NU and art supplements?? :( help please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>Soooo I'm trying to figure out how to submit my art (drawing) portfolio but Northwestern is being really coy. They seem to be the most reluctant of all great colleges to accept one.</p>

<p>Application instruction pdf says:
"...and unsolicited items, such as artwork or recordings (CDs, DVDs,
videotapes, etc.), will not be accepted."</p>

<p>which made me think... holy crap! They really don't want any. Then I emailed them to see if they would take the CA art supplement. Their response...</p>

<p>"While you are welcome to submit an arts supplement with your application, there are several things to keep in mind. If you submit a CD/DVD or a bulky art portfolio, we cannot keep it with the rest of your application materials. Because of this, it is unlikely to be reviewed with your application. We encourage students to submit a music resume/repertoire instead of a performance CD/DVD. Artwork can be submitted as a bare-bones portfolio that can be easily scanned into our imaging system. We also ask that you do not submit any unique materials, as it is unlikely you will get them back. Feel free to contact us if you have any other questions."</p>

<p>Can someone help me decipher this? Does this mean PRINTS only? Because I'll have to find a place to order some really quickly. =( It's pretty important for me to be able to show my artwork, but Northwestern... seems just so... reluuuctant....</p>

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<p>No one knows? :(</p>

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<p>I’m no expert, but it looks like all they want are prints of your artwork… the kind that will fit into an 8.5"x11" folder along with everything else. Getting the prints on time shouldn’t be a problem if you go to Walgreens or someplace (designed for photo prints, but shouldn’t be TOO much of an issue)</p>

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<p>Ahhh, that’s what I was thinking too. Wish they could have actually defined the materials and number they wanted instead of being so roubdabout… I can’t decide if bare bones means five or ten or three. :/</p>

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<p>I’d do the absolute minimum you can while still getting your point across / conveying the spirit of your work. Sounds to me like they’re not going to spend a lot of time analyzing it.</p>