<p>Hi! I'm new to CC. My daughter is applying to several boarding schools. We were wondering if we could attach her resume or send photocopies of her certificates to the schools along with the application. Not all schools provide space on the forms to list academic achievements. The Exeter application, for instance, asks for extra curricular activities but not for a listing of academic awards. Thanks for your responses.</p>
<p>i don't think schools want to get photocopies of your daughter's awards but i think a resume listing her awards would be more helpful unless stated otherwise. i know that most schools like to keep their paperwork to a minimum since they get so many applicants</p>
<p>Yeah, I know for a fact that Exeter specifically states they do NOT want photocopies of awards and certificates. I'm not sure about others though.</p>
<p>I think if they're realllllllyyyyy exceptional awards, than you should state it seperately. If it's stuff like honour roll, best student, or most sportsmanlike, than I wouldn't force it. If there isn't any area that suggests or specifically states you should fill it in, than they probably don't want to hear about the littler ones.</p>
<p>Yep, I think they pretty much covered it.</p>
<p>I was surprised to hear that your D's supplements are awards and certificates. I'm sure most of the applicants on CC have outstanding awards and prizes, so in terms of supplements I suggest your D send in something different than that. Something unique, like about her hobbies/strengths. For example, if your D is exceptional at writing, why not send them a short story she wrote? Or if her strength is photography, send in some portfolios...</p>
<p>S was encouraged during interview to apply for substantial merit scholarship. He needs to write 2 essays as part of the app process (more essays? grrrrr) which are pretty random in nature but I'm sure the evaluators, in their wisdom, have reasons for asking these questions so w.e., he'll certainly comply. He received a significant (corporate) award and was also interviewed on a national news show regarding this activity. He wants to send a 3 minute CD of the news interview or at the very least, a color copy of the award. The instructions do not state that additional materials will/will not be accepted but we don't want to commit some major scholarship app faux pas. Still trying to decide what to submit. May need to put a call in to the school to see what they'll accept.</p>
<p>I was thinking of awards such as Math Counts, State Spelling Bee, Poetry awards etc. Guess sending certificates is not a good idea as the schools will be swamped with paperwork. Also, my D is a good writer and I know that schools do ask for music and art portfolios but what about a writing portfolio with poems or a short story as binhnguyen 2907 has suggested? My D also has a very good evaluation from a prestigious academic summer camp. Would it be fine to send that? We're new to the process and a little overwhelmed.</p>
<p>If the academic summer camp is CTY, all of their evaluations are "very good"--no need to bother. =)</p>
<p>chaidrinker- does the app ask for a current graded writing sample either from english or history class? I know some schools request this. If so, this may give her a lot of leeway in the selection of her most accomplished graded work.</p>
<p>Not to be cold about this, but the admissions department saying is "the thicker the file, the thicker the applicant". Be very careful about sending additional information as these folks think pretty carefully about what information they think is important to an admissions decision....</p>
<p>chai- it may be worthwhile to simply contact admissions and ask. Many may speculate but at the end of the day they're the ones assessing your D's application and I'm sure it won't be the first time this question was asked. Good luck!!!</p>
<p>I found these reponses interesting. Personally when my daughter applied we sent in piles of info. I'll bet she had the thickest file. How else are they to get to know her? Isn't that the point? We sent cd's and dvd's and copies of certificates, copies of newspaper articles. Basically copies of her entire life for the past year or two. And she got accepted. So who is to say what makes a good application? My opinion is send it in - all of it.</p>
<p>That is awesome PhotoOp!</p>
<p>In your D's case, the adage could read "the thicker the file, the thicker the March 10 envelope" :)</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses. I think calling up the schools and asking them would be the best approach. I'm glad most schools ask for a graded writing sample. And of course, the essays would reveal a lot about the applicant's personal qualities and passions.</p>
<p>I disagree.</p>
<p>PhotoOp: what school does your daughter go to? I highly doubt the big schools (whom have like 3500 applicants a year) want and/or can handle that much info from each student - I'd hate to complete flood these places with minute pieces of info.</p>
<p>She goes to Exeter :)</p>
<p>And they encouraged us to send additional items to them.</p>
<p>Oh wow that's awesome!</p>
<p>Haha I'm really surprised... I guess they're just good at all the managing of it - certainly not my forte (sp?)!</p>
<p>PhotoOp: I'm just curious. What are your D's strengths at the time? (I mean writing/photography/music/sports etc.) Did you send in stuffs that are "everyday"? (like a DVD of her typical day haha - lol this sounds silly to me :|)</p>
<p>Her strengths are in academics - both writing and math. But she also had several awards for community service. We didn't send in everyday things, although I don't exactly know what you mean by that. She also didn't have any music at all, no sports either, but I would have sent that in if we had it. </p>
<p>Someone asked earlier about things like attendance awards and "small" things. If it were me, I would send it in. I think perfect (or near perfect) attendance says something about the child's commitment, and even about their health. </p>
<p>Feel free to pm if you want more specific info. I love to help.</p>
<p>My son's strength is computer science/ programming and designing video games specifically. Would it be worthwhile to send in a CD of the games he has created?</p>