<p>thumper, yes, my now brother-in-law has related the lengths the fraternities would go to to get one of the books…</p>
<p>Can’t recall any of the schools that DS or DD looked at asking for a picture - probably more than 40 schools between them. I would not include one - just as I would not include one with a job application / resume.</p>
<p>i forget which school it was, but one school asked for a photo on the application so that adcoms who had met students through interviews and such could be reminded of who they were and have a face to put to the application.</p>
<p>thumper, ha ha, that brings back memories from when I was in college and we had a “pigbook” of photos of all the freshmen (maybe it was all classes; I forget) and that was the precursor to facebook I guess!!</p>
<p>I hope they don’t request Facebook pictures… :eek: :)</p>