<p>Did anybody submit art and get in? I'm applying regular decision and i'm torn between designing something (it will look sweet, but the message may be a bit more cliche) and writing an essay. I'm applying with the common app.</p>
<p>Any ideas?</p>
<p>um ... you can't do art in lieu of the essay. You can submit art to supplement the essay, but you still have to write the essay.</p>
<p>^not true at all don't know why'd you think that</p>
<p>I'm doing an essay+ photo thingy. The essay only acts to make sense of my idea however. The essay is truly the supplementary part of mine. I decided to do it because I was afraid I'd give them the wrong impression about what I was doing it without. :)</p>
<p>hmm... where's this finalized essay celeb, i'm dying to see it</p>
<p>You can characterize your essay however you please; the point is you're still doing one. You cannot sumbit art in lieu of an essay.</p>
<p>What's the character limit for the essay?</p>
<p>1. Respond to the following, using whatever space and medium you like.</p>
<p>If you could plan a days adventurestarting from your home and spending only around $10 (or 8, or ¥1,068, or Rs 435, etc.)where would you go, what would you do, and whom would you take with you? </p>
<p>I remember going to the Johns Hopkins admissions thing on campus and the guy himself said that art was sometimes submitted in place of an essay... I am not sure what you mean. I am doing art as my essay, meaning I am graphically depicting what I would write for the $10 essay.</p>
<p>the direction for johns hopkins $10 essay was to respond to the question "using whatever space and medium you like." Doesn't that mean we could just submit an art/video,,,etc...??</p>
<p>it doesn't have to be an essay///</p>
<p>fine. do whatever you want. less competition for me. submit your art without an essay. just make sure you have your apps to other schools done!</p>
<p>I know people who submitted a video for their $10 question and were admitted. The same has to be true for artwork - I submitted art along with my essay, but I'm sure that there are people who are capable of telling their $10 story using only a canvas (or paper or whatever). Look through the 9-page $10 essay thread for things people have done in the past two years. The whole point is to tell your story in an original and creative way - some people do this with an essay while others do it through other mediums</p>
<p>wannagetin - wow somebody is a little tense... and rude?</p>
<p>anyway, thanks for your ideas guys. i know that people submit art/videos, but i was just wondering if anybody had sent in just a canvas/print and gotten in instead of writing an essay to supplement the art. just for general knowledge...</p>
<p>you dont have to write the essay if you're going to send something.</p>
<p>on the online application [it should also say the same on the paper one] it says "Please check here if sending your response in question 1 in a medium other than an essay online. "</p>
<p>wannagetin is wrong.</p>
<p>oooo.. i don't see that check box..
maybe cuz I'm doing common app....</p>
<p>^^ the checkbox is on your supplement, i'm doing the common app too.</p>
<p>ooooooooooooooooooooo...
i see it now/// thanks fjchowdhury! :D</p>
<p>just to provide a bit of clarity to this back-and-forth about submitting the $10 essay in another medium...</p>
<p>Yes you may submit art work. Yes it does not have to come with any writing - though you might want to provide the adcoms a bit of context on how your piece responds to the essay prompt.</p>
<p>wannagetin -- you are wrong. The $10 essay for JHU is not a traditional essay prompt -- it is supposed to be answered in a unique, creative way. That is why the instructions are written the way they are -- any medium, no word limit. (((and really there is no reason to be rude on these boards!!!)))</p>
<p>On a side note, a know a number of the adcoms who have art in their offices that were sent by applicants in the past.</p>
<p>i stuffed my actual essay into a little packet with a note on top, i said it was a medium not paper based... i sure hope they look inside...</p>
<p>^ that sounds sweet.</p>
<p>thanks for the input guys! i've already sent my print to hopkins.. we'll see what they think in april, lol... maybe i will put it on a free image hoster after the deadline so you guys can see, if you want.</p>
<p>good luck to you too :)</p>