Art History

momrath
Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:40:26 +0000

Teri, homeschoolers are difficult for colleges to characterize. If your grades and scores are in the academic ballpark for University of Chicago then you are in the range for any college in the U.S. Hey, we know your rank is #1!

Well, summer nannying and youth group can certainly qualify as interesting and productive activities, but the major issue seems to be that you aren’t projecting much enthusiam for either. If, despite your understated approach, you are really personally and emotionally involved, then try to communicate that in your essays.

Yes do volunteer at a local museum NOW. Four months under your belt is long enough to establish a sincere interest and you may also develop a supporting reference.

Another approach could be to consider your interest in art history an intellectual EC. This is a little trickier to convey as it is abstract and intangible, but it is possible to have an intellectual pasttime as an EC. Your essays and recommendations would have to back this up. Maybe you’ve done independent study in an area of art history or traveled to see a certain work of art or been drawn emotionally to an artist or a period. Be truthful, but use your imagination. You have nothing to lose.