Art as an EC for non-art major??

PA_Mom
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:40:21 +0000

My daughter does not have a lot of EC’s for her college apps as she does not participate in school activities in general and does not play any sport. She does not really like any sort of competition either and does not pursue any type of leadership positions. She has always been an artist though, and spends a lot of her free time creating pieces of art, or taking classes at a local art center. She already knows that she will not be studying art in college as a major because she wants art to remain her escape, not a chore.
If she is not applying to an art program, do you think she can/should send her portfolio anyway as a way to reflect her passion and time committed to art? Do you think ad-coms would consider that for a non-art major in the admissions process? She could also get recommendations from a number of people at the art center as she is very well liked there.
Also, she has worked since she turned 16 approx. 20-25 hours a week. Before the job she did do volunteer work at the art center as well, but does not have time with her job.
Thanks for any advice you can share in how to best present herself.