<p>I've tried calling Yale twice in the past few days and I keep getting their voicemail. I'm pretty sure I know the answer to my question, but I thought I'd ask it here.</p>
<p>I have two supplementary items I have been sending to most other colleges, with the exception of places like Stanford. I have a resume (which I'm pretty sure Yale does NOT want) and a news article that was written about a project I started. I would like to send the article to Yale, but their website mainly provides information about sending supplements specific to talent - art, science, writing, music, etc. Their policy about sending other supplementary material is not on there. </p>
<p>My question: Has anyone else sent in news articles? Will Yale take them? For Stanford, they want nothing, but the admissions rep told me I could send them a link to the article, so I am in my Common App essay (which happens to be about the project). </p>
<p>Please let me know what you think Yale would prefer. Thanks!</p>
<p>I don't think Yale wants supplemental written materials or news articles about your activites. It is fine, however, to create a resume for Yale that details the project. Can you ask your GC or one of your teachers to mention the project and the news coverage it received in his/her recommendation?</p>
<p>What do you mean by a resume for my project? A resume typically lists activities, so I'm not sure what you mean. I don't think I'm going to send my resume with more in depth descriptions about my activities to Yale though. I'm sure they don't want that - probably redundant and annoying, considering they get so many applications.</p>
<p>I wrote my Common App essay about the project, so I'm pretty sure they'll know what it's about. I already have a link at the end pointing them to the website for the project, and for Stanford I plan on doing that + a link to the article (which is also posted online). If I can't send in my article, I'll probably do the same for Yale?</p>
<p>I've already had my GC and teachers send out the recs, so it's pretty much too late on that one. But good idea - my GC may have mentioned the project, but I'm not really sure at all. Didn't see her rec.</p>
<p>I'm not suggesting a resume just for the project. I'm suggesting an activity sheet -- one or two pages max -- that gives a little more detail about your main ECs, work experiences etc. if you need more room than the Common App grid permits. Yale definitely accepts that kind of resume. But since you wrote your main essay about the project with a link to the website, that should be enough. Does the website mention the news article?</p>
<p>I already have a resume that lists and further describes my ECs, work experiences, etc. I wouldn't say it's very in depth - I kept it to a page - but I have it. Did you send in a resume? Has anyone else? Has anyone else gotten IN sending in a resume? I don't want to bother them, ha. </p>
<p>And my website provides a link in the sidebar to the article, but I can't expect the admissions office to click around. Hm. Not really sure what to do, which is why I was planning on putting two links? But the problem of excessiveness arises.</p>
<p>If you wrote an essay about the project, you've covered it. Lots of applicants have had lots of news coverage for one reason or another. I bet you described your project in your essay better than the article did.</p>
<p>Perhaps you could just add a brief line about the news coverage to your resume. Something like "ABC Project was subject of feature article in May 9, 2008 edition of XYZ Tribune." Honestly, although it's very cool that your project was written up in the paper, I don't think it's critical that Yale see the article, and with 20,000+ applications to read, they probably don't have the time. Many Yale applicants have talents and activities that have received news coverage. Admissions just doesn't have time to review all the write-ups.</p>
<p>my son is in his 2nd year at Yale. When he applied he sent a newspaper article about him,he highlighted the most important parts. You would be crazy not to send it,just go for it! Good Luck</p>
<p>Ahhhh, clearly some mixed messages going on here. I'll probably submit both. I just wish Yale would pick up their phone and tell me it's alright first-hand. Delkfjasdlkfjasldkfjx!</p>
<p>And gksrnrdls, yes! Clearly, you're made of awesome. You're the second person to comment on that here, hahaha. Someone over at Penn noticed it, as well. It's weird to think there's a community of nerdfighters on here, but it's also not very surprising.</p>
<p>I would only include the clipping if includes information that doesn't appear in your resume or elsewhere, especially if the clipping is from a local or weekly paper. If the article was in the New York Times, I guess that might be a different story.</p>