For example, if I make music and have had a decent amount of success, how do I highlight that I didn’t just use garageband to make some trap beats weekly lol
I know some colleges provide a submission for an arts portfolio but not all of them do.
You highlight what you do, not what you don’t. And you avoid worrying about anyone else’s EC’s
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Don’t compare what you do to anyone else.
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Include music in the EC section (lst what you do), write about it in an essay/supplementary essay, submit a portfolio/supplement with recording/video/link, music resume, music letters of recommendation - if the school accepts any or all of that.
Not sure what any of this means:
For example, if I make music and have had a decent amount of success, how do I highlight that I didn’t just use garageband to make some trap beats weekly lol
What are you composing/writing? And plenty of people are doing cool things with digital audio work stations, Ableton etc. Is that what you are comparing yourself to? Do you do classical composing on manuscript paper? What kind of success? Just curious but by all means stay as private as you like.
You can always check out the music major forum as well.
I actually think it’s a thoughtful question.
Although I’m nobody’s personal statement whisperer, I think being descriptive about what you do is the way to get it across. There are positive ways to distinguish your gig from other approaches. “Although it takes more time and …, I make my tracks by doing ….” That sort of thing.
Agreed you don’t want to even remotely sound like you’re bashing or judging harshly what other people do. Just put your best foot forward in talking about your thing and why you like doing it that way. “It draws on my creativity with ….”
Good luck.