<p>hi, i’m swiviol and I’m new here 
my friend (who just got into harvard, btw) told me about the site so I’m here to check it out :). anyway, I just sent brown a CD today, because I play violin and was told that sending them a CD (or if you’re an artist, something you drew … etc) would help increase my chances. So my question is: did anyone else ('09 or earlier) do this, and how did it affect your admission (or, do you THINk it will affect it?)?. thanks :).</p>
<p>CD's and porfolio's usually only make a critical difference in the admissions process when they are really outstandingly exceptional</p>
<p>i asked a brown adcom about this, and she said that cds/tapes/paintings are forwarded to the music or art department. then the department reviews what you sent and gives you a good recommendation or no recommendation at all. so either nothing will happen or you'll get a little edge. unless of course you're the greatest musician they've heard all year. then that will make a huge difference.</p>
<p>ah i'm scared. my tape was not very good...very background static and tons of wrong notes! what to do what to do.</p>
<p>don't worry. they'll probably be impressed that you are committed enough to make a tape in the first place. and if its good, it'll help you; if it's not good, it definitely won't hurt you.</p>
<p>well I don't know if mine was "OUTSTANDINGLY exceptional" but I do think it was pretty good ... the quality was good too b/c my school has a "studio" that you can record shows and music in, and so I recorded it there :-).</p>
<p>i sent in a cd and got in. the music department sent me a letter about stuff afterwards.</p>
<p>nemo: what instrument do you play and what are you stats? i'm not sure whether my sending in a CD was useful or not, because i have no idea the level of brown's music department, so i'm just curious as to your level and that kinda of stuff.</p>
<p>i play the piano ... i don't think i'm stellar or anything but the cd was of good quality and i've won a few awards. my stats were 1590/2350/4.0uw.</p>
<p>did you apply for music, foundnemo? put it as one of your extracurricular because it has been implied by many U's that only if you declare music as a possible major or definite extracurricular on campus that they will listen to your tape and judge themselves.</p>
<p>no, i applied for engineering.</p>
<p>my bro definitely got in because of his violin skill. His stats were not really mid-range for brown. He wasn't like a prodigy or world-touring musician, but he was damn good.</p>
<p>I sent in a short story of mine. For some reason I'm betting they didn't read it...</p>