Is sending a picture recommended?

<p>I think that I have read that sending a picture with an application is recommended because it makes your application more personal to the admissions staff who are reading large numbers of app's everyday...</p>

<p>If this is the case, then is it better to apply by mail than online? Or should you send a photo with the supplemental app by mail, then apply with the common app online (I assume that there is no way to upload a photo onto the online app, right?)</p>

<p>Is this a ridiculous question altogether?</p>

<p>I'd like to send a pic of myself, but if they don't ask for one, I don't see why I would.</p>

<p>There was a thread on this a few days ago:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=221646%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=221646&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>