Does anyone have any advice on submitting a poetry supplement to elite universities? My friend showed me the file of someone she knew who submitted one to Stanford and was accepted. In his file, several people had commented about the poem and basically loved it. Any information/advice would be helpful, but specifically, how many should I submit? (My work is typically one to three pages single spaced.) It wouldn’t be much work because I already have a few pieces that I like, but how helpful is it to the application overall? Do you think that I should avoid specific topics? Also, would anyone be willing to look over a few and make suggestions?
Generally, you shouldn’t submit that kind of thing unless you’re applying as a CW major or something similar. Otherwise, admissions officers will just be stuck with more stuff to read and it could end up hurting you. I think the Stanford girl was an anomaly.
I’d be willing to do so