<p>What should I bring to the on-campus interview besides myself? I checked the other threads on the Yale board and there seem to be conflicting opinions whether to bring a portfolio of work (art, music, maybe?) and transcript and resume stuff, or to bring nothing at all.</p>
<p>Second: There is this girl at my school applying EA and she's sending in a music supplement. In terms of ability I am just as good as she but we are both not exceptional, thus I do not feel comfortable sending in a tape. If she sends a supplement and I don't, does it convey that she is somehow more interested or more well-rounded? Will apps really be compared to such an extent?</p>
<p>no. it will help you.</p>
<p>you don't want to be known as the applicant who wasted everyone's time with useless supplementaries.</p>
<p>Your on campus interview will be conducted by a Yale student, not an admissions officer. I think it would be good to bring a resume as a conversation starter, but I don't think any of the other stuff will help.</p>
<p>As an alumni interviewer, I can tell you that art portfolios and music aren't really helpful because I have no expertise to judge how good they are and the admissions officers really don't care about a layman's opinion of art and music. Also, alumni interviewers are not supposed to know grades (yes, some interviewers ask for transcripts, but the admissions office discourages this), so I imagine the same would go for on campus interviewers.</p>
<p>If you're not at or near conservatory caliber, don't send in a music supplement.</p>
<p>I recently had an on-campus interview with a student. I brought a resume and transcript just in case, but the student didn't show much desire to look at them, and simply offered to forward it to admissions if i wanted. Instead, they try to make it as comfortable as possible, get to know you as a person, and to help answer any questions you might have about yale really. In fact, the person interviewing me did not even take notes during the interview. So, don't fret about supplementary materials. Hope this helped.</p>