<p>My D is in the processing of applying early to her first-choice LAC. She has a strong art portfolio that she's submitting along with her application, and I've suggested to her that she send along a vocal recording of one of her original songs as well. She has been composing for years, and her creations have been performed locally. She's not planning to pursue songwriting as a career (although I think she could), but she's good enough that people at talent shows and open-mic nights have commented (and a record producer gave her his card once). She doesn't want to bombard admissions with extraneous "stuff," especially since she's not pursuing a BFA, but I thought they should know of her talent. She's balking. Thoughts??? </p>
<p>What I would do is call the college admissions office, not give my name and ask their opinion. I did this last year for one of my daughters and they were very helpful. </p>