<p>Hi,
Even though I'm not applying for college this year, I checked out the form of a college anyways. And that at the bottom of the space for your app essay it said that you should feel free to send a photo with your applicaton. Now, do you think that would be a good idea, or would that just be weird?</p>
<p>weird. I checked Brown's last year app, and it had picture as recommendation. I don't know what they are trying to do with it and I don't get it</p>
<p>I've heard the photo is to give your application a face, to make it more personal. If I were applying to any schools that wanted one, I'd certainly send one in. :)</p>
<p>I found the whole idea odd, and decided not to send one....</p>
<p>i'm definitely sending in a picture of me doing something cool</p>
<p>maybe jumping on a trampoline or dancing or something. my application makes me seem like a dull academic machine so it certainly wouldn't turn them off.</p>
<p>I'd send one. As long as it isn't really weird looking or anything, it will only help you.</p>
<p>Ok thank you :)</p>
<p>If there is one thing I don’t trust, it’s a person’s intentions. To say that sending a picture can only help an applicant ignores all possible negative factors that sending said picture could incur. Maybe the person doesn’t like people with brown hair, blue eyes, etc, who knows. It’s always better to think through a situation fully than to make narrow assumptions.</p>
<p>but the thing is, there's always going to be some amount of personal bias, so not submitting a pic wouldn't avoid that. submitting a pic isn't the cause of personal bias.
also, more than 1 person reviews your app</p>
<p>The admissions process differs from school to school, so I don’t know if more than one person makes the final decision or not. Moreover, I’m pretty sure more people do not send photos to colleges than those who do. While yes not submitting a picture would not destroy all possibilities of personal bias, submitting one opens the door for many biased judgments about a person’s appearance, judgments that frankly I do not think should be made in the admissions process. However, the final decision is of course, the applicants.</p>
<p>don't they see your face in an interview?</p>
<p>Again, that depends on the college to which a student is applying. I applied to several schools and only one required an interview. An interview is, however, much more profound than a picture. Unless of course you are saying you are a one dimensional person. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>But do you really think that your appearance would affect your chances? I don't look too bad or anything, but I just think that's wrong.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that it definitely would harm an applicant. All I’m saying is that the risk is there, and it is a decision, like most of what one puts on his application, that should be made with at least a little thought. Think about it; what does an admissions officer learn by looking at a picture of an applicant?.... How the person looks, plain and simple.</p>
<p>photoshop :)</p>
<p>Hehehehe :D Yeah, that's an option
But anyway, thank you for your opinions. I'm not sure what I might do, but I think I 'll probably not send a picture. It just seems unnecessary to me and also a little awkward :)</p>
<p>A picture is worth a thousand words! I would definately send a picture of myself, and I think everyone should. I think it definately help the Application be more personal, because these Admission people just read these aplications over and over and over, and it might <em>liven</em> up your application a little bit to set you apart from another individual. Just make sure it's a good picture. I know if I was trying to decide between 2 applicants which one should be accepted and they had nearly the exact same stats, I would pick the one with the picture. But then again there might some people who are racist or only like people who look "All-American" with blond hair and blue eyes, but I think this is unlikely or very rare.</p>
<p>Pictures can make people prejudiced (in one way or another). I'd be against them in principle, but if I thought it would help me, I'd send one in. It's fairly impossible to remain impartial in the face of the photographs--studies have been done where teachers judge say, 1st graders, or guess at their performance based on photos and some info, and they tend to select against some looks. Oh well.</p>
<p>It's a lot easier to throw a written name in the reject pile than it is a face.</p>
<p>the question is do you need to apply by mail to send the picture? how can you send a picture if you apply online? would you send it with the supplemental application? or with the application fee? wouldn't that be kinda weird?</p>