<p>On my Common Application, I attached a resume with some additional information on the Additional Info section of the Common Application.</p>
<p>I was kind of confused about the instructions:</p>
<p>"We ask that you not submit r</p>
<p>i think the instructions were for the stanford app not the common app; i used the stanford app last year and sent in my resume along with it. I doubt you need to send an apology.</p>
<p>I did that too, even though I saw on the Stanford Admissions site that they said not to include a resume. What I submitted, while formatted like one, wasn't exactly a resume in the sense that it just spewed off achievements and whatnot. I gave a detail of the extracurriculars I've participated in, for how long, and why I enjoy them and/or what I did for each. It is honestly the only way on the Stanford app (outside of the essays) to talk about each of your activities and why you enjoy doing them. So, for me, I included a short paragraph after each EC.</p>
<p>I called Stanford yesterday about sending in supplements like resumes, essays, or research projects that I've done. The man said that they don't want these at all and so I thanked him and hung up.</p>
<p>They don't want a resume, but the Additional Info section of the common app is the ONLY place to provide information about one's key ECs, as PhogHawk says, so my daughter also used that space to elaborate on her main EC. Most people don't use their essays to list their accomplishments - that isnt the purpose of the essay anyway - so since that is the only place to put it, I am sure it is ok.</p>
<p>If you already sent it, I wouldn't send an apology. The last thing they need is more information to process. </p>
<p>If you haven't sent it, I think you should believe that they really don't care for extra supplements. Don't send them. You can write about your main ECs in the essays, briefly describe them, list awards, etc. You could also ask teachers to write about them in recommendations. Everyone else has the same space to work with. I wouldn't be surprised if they just don't read supplements. </p>
<p>I think the Additional Info section is really intended for unusual situations such as prolonged illness, a death in the family, etc. where there really isn't any other space in the application to address those issues. It is NOT meant as a free extra essay.</p>
<p>um, this is a question on additional info--
marlgirl, I was under the impression that the additional info was for unusual situation descriptions, but.. where would you put this? (you seem to know about stanford admissions, hehe)
throughout high school / in general I've taken on a lot of independent projects just for entertainment... such as analyzing the Jung-type makeup of my entire school, making a series of paintings, writing a 52-volume journal, writing a 100-page chemistry review book, writing a 50 page nutrition guideline book,... writing many how-to guides for various activities, started a recycling program at my school. Teachers can vouch for the quality of my work (perhaps not all of it though, just because then they'd simply be listing things), but I don't know where else to put it or if I should put it on at all because it's all something I did randomly (so I don't have hours per week or anything for it). Should I just tell my teachers to put it in their recommendations? I was under the impression that additional info is for explaining a drop in grades, etc... and not.. this kind of stuff. But it might show my "intellectual vitality." ... what do you think?</p>
<p>Stanford has 2 additional info sections - one in the common app, and one in their supplement. </p>
<p>Stanford has no onerous instructions for the former, that forbid you to use it for the purpose the common app indicates it is for, namely to add any other useful information to your app that you have not provided in the other parts of the common app. (But it should be Additional, not just rehash what you have already said, or the academic/school awards info that your guidance counselor will provide, which is what student resumes generally do.) </p>
<p>They also have an additional info section in their Supplement, where they are very clear that it is to be used only for the purposes they indicate. </p>
<p>I personally think the instructions can be taken at face value for both sections - I really don't think Stanford has any hidden rules here.</p>
<p>In addition, while this may be a minority view, I definitely don't recommend that you use the essay section to provide a list of EC honors etc, or tailor the essay so that you can. The essay is meant to be your voice and tell them something uniquely personal about you - if it is tailored to showcase your accomplishments it can hardly do that.</p>
<p>But since this whole issue of Additional Info and what it is for has come up several times on this forum, I will flag that this is how we (my daughter and I) interpreted the instructions, and she filled out her app accordingly. I think every applicant is going to have to come to their own conclusions and then decide what to do. But be careful about assuming that anyone on this forum has inside information that should take precedence over carefully reading the instructions.</p>
<p>Some of that could be part of essays potentially, some could go into recs, some might make its way onto your activity list. What are your other activities? What are you planning to write about in essays? I think you now have one long essay and essentially four short ones (including Why Stanford?) so there is a lot of space to include that sort of information in essays. Maybe not all the information, but at least some of it.</p>
<p>the reason why I did not include those things on my activity list is because they don't seem to really be connected to my main activities (science (but not social science), music, visual arts). My essays, which i have already written are devoted to: two on science, one on ... just my character, and another on visual arts.</p>
<p>Having done many EPGY courses I had come to view Stanford staff as
friendly and helpful. The application process was a rude wake up call that
made me reevaluate my basis for comfort with Stanford akin to dealing with my favorite uncle
who suddenly turns out to be a grouch. :)</p>
<p>Of all the applications I did this year, I found the Stanford instructions the
most "precise" (read "restrictive") and direct (read "thou shalt or off with your head").:mad:</p>
<p>I complied but was shocked to note the difference compared to<br>
well-oiled Caltech, transparent MIT, clear-cut Harvard, Princeton and
Duke UG application guidleines and process.</p>
<p>Guess, an University like Stanford can demand what it wants...9X12
envelopes only, do not staple, only use our labels, don't send blah before blahblah....you need to hurry up and wait before our broken system sends
you an acknowledgement in a couple of months that we received your material, you can call us during office hours and we promise to give you
meaningless feedback....:confused:</p>
<p>It made me wonder....(since this definitley does not reflect the laid back
yet competent and open environment Stanford students are famous for)...</p>
<p>...bureaucratic overflow probably clogging the Palo Alto
UG drains.... or maybe the gatekeepers are always ***wipes in order
to keep the university clean</p>
<p>The belaboured point:
It is fine to apologize to a "Person" but don't ever apologize to a
bureaucrat. Just rectify the error if it can be done or leave it alone.
:)</p>
<p>I hope you're not foolish enough to make broad, sweeping conclusions about universities based on the application process. Remember that whenever you call the admissions office, you are probably at least the hundredth person who has asked the same question, and as much as one might true to be polite, warm, and friendly, admissions officers are people too. You're not at all wrong to ask, but please be a bit more forgiving.</p>
<p>um, so would it be wrong to put it on the additional info section? =/</p>
<p>^ NO!it's not wrong!! really!!! It's just fine!!! Stanford adopted the common app, and the common app INVITES you to use the Additional Info section. This forum has an urban legend about Stanford not wanting applicants to use that space, but where on earth did it come from? Only from the over-anxious imaginations of over-stressed applicants! :)</p>
<p>hahaha okay. I know, it's a stressful time. thanks for your answer :P :) !!</p>
<p>What exactly are the instructions on the additional info section for the common application? When I applied, Stanford didn't use the common application.</p>
<p>Ailey is right:), this being the first year for common app. how in the
world would anyone on CC know it is bad to do the additional info?</p>
<p>....3-5 pages is supposed to be a decent length on the
additional info section. generally for the common app</p>
<p>Marlgirl :confused:my conclusion is not about Stanford
but the face it shows to the UG applicants...a relatively flawed one
compared to its peer group...based on exactly similar set of phone calls
to the other institutions.</p>
<p>I felt no disrespect or ultimatums conveyed by other peer institutions,
just this one. Maybe the three people I called here were all having a
bad day. :rolleyes:on different days</p>