Should I try to do an Art Supplement?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I've listed a bunch of my musical hobbies on the common app, and I was wondering if I should try to add an Art Supplement, as none of my musical activities are classical, and I've never had any kind of real raining.</p>

<p>I play guitar and keyboards in a kind of garage-rock band, I write most of the songs and we play shows occasionally at high schools and in random punks' basements. I could get pretty good recordings, but none of it is especially virtuosic and it would be pretty clearly recorded in a garage rather than a studio. It's pretty fun music, but I'm not sure how impressive it would be. </p>

<p>I also have a couple side projects that I do on my own. One is a kind of electronic project, without vocals, just synths and drums and weird sounds. I do all the programming myself, but I'm not sure how appreciated that would be. The other one is me on vocals, and then layered guitars, ukuleles, harmonicas, etc. It's a bit lofi.</p>

<p>I was wondering if I should bother trying. I'm doing the common app, and it seems to presuppose a classical background, which I lack.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Here’s the most recent music supplement thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/784618-music-supplement.html?highlight=supplement[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/784618-music-supplement.html?highlight=supplement&lt;/a&gt;. Read the thread(s), and follow the links contained within to a number of past threads, covering both typical and out of the box scenarios.</p>

<p>Talent is talent, regardless of genre. Defining that talent level and how it fits within a specific applicant pool is a stumbling block for many. </p>

<p>How it effects your chances is institution specific. There are no blanket, one size fits all answers.</p>