<p>I have just sent in my art supplement to Stanford, and I will be sending it to several other schools as well. </p>
<p>I don't mean to brag, but I am what schools would deem "unusually talented" in the art of photography--I have been published internationally and won many contests. Famed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry feels my work rivals his own. The Stanford Daily even chose me to be a photography intern, so my work is featured in several issues of a Stanford publication. </p>
<p>My question is, how much can an outstanding art portfolio/art resume truly help? I am academically qualified in every area except for my SAT math score, which is a mere 630 after three tries compared to my 780 in CR and 800 in W. I'm hoping my talent can somehow compensate for this poor score.</p>
<p>No one knows. We can chance you based on your stats by looking at publicly available information. No one here will have a substantial basis for telling you you can or can’t get in based on other factors.</p>
<p>First off, I agree with the above commentator. However, I think it also depends on your intended major. For example, if you intend to major in photography, this will definitely help your chances a lot more than say if you are intending to major in physics since you’re already so accomplished. </p>
<p>That is not to say that it won’t help you if you’re a physics applicant because it’s still a fantastic supplement, and being a photographer adds “diversity” to the physics dept. Though if two applicants with equal stats applying to physics with one being you and the other being nationally publicized in physics research, I would assume the college would choose the researcher first.</p>
<p>But as my counselor says, every thing counts.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Well, thank you for your comments 
they do help.</p>
<p>If you are that good at photography, then it could probably make up for your math score considering that the other two sections are good (although nothing is guaranteed, and as people have said, no one can really “chance” you).</p>
<p>A 630 in math is still better than about 3% of Stanford’s freshmen, so it’s not like people in that range don’t get admitted.
[Stanford</a> University: Common Data Set 2010-2011](<a href=“http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/2010.html]Stanford”>http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/2010.html)</p>