<p>I'm really passionate in Manga(Japanese Graphic novels) and I wonder whether it is appropriate to include in my letter of rec. Plus, in my transcript, I also tried to join the Art Club, study Art History and creating my portfolio. So should I do it or not?</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>passionate about drawing them or reading them??
if reading, definitely no
if drawing, maybe. but I’d say comic rather than manga.
One creative way that many actually do is, drawing a cartoon strip for your essays instead of a full essay.</p>
<p>“One creative way that many actually do is, drawing a cartoon strip for your essays instead of a full essay.”</p>
<p>Not a good idea. College admissions officers have been quoted repeatedly as saying that they want essays to be essays, not poems, songs, cartoon strips, etc.</p>
<p>If the OP submits a cartoon strip, it should be in addition to what the college requires.</p>
<p>u sure??
cuz I’m pretty sure someone from our school before did something like that and went to Harvard or something</p>
<p>The story may not be true, maruhan2, or the student may have submitted the cartoon stri as a supplement.</p>
<p>Submit the artwork as an additional supplement and not in place of the essay; a drawing and a piece of writing are obviously very very different. Some people do succeed with ‘risky’ pieces of writing in place of the essay (if they have obvious talent and the piece is well executed). E.g. snippets of diary entries. The college might appreciate your innovation. A poorly executed ‘gimmick’, of course, is something you should definitely steer clear off. It’s all relative.</p>
<p>Oh no, I’m actually passionate in reading them … Thanks guys, I’ll put that off then</p>
<p>Passionate ABOUT reading them (not “in”), and…</p>
<p>This would be a “hobby”, not something to include in a “Letter of Recommendation” (which, by they way you’re asking, makes me ask you…you DO know this is a letter written by someone ELSE, right?). </p>
<p>…and I don’t really understand your other sentence/question.</p>