Passion for fashion - include or eliminate?

Applying to College
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<p>Art and fashion are one of my passions, I love it, seriously and not frivolously. I don't look at art has just paint on a canvas or moulded clay. I don't look at fashion purely as clothes. I love all the aspects of art and fashion and am very interested. I thought I wanted to do it in college, but I don't, I want to do liberal arts in NYU/Barnard. I love art/fashion, but love english, sociology, women's issues, etc more. </p>

<p>My ECs are full of art and fashion-oriented things:
Internship with a fashion designer in the summer of 2011
Wrote an article about the^internship of 2011, appearing in a fashion magazine
Helping out with the styling of 2 photo shoots for a fashion magazine
Internship at a graphic design house in the summer of 2010
Art workshops</p>

<p>Then there are the more writing-orientend things:
Writer and production member of political school magazine, Spectrum
Writer for the school magazine
Writer for the school newspaper
MUN press
Writing contests, some work published</p>

<p>I'm thinking - should I eliminate the fashion stuff or reduce it a bit? I'm not sure whether it makes me look frivolous or whether it makes me stand out/look unique? Help please!</p>

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<p>Anyone, any suggestions? </p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Absolutely keep it! If it’s your passion, that will come through, and they almost certainly won’t see it as frivolous since your ECs clearly demonstrate that you take it seriously. You can also consider writing an essay about it to show how you look at it as an art even if other people may look down on it.</p>

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<p>But won’t it be a little odd if I write about fashion as an art if none of the majors in those colleges have that? </p>

<p>Thanks :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Anyone beg to differ? I need opinions :P</p>

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<p>Include it. Even if you don’t plan to major in it, it adds another dimension to your application.</p>

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<p>Include it. Colleges don’t have majors in Chess and people include all of their activities for it. It’s not like you’re just buying cute clothes, your EC’s demonstrate depth and commitment to the subject.</p>

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<p>Thanks you guys.
I think Im gonna include it after all :)</p>