**Looking for advice about 'passions' and art supplementary materials**

<p>Hi! First, let me clarify that I am not looking for a "chance" (I know those are difficult to predict for Ivy Leagues). I would just like people to review my current resume and tell me what they think are my 'passions' based on my ECs. I spend a lot of my time in two areas in which I am very interested and active, but I am unsure as to how I should highlight those areas in my application. In addition, any advice on what I should improve upon in my application would be appreciated. Also, for those of you who know about submitting supplementary materials, I know that most colleges don’t recommend that applicants submit music supplements unless it is exceptional. Is this the same for artwork? Taste in art/beauty varies immensely between different people, so I don’t know if there is any consensus on what is truly amazing art. I don’t take art lessons or anything, but I paint in my free time, so I was thinking about submitting a portfolio of some of my favorite pieces (mostly watercolor paintings, oil paintings). Thanks for your help! :)</p>

<p>oops haha and here is my current resume</p>

<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.98
SAT I: 2390 (1 sitting)
SAT II; 790 bio, 800 math ii, 800 chem
Rank: 1 out of 500
School: Public
Income: Middle
Ethnicity: Asian (haha I know this will probably work against me)</p>

<p>-National French Honors Society – 3 years; Secretary
Organized language celebration day at school
Organize movie nights</p>

<p>-School newspaper – 4 years; Editor-in-Chief; created online newspaper</p>

<p>-Freshmen math league – 1 year; coach as sophomore</p>

<p>-Varsity math league – 4 years
Competed in school, county, state, and national competitions
High Scorer award at county</p>

<p>-Violin – 4 years in honors chamber orchestra; VP of chamber
Won 1st in music festival in NY
Perform at school events and music composer performances</p>

<p>-Piano – 9 years
Perform at charity concert to raise money for American Cancer Society
Member of American College of Musicians Piano Guild
Obtained Young Artist Diploma (highest level in piano examinations)</p>

<p>-Tri-M Music Honors Society – 3 years
Volunteer at auditions, school events, etc.</p>

<p>-National Honor Society – 2 years
Volunteer at schools and hospital</p>

<p>-Peer tutor – 2 years; about 100 hours
Tutor French, chemistry, biology, math</p>

<p>-Volunteer as Freshmen MVP – 3 years
Help Freshmen around the high school, etc.</p>

<p>-Volunteer at summer camp – 2 years
Help little children in summer activities (sports, art, etc)</p>

<p>-Volunteer in English class for international students – 1 summer
Taught speaking/writing skills to foreign students</p>

<p>-Homeroom rep</p>

<p>-Service club (concentrating on health area) – 3 years; President and Founder
Organized students to volunteer at nursing homes, food banks, and hospitals
Raised funds for cancer research through donations, sales, lotteries
Sponsored awareness days at school
Created health issues presentation for school </p>

<p>-Summer intern at research lab – 2 summers
Edited manuscripts
Prepared experiments (assays, cell cultures, etc)</p>

<p>-Volunteer at hospital – 2 years; about 200 hours</p>

<p>-Volunteer at food bank – 2 years
Raise money, collect donations, organize food</p>

<p>-Participated in summer program for high schoolers in American Association for Cancer Research</p>

<p>For submitting art supplements, I’ve heard of mixed responses from colleges, ranging from “I love to see your amateur art and learn how you spent your time” (Dartmouth) to “Don’t send us anything unless you’re won national or international recognition” (Yale). For help on that, maybe consult some of the older posters in the art/music forums. There were people posting in the past years about this who seemed to be very knowledgeable about sending supplements.</p>

<p>As for EC, you just seem to be a jack of all trades.</p>

<p>from a glance i’d assume music and volunteer work to be your passion?</p>