<p>I love Brown and will be apply to the school ED. I have a couple of questions about the application process. </p>
<p>Should I send a resume, like what I give to my teachers for recs or do you think that from what I write in the application, they’ll get a good enough idea for what I’m like?</p>
<p>I know for sat’s and other required standardized testing I need to send a score report from CollegeBoard but does that also apply to Ap’s or is listing them on the app. suffice and if I matriculate there then I should send a report?</p>
<p>And finally I’ve been playing the piano for a number of years and my piano teacher loves me and its a big part of my life and the only artsy thing I’ve ever done. I was wondering if I should get a recommendation from her or would it be adding unrequired papers to my application? </p>
<p>I was wondering what people who applied to Brown or any other colleges in the past did in these situations.</p>
<p>Look at the Brown app online. If there's information on your resume that would not come through in the app, submit it. If not, leave it out.</p>
<p>If you're applying to Brown with the hope of doing something musical (say, taking more piano lessons, playing with a band, doing a music major, whatever), then get a rec from your piano teacher. If not, then probably not, because she won't really have anything to add to your application.</p>
<p>I've actually heard that sending in a resume is a very bad idea because it's redundant. Admissions committees don't want to be overwhelmed by extra material, least of all if it's just repeating what's already on your application. </p>
<p>The great thing about the Brown application is that the extra curricular section is set up like an essay, so you can basically transpose your resume onto it!!</p>
<p>A thing to keep in mind is that you are your best advocate, but advocate wisely. Therefore you should submit a resume but don't make it overwhelming. If they don't want to read it, then they don't have to. You did your best.</p>
<p>So I don't know if you're into the on-line app or the paper app. I personally used the paper app b/c I believe it adds a personal touch to the application. Last year they had a nice little foldable leaflet for your essay about a possible concentration for you, what jobs you've had, your activities/awards, and your personal essay. I ended up cutting and pasting the first essay into the lined section because hand-writing essays would've been a b****. I stuck the other two things into the foldable leaflet and just wrote "see attachment". I ended up cutting and pasting other essays into this other part of the app. Let's just say that it was a very unique application.</p>
<p>And in regards to the rec letter from your piano teacher, unless it adds another dimension to you, which cannot be brought out by recs from your schoolteachers, I wouldn't suggest sending it in. Perhaps no one else knows how much you spend practicing your piano though you may not be your state's piano champ.</p>
<p>Some things don't belong in an application, like how you hate yourself or that don't eat, hoping that everyone will stop calling you fat. For you though, tough call, it's either way man.</p>
<p>I'm serious about not sending in a resume!! </p>
<p>When I had my interview with a Harvard admin officer, she said that sending in a plain resume was redundant, and not to do it. She said send in things that add to your application that <em>haven't</em> been mentioned, like the appendix that explains the "resume" that is your extra curricular section in your application mentioned above or a completey seperate say portfolio or tape of your music or whatever.</p>
<p>It's a tough call man. I sent in my resume to MIT despite the fact that the MIT app specifically stated no brag sheets, only necessary elaborations. And hey, somehow I got accepted. I truly believe that if they don't want to read it, they don't have to. I gave it my all. Maybe there was something in my app that cancelled out the fact that I sent in a resume. Or maybe I just got lucky. I'll never have the pleasure of knowing. Good luck with everything! :)</p>