Hey all,
So this summer I worked very hard and managed to compose and record 5 songs in the trap/electronic genre. I was wondering if it is worth putting this EC down in the CommonApp, if this is as impressive, as say, self-publishinga short story or the likes.
Input will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Yes, put it down.
If your work is advanced enough, consider submitting a music supplement in composition. That would definitely help you stand out.
It isn’t a hook. But it is a solid EC. It probably won’t have a big impact, but it is a legit EC.
Put it down, but it will make not one bit of difference.
Yes, although it will not make or break your application
Nobody said that self-publishing a short story is impressive.
Thats impressive! Of course it should be in your ECs. A lot of effort goes into artistic creation. Don’t sell yourself short.
Most impressive is if you have objective indication of its quality-as in its having been judged in some sort of contest or submitted for a show, etc. The most competitive schools have applicants whose work is featured on commercial venues-and of course anyone can say they are a composer. So, any information that you can provide that will demonstrate that others thing your work is good would help.
@khanam – see the difference btn what you wrote and what @lostaccount wrote. That’s the defining point. Anyone can claim to have scrawled out 5 songs or paid $1,000 to “self publish” some garbage – the real objective judge on its worthiness is whether or not someone has paid for it or invested in it.
Otherwise, it’s a nice artistic pursuit — but certainly nothing that’s a “wow” factor among the pool of top school applicants. I can’t do what the OP does and maybe you can’t either. But it doesn’t mean that the Brown admissions offices doesn’t see 500 kids like this every year.
Agree, a lot depends what you did with the songs. Did you put them on youtube or bandcamp or soundcloud and did they get a lot of views? Did DJs play them> Did a record company pick them up? Etc etc.
If you just wrote them and left them on your computer, that’s probably least valuable. Not nothing, you did the work and created the music, but not the same as some of those other cases.