<p>I wrote an essay, but it was definitely more expository than narrative.</p>
<p>Hey, another EDer here.</p>
<p>My 250 summer essay was dry and to the point, as I believe they intended it to be. Besides, my three other required essays plus the optional essay are of the creative type, so the summer one provides a change of tone.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks guys. That's pretty much what I ended up doing. Philntex, Princeton is coming to Houston on October 24th, are you going?</p>
<p>Has anyone gone to one of these regional info sessions? My local one is on Monday...worth attending?</p>
<p>Yes if you haven't visited the campus. </p>
<p>lol, thanks for the spectacle philntex! you're right, this is a great support group. you guys are awesome. 62 days! ahh</p>
<p>anytime, zantedeschia :)</p>
<p>And Bokonon, I never got an invitation to the one in Houston. However, I got two to the one in Dallas on Sunday, so I'll be going to that one (and it's closer to Waco, too). When's the Houston one?</p>
<p>I'm going to send the Optional Essay as well as the Art supplement... might as well go all-out</p>
<p>Yea - art supplement is going out tomororw..woohooo</p>
<p>Not that it matters, the photo prof already reviewed my portfolio in person last week.</p>
<p>For the question about summer activities over the past two years, you're supposed to write a 250 word essay? I thought they just wanted a few sentences in that space. Also, are you people attaching this response or writing it in the small space given?</p>
<p>Writing it in the space given</p>
<p>typing it on separate sheet and attaching (my handwriting isnt the best in the world)</p>
<p>funny story about the arts supplement (although u guys might not wanna hear, it i thought it was comical). It was only last monday, at 6:30 in the morning, while eating cereal and going over the Pton app, that i realized that the Arts supplement was due Oct 15th... o.o" me and my ditzy self must have missed that. But they said that they wanted the supplements all handed in 2 weeks prior to Nov 1st, which is Oct 18th, the following monday. So i called down to the admissions office and asked them if i can come in and personally hand in the supplement form on monday, and they agreed. </p>
<p>So now i have 2 extra days to rush and complete my piano cd (which i didnt start), and art slides, and then take the monday off from school and drive down to Pton.... ^_^"</p>
<p>well that was quite an exciting story haha. too bad i live in arizona and its a little too late for that :-D</p>
<p>For the Summers question, are we spose to fit it in that small space? Or should I just attach another piece of paper and say Please Read Attached Paper. Do they not want a lot cuz from the sound of all you people you all call it an "essay" and lol not sure what to do</p>
<p>It's not really an essay in the sense that you're being creative. Just detail your summers...in under 250 words.</p>
<p>Wait do the optional essays and rec forms need to be in 2 weeks early too??!</p>
<p>no, only the additional arts supplement. the rest has to be postmarked on November 1</p>
<p>I'll be handing my arts form to the postman at 8:30 tomorrow morning (pathetic, I know), but at least I don't need a video 'cause I went and auditioned for/interviewed with the dance prof (who said she'd write me a rec, yay!). But a question: are you guys sumbmitting ACT along with SAT scores? I mean, I know they may not look at them, but it won't hurt to send them, right?</p>
<p>Wooo. Just put my Visual Arts supplement in the mail. It feels great to have finished that portfolio. </p>
<p>jssballet--I didn't take the ACT so I'm can't submit it, but unless your ACT score is significantly lower than your SAT score, I don't see why it can hurt sending it in.</p>
<p>I stayed up until 3:00 this morning putting on the final touches to my arts submission. It's a good thing I reeeally want to go to Princeton. If I didn't...oy vey. It ended up sounding great, though, so here's to hoping!</p>
<p>Do you think the art department prefers candidates who do abstract art or those who do representational art? I visited Princeton and it seemed like all of the students were working on abstract paintings, so I'm not sure how much my art will help me. Anyone submit a representational portfolio (with oil paintings/watercolors/pencil media)?</p>
<p>All of the ones i'm doing are representational pencil works. I dont think Pton favors either abstract or representational over the other, but that is only my ad hoc answer.</p>