<p>That's two dimensional actually.</p>
<p>Maybe they wanna make people at their more attractive? I wouldn't mind a host of hot girls in my classes..might make me wanna go there even more...:D....what's wrong with blondes in bikinis?</p>
<p>i would send one ;)</p>
<p>i guess you can send one if you like, but i highly doubt it would make a difference in their decision. i bet they're already smart enough to overlook that whole, 'legally blonde' thing.</p>
<p>I didn't even think about what you all are saying. It sounds like you are all talking about sending your school picture or something.</p>
<p>I did sort of a photo essay... I was drum major of the marching band, so I found a picture of me conducting during a competition and sent that in to accompany my essay, which was about how it felt to conduct during a competition =p pretty fitting. So if you can find some sort of relevence to the picture... then send it in. It will make the essay more personal and more real.</p>
<p>Is it safe to send in a "cute" picture?! like something i have on myspace that isn't slutty?? I feel like they're going to think i'm concieted or something but i don't want them to think i'm hideous either. i need this by.. tomorrow. so help haha should i post the pic here?
or should i send in something kinda creative
or a pic with my sister cuz itll be like.. look at me im a good sister.</p>
<p>i'm just sending a school picture...</p>
<p>i missed school pictures lol ahh.</p>
<p>my son sent in photos with all of his app's when he applied 2 yrs ago. he applied to very competitive schools (ivies, top liberal arts, etc) and he got into half and rejected/waitlisted-rejected at the other half. that says to me that the picture didn't weigh in the decisions at all... my daughter is applying this year, and she is sending pictures with all her app's... just in case you're wondering, they both sent school (senior yearbook) pictures. since my daughter is applying online (vs. my son who applied by mail), her guidance counselor is sending the picture together with the guidance rec and transcript. good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>if im applying by mail with a common app, where should i put my photo?
should i glue it in a top right hand corner.. ??</p>
<p>and.... maybe im not a bright reader.. but i havent seen a photo rec anywhere yet!</p>
<p>its not on the common app itd be on a supplement</p>
<p>just to be clear, a photo is not required. there are some schools that make it an optional thing... as this thread says, i agree that it only serves to make your app more personal for the adcom reader who is literally reading 100's and 1000's of app's. just think about that for a second... anything you can do to make your app stick in their mind just a little better than the next app or the one that came before works in your favor. honestly, i cannot believe that a photo would bias the reader's opinion. if it's the kind of school that is picking its students by the attractiveness of their photos, then you probably don't want to go there anyway. i think 99 pct of adcom officers have seen just about every type/look/appearance of potential students and that they know enough to pick their candidates not based on appearance but rather substance. otherwise, they would fill their colleges with well-tanned, mall-dwelling lightweights (though the occasional serious student might sneak in... after yrs of that kind of policy their college would deteriorate so badly that it would become a finishing school for future Abercrombie & Fitch models!)</p>
<p>Let's rephrase this...the point is to put a <em>nice</em> face on the application, just not a face. I hate to say it, but it has been proven again and again that the better looking you are, the more people like you at first impression. More attractive definitely do better in job interviews, so why not college apps? I feel bad for saying, "If you're ugly, don't submit a photo," but it's true. If you're ugly, you're going to have to make other parts of your application stand out.</p>
<p>I know it sounds harsh, but appearance is important!</p>
<p>Haha, I was just reading this thread... Have any of you ever read the book "Blink" by Malcom Gladwell? It has this part about first impressions... based on appearance.... if you have a good appearance, go for it because it could help the tiniest bit..</p>
<p>Amen for photoshop!</p>
<p>I'd actually like to send a picture because I'm an egotistical bastard, but I don't even see how I'd do this..just send a picture to the office of undergraduate admissions? If they didn't specifically ask for this, I feel like they'd just think I was weird.</p>
<p>If you're sending in an application by mail, it's not so odd. Perhaps send in applications by mail to your reaches.</p>
<p>BUMP!</p>
<p>Was wondering about this, hopefully I just resurrected this thread from the dead.</p>
<p>Anyway my thought is, if you're good looking, go for it. For those of us not so fortunate, a smile might help!? :)? But seriously, appearance really does matter. Its not my opinion, its a sociological fact.</p>
<p>But yeah, the biggest advantage of sending a photo of yourself is to personalize the application. I'd be more sympathetic to a face than just a written name.</p>
<p>they never say anywhere it has to be a school photo, right? i think colleges are just wondering how you present yourself. i.e., if you value family, you would put a picture of yourself with your family, or if you like sports, you would send a picture of yourself playing soccer, or if you were artsy, you might send a picture of your shadow or your toes, or something like that.</p>
<p>I for one am definitely sending in a photo if it says anywhere that we can! I mean, for anybody’s who’s not horrifying in appearance (and I’m not using this as a euphemism for being pretty. Honestly, if people aren’t pained by looking at you, smiling WILL help), just a picture of you looking genuinely happy can do so much to help you charm the admissions officers. It’s like the infamous clam farting, but more subtle and not as completely hilarious. :D</p>
<p>Yeah, I would think that a photo would create bias, unintentional or not. Sadly, people just gravitate to more attractive people.</p>