<p>I submitted a [photography</a> portfolio](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/cameliasinensis/"]photography”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/cameliasinensis/) with all my applications, even though I’m more likely to major in the natural or social sciences (neuroscience/biochemistry in particular). I’ve taken classes for three years, which involved traveling for an hour to a local darkroom because my high school doesn’t offer photography, was featured in a juried exhibition of student photographers from the DC area, and am the photography editor of my school newspaper. I can’t say if it helped – I haven’t actually been accepted anywhere yet – but I like to think it adds some interest to an otherwise not-so-unusual application (journalism, Amnesty International, hospital volunteering, and so on).</p>