Music Supplement

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Hi everyone, i am looking to hand in music supplements to all my schools. For wustl, however, i am a bit confused if i can send one in. on their website, it states:
"We do not require the Common Application Arts Supplement or the Common Application Athletic Supplement. "
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<p>"do not require" means "do not accept" or "optional"? i have searched all over but to no success. can someone who has turned in a music supplement help?</p>

<p>thank you very much in advance. have a great holiday!</p>

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<p>While I am not 100% certain, I would interpret the phrasing as WashU not accepting the two supplements. Admittedly, I haven’t submitted a music supplement (bio/math major!), so if somebody has, then please feel free to chime in :)</p>

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<p>Four years ago my daughter submitted the music supplement along with a CD of her singing three classical songs. The music department listened to the CD and I think it helped with her acceptance to Wash U, which she has loved.</p>

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<p>We’re in a similar dilema. Here’s what I found from the FAQ…</p>

<p>Washington University does not accept the Common Application Arts Supplement online. If you wish, you may mail your completed Common Application Arts Supplement to our office, but it is not required. If you’ve made a substantial commitment of time and energy to one or more of the arts (music, theatre, dance, film), we would love to know that. You may submit a CD/DVD, a music resume, or tell us in writing why music, theatre, dance,* and/or film is important to you. Don’t feel that you need to do this in the Writing (Short Answer) or Personal Essay sections of the Common Application; you could, for instance, include it in Additional Information.</p>

<p>Other schools allow you to (and seem to encourage) that applicants post or e-mail music so (I would anticipate) it then gets routed to folks in the music department. But with Wash U they are asking them to be mailed, which makes me wonder if they will get routed appropriately to the music department.</p>

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<p>don’t know if this helps for people in a similar situation but I mailed in an art portfolio to the sam fox school even though engineering was my primary choice. they were okay with it. I think they’ll look at anything you send them.</p>

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<p>I submitted an Arts Supplement when I applied so yes, they do accept them. Who knows if it helped, but if your art is very important to you, it probably helps to show the admissions officers that.</p>