<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I will be submitting a website for the Stanford Art Supplement this fall. I was wondering if anybody knows what Stanford's Art & Art History Dept. will look for when they evaluate my website. I find it a little confusing since I know they can't evaluate my programming abilities. So do they look at the overall design of the site? Any advice/insight would be helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>@ Orocollege
Stanford requires all applicants to mail a hard copy of the Arts Supplement. They will judge your art supplement based on this submission and not on your website. My son submitted an art supplement (guitar and piano) and was accepted into Stanford so I think a good art supplement helps an application.
Here’s a link to the instruction page:
[Arts</a> Supplement : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/arts.html]Arts”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/arts.html)</p>
<p>@MITconcernedmom
Thanks for the reply. I understand that I would not submit a URL to Stanford, but rather a video of how my site functions.</p>
<p>From the pdf in your link:
“If your work is a website, please do NOT submit the link or HTML code: make a video DVD that demonstrates the operation of the site.”</p>
<p>(In case I was ambiguous, I won’t be making a website portfolio of my artwork. I will be programming a website and then submitting a video of its operation.)</p>
<p>What I find confusing is how they actually judge the “artistic” elements of the website. It seems more concrete in the case of dance, painting, or music but more abstract for digital media/digital design. Basically, what are they looking for when they evaluate my website (or video or it).</p>
<p>@Orocollege
Why don’t you call the Art Department at Stanford and ask them what they look for in a website submission…They could give you some pointers… Here’s their contact info from their website:
If you have further questions, contact the Art Department at (650) 723-3404. </p>
<p>The only guideline Stanford has on the Art supplement states that:
“Applicants submitting an Arts Supplement are expected to have demonstrated artistic
talent at a level beyond what is normally exhibited by high school students.”</p>
<p>@mitconcernedmom
Do you have any advice for arts supplements in general? I’m a 2013er and applying to several reach schools that require these hardcopy mail-ins and such. Please PM or reply here!</p>
<p>@Lanayru,
Art supplements are only worth doing if you really have a talent that is above most of your peers. And if you do it, make sure that the submission showcases your talent well… For example, we do not have a grand piano but we rented the recital hall of one of the Piano stores in our city so my son could record his piano repertoire on a grand piano (it was not that expensive, I think it was $100 for 2 hours).
My son sent the Art supplement to 2 of his top school choices, MIT and Stanford, and he was accepted at both…I personally believe that the Art supplement added another concrete dimension to his persona plus when you submit an art supplement you also send recommendations from your instructor so that is another recommendation that would validate your resume.<br>
Also make sure that you follow the directions for the Stanford Art supplement submission to the letter, they are very strict about it. BE mindful of the deadlines for BOTH the Art Supplement and Entire Stanford application:
REA- October 15
RD- Dec 1
Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Does a guitar supplement have to be in jazz or acoustic? Can some of it be improvising a blues rock solo in the pentatonic scale in the key of A? or would that not work.</p>
<p>I don’t think Stanford has any particular requirements for what style of music must be played, if it showcases your talent well then send it in</p>