<p>Hey, guys. I want to send in a few pieces of creative writing as supplementary material. I was wondering though, if the r</p>
<p>Bump - the Princeton people haven't replied to my email, so I could use your advice. Merci.</p>
<p>I think that if the supplement indicates that a resume is mandatory, it is indeed mandatory. I remember from last year (my D is now a freshman there) that it was. My D is a violinist so her resume included all of her music activities as well as a significant list of solo and instrumental repertoire, as well as any awards, summer camps, etc. </p>
<p>In your case I would definitely think of listing all of the pieces you have written as an attachment to the resume in addition to indicating where you studied creative writing, any camps or other activities associated with it. And, of course, any publications of your work, cited properly in MLA format. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>It does. Thank you! By the way, when you say "listing all of the pieces you have written" do you mean just those that I'm submitting as samples, or all of the pieces that I've written, period? Thanks again for the advice.</p>
<p>Okay, Princeton just replied:</p>
<p>"A resume is not required. You may attach your work to the Art
Supplement form and submit it to the Admission Office for consideration with
your application. We wish you the best of luck."</p>
<p>Guess it's not required after all. It might be smart to write one anyways, though. Hm...</p>
<p>Well, that's interesting. If you choose to submit a resume, then I would list everything you have written throughout high school with a notation of the ones you are sending. Nothing before high school, unless it won a major award. </p>
<p>If you have not received awards for your writing and/or you have never had it published, or if you never had formal training, then it might be better to not do the resume.</p>
<p>I disagree with pipmom about sending a resume if you have not had formal training or been published-just because you haven't been published doesn't mean your work wasn't worthy just that you never submitted it. I think if your work is good, and you haven't recieved a lot of training then, in the case of writing (music is a different story), you could be a diamond in the rough that formal training could easily perfect. Send it to show- commitment, dedication and talent- in the case of writing- I think the awards are nice but don't determine the quality of one's writing.</p>
<p>The reason they ask for a separate resume is because the people judging your writing will NOT have seen the rest of your application. They are Creative Writing faculty, and the resume allows them to put your sample in a better context.</p>
<p>On another note, I don't think listing the titles of everything you've written is useful. It doesn't really tell them anything substantive, and most writers have written or started writing so many botched pieces that they could write a novel about them.</p>
<p>Well, I might just write a small summary of my literary involvement then - pretty much like what I wrote in my activity list - in case faculty members need some context in which to read my work. </p>
<p>It's the word "r</p>