<p>Is it legitimate to bring a scrapbook I made to a college interview?? One of my hobbies is scrapbooking (I've made a new scrapbook after every major vaction/road trip since 6th grade). I mean, they obviously don't look like they were done by an artist, but IMO a few of them are pretty good and representative of who I am(& each is better than the last). Should I bring one(my most recent) to show that I actually took the time to make it as part of how I spent my summers instead of just saying,"oh, I like to scrapbook." I think anyone can say they've made scrapbooks, but mine actually took a lot of time and careful planning & I feel that showing one would give my interviewee a good idea about my creative side(I'm applying as an engineer) & about my family travels. It's not any science fair project or invention, but it does show that I enjoy making things and planning so I was wondering if it was a good or bad idea?? Thanks!!!</p>
<p>I would not bring a scrapbook to a college interview. Scrapbooking is not going to get you into college. It is irrelevant to the college process. If the interviewer asks you about your hobbies, then you can bring up the subject of scrapbooking and talk about it a little bit.</p>
<p>Keep the scrapbook at home. Instead, bring a resume.</p>
<p>My D brought her sketchbook with her and was doodling something while waiting for her turn to be interviewed. The college rep saw her drawing something, got interested in her sketches, and they spent most of the time discussing what her sketches reflected - her travel abroad, her sports, her college search process, her involvement with the marching band… When my D intervewed with an alum of another college, her art came up in the conversation, and the alum asked whether she had any artworks to show. D pulled her sketchbook and a portfolio out of her bag… </p>
<p>You can bring your scrapbook, but unless you are specifically asked to show it, don’t put it up on the table the moment you sit down and start talking.</p>