several yale questions

frecklybeckly
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:04:15 +0000

sending supplementary materials doesn’t hurt if it greatly contributes to your application. for example, i sent in a cd with recordings i made of my singing because i study opera very seriously and wanted the admissions committee (and the opera department at the yale school of music) to consider my talent on different dimension than just by paper.

however, if you are sending in the essay just for the hell of it, then no. do not send it. a fluffed file is just a hindrance, essentially, because then you stuff too many words and not enough substance in the adcoms’ face. and that, my friend, is a big turnoff.

i think this is circumstantial. what kind of essay were you planning on sending? and explanation of sorts?