Urgent Art Supp. question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I found out recently that there is a huge discrepancy between the common app and the yale website in their guidelines for the art supplement.</p>

<p>The common app art supplement page specifically asks to
1. get a SEPARATE recommendation from an instructor who can comment on the applicant's abilities
2. create a separate resume, outlining any achievements and whatnot.</p>

<p>On the other hand, the Yale website says a different thing.
Under "Extra recommendations," Yale advises not to submit a recommendation unless absolutely necessary. Also, Yale seems to have very different guidelines for the art supplement in general. Everything has to be uploaded to their supplement website and there is not even a mention of a separate "resume."</p>

<p>Can anyone explain why these discrepancies even exist?
I can't even tell whether by "Extra recommendations," Yale means recommendations aside from the standard math/english recs, or aside from all recommendations INCLUDING required recommendations for the art supplement. </p>

<p>HELP!</p>

<p>P.S.: BELOW ARE THE LINKS WITH EVERYTHING I SAID ABOVE.
Supplementary</a> Materials | Yale College Admissions
<a href="https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012Art-Supplement_download.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012Art-Supplement_download.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Also another discrepancy: the Common App says CDs AND DVDs are accepted. Yale says otherwise.</p>

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<p>From the sound of it, Yale does not use the Common App art or music supplement, but instead has its own procedures that you should follow instead of the Common App ones. There’s a place on the site where you can submit the art materials, and when in doubt, follow the instructions on Yale’s site rather than the Common App, because they’re two different forms.</p>

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<p>I don’t think ANY school has exactly the same art supp. procedure as the common app. AFter visiting many college admissions sites, I’ve only found that not a single school actually states explicitly that there should be a separate recommendation + a resume detailing the applicant’s experience.</p>

<p>I’m totally lost. Submitting the mp3 / art files is one thing. Submitting a separate recommendation and resume (and preparing for this when the Yale supplment isn’t even uploaded yet) is a wholly different matter. SOS!</p>

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<p>From the portion of the Yale website to which you linked, this seems quite clear. No supplemental rec from an art teacher, no art resume. Let your art sample speak for itself. The Yale guidelines override any conflicting guidelines in the Common App. </p>

<p>And here are the specific guidelines on art supplements. Again, follow Yale’s guidelines, NOT the Common App guidelines. [Supplementary</a> Materials | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/supplementary#art]Supplementary”>http://admissions.yale.edu/supplementary#art)</p>