<p>Hello,
I am applying ED to cornell for biometry and statistics (CALS). I know I can submit supplemental material but I am unsure if I should. I could send in a video of my piano playing--I teach piano. Or I could send in a lab report from an internship I had at the University of Rochester. Should I send in both? None? One?
gpa: 93 (unweighted)
act: 33</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I can’t speak for Cornell specifically, but normally supplemental materials should only be sent in if you would consider yourself in the top 5% or so of whatever that topic is. Most admissions reps simply do not have the time to review a mass of supplemental materials or extra recommendations. If you published a paper through that internship, then maybe submitting a link to the paper would be good. One exception we have learned is that if you have a good resume that can communicate your activities/jobs better than the Common App can (by grouping activities, for example, under certain topics), then this might be a good supplemental piece to submit.</p>
<p>Obviously, admissions readers and officers will be EXTREMELY busy throughout the next six months. How do you think they will feel were you to cause them to squander valuable time reviewing what they might believe are irrelevant supplementary materials? Therefore, I strongly suggest you be VERY certain that any augmenting materials you submit are directly pertinent and unquestionably beneficial to their evaluation.</p>