<p>“I’ve only been doing electronic music production for a while, but I feel like my application wouldn’t be complete without a few of the tracks I’ve worked on. I’m probably going to do an essay or two on how I get a ton of inspiration from my music, and I feel as if the way I could truly show, not tell that, is by doing a supplement.”</p>
<p>It seems as if submitting a supplement would be the path of least regrets for you. </p>
<p>But before you decide to submit one, you should know two things:
- The application deadlines will be substantially earlier if you opt to submit a music supplement than if you opt not to (Oct. 15 v. Nov. 1 for REA; Dec. 1 v. Jan. 1 for RD)
- The admission office doesn’t actually listen to music supplements; they send them to the music faculty, and the faculty both scores it using a numerical rubric and writes an evaluation of it; the rubric and the evaluation become part of your folder. </p>
<p>“Sorry if I’m being rather vague here, I’m just kind of lost in the whole application process right now.”</p>
<p>Just relax. Focus not on getting in but rather on representing yourself authentically. Have fun when writing your applications. View this process as a journey of self-discovery.</p>