Sending your work to professors?

Applying to College
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<p>HI! this is my first time using this site so I'm not even sure if I'm posting correctly.</p>

<p>Generally, is it appropriate or encouraged to send professors your work? For example, I'm a senior looking to study journalism for my undergrad. Would it be advantageous for me to send a professor a few of my articles that have been published in my school's newspaper? (They're not about school-related issues. One is an expository piece on white supremacy and the other is a feature on voter fraud.)</p>

<p>And if so, how should I word the email or whatever? Like: "Hi, my name is _____ and I'm applying for undergraduate admission to [your school.] Could you read this and give me criticism, etc?" And then should I add anything like that I would appreciate it if, in the case that he enjoyed my work, he send it towards the admissions office?</p>

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<p>By the way, I’m intending to send the work to a professor at the school at which I applied.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think! Thanks!</p>

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<p>No. The professors have no role in admissions.</p>

<p>You may (usually) send supplemental work to the admissions office. Every school has different polices about sending supplemental materials; google them or ask the admissions office to find out how your particular school handles it.</p>

<p>If they accept supplemental work, the admissions team will either evaluate the submission themselves or bring in someone qualified (ex. a professor) to evaluate the works. Either way, it goes through the admissions office, not through a random professor.</p>

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<p>Okay, thank you so much!</p>