<p>Does anyone know who usually view the arts supplements during admission? Is it more likely real arts professors, or more "amateur type" students or admission staff?</p>
<p>I am preparing a performing arts video for a few colleges. I wish to include one acting clip plus some dancing pieces of different styles. Since I'm not majoring in arts, I'm guessing it's possible that colleges don't send real experts to view my arts portfolio?
I think my choice of dancing pieces should vary with the people who view them - difficult moves for professional experts, and maybe simply "good-looking" (nice to watch but not many high level techniques) ones for less professional viewers.</p>
<p>So - although I understand this varies with schools, I just wonder if anyone knows about the general rule? Who will view the arts portfolios, particularly those from non-arts applicants?</p>
<p>Thanks!
also any suggestion on the choice of dancing piece is more than welcome!</p>
<p>Okay. I just found no one answered this thread yet so I’d update it myself.
For UChicago, the general AOs review our art supps, though some of them are very interested or even experienced in some of the arts.
For Colorado College it is clearly stated that the materials are sent to corresponding departments, i.e. professionals.</p>
<p>If anyone has any more info it might be nice just to post for later years’ applicants.</p>
<p>Most of the schools I applied to were top, competitive privates, and they made it clear that art supplements submitted via Slideroom will be sent to and evaluated by the appropriate department. Michele Hernandez wrote in “A is for Admission” that these departments (at least at Dartmouth) will issue a rating to the supplement and send it to the admissions office, sometimes with a comment or two asking to admit the applicant. As with any supplementary material, it usually won’t carry enough weight to sway a decision, but rather affirm one based upon required materials such as grades, test, scores, the application essays, etc.</p>
<p>@KingofSweden Thanks for the information!
If you don’t mind telling, are you going to major in the arts? I remember for some school, you have to choose whether you’re an arts major or not to start the Slideroom supplement, so I thought these schools might treat our materials differently with respect to prospective majors.</p>
<p>@Doremi1995 I will definitely be minoring in the arts, but not majoring. I am not aware of any such situation, actually. All of the schools I applied to said that you don’t have to be an arts major to submit an arts supplement, and no indication was given whether majors will be given preference/treated differently. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@KingofSweden Thanks! I’ve actually finished my application this year. I noticed that some schools’ Slideroom put majors and non-majors as separate categories (I don’t remember which now…) and that made me wonder. Anyway thanks again for the information. Good luck to you too :D</p>