College questions!

SJTH
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:03:44 +0000

I completely agree, Jazzzmom. If the essay is more generic, it doesn’t have to be about your musical passion. Be careful, though, that if you want to use an essay you’ve written for another purpose, especially one with a specific prompt, you carefully review its appropriateness/point of view etc. to the more generic question.

Regarding the unified app, S2 was surprised to discover that the Unified App is NOT the same for every conservatory–e.g., for Oberlin it is very long and involved, while for Eastman, it includes the basic information, and then Eastman has a supplement. Unlike the Common App, which is EXACTLY the same for all schools–and then you may have school-specific supplements–the Unified App isn’t quite that way. Look it over for the schools you’re interested in so that you’re not surprised at the last minute to need an essay or other information.