music tapes; submit or not

eadad
Wed, 03 Nov 2004 08:22:40 +0000

Andi

I have posted a similar, more detailed reply in the supplemental information thread and in another Yale thread so I won’t repeat it all here. In general, Yale admissions frowns upon supplemental info including tapes, videos etc. They are on record as saying that the “thicker files go to the bottom.”

My suggestion, if you feel absolutely compelled to send tapes, would be to send them to the Chair of the Music Department or to a professor of reknown in his field of musical study and let them do your bidding. My fear is that not only will tapes sent to admissions not help him, but they may also hurt his chances. In the four Yale info sessions we attended over two years when my son was applying they were very to the point about supplemental anything…don’t send it!