how much do sports REALLY help?

myau
Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:18:17 +0000

Halie

"On your college apps, how do you say that you play an instrument? Like in essays? Also, what if you play an instrument (i.e. piano) but aren’t very good (aka, you just started taking lessons)? In this case, does mentioning this even help?"

You can mention it under “activities” (with indications of the time spent on each activity - overall years and hours/week) and tell in your essay why it’s important for you. Well, of course, the more distinguished you are in ANY kind of activity, the better. Outstanding recording sent to the college’s music department, honors and awards, music-related recommendations - the more of those you can demonstrate in/with your application, the better your chances are.