Ok, I have two problems. The first concerns the extra resume. The common app says to list the ECs that are most important to me and thats what I did. But now it seems as if I did absolutely nothing in the 9th and 10th grd when thats not the case at all. I didn’t really have activities in the 9th grd, but in the 10th grd I did have some…its just that I switched schools in the 10th grd and wasn’t able to carry on w/ those acitivities. Plus, those activities aren’t even what I would call one of the most important to me.
So do I send in an extra resume making a “laundry list” ( I hear these are bad) of everything, to show that I did do things in 9th and 10th grd, OR do I just stick w/ the list on the common app, and seem like I haven’t done anything at all.
My next problem is with the supplemental portfolio. Are you only supposed to send them in if they have been looked over by a professional that okays everything. OR should you just send in your work so that they get to see “you”? For example, should you send in a painting you’ve done when its only been deemed good by you?
Thanks for your replies!
<p>Hi Heathcliff,
My daughter had similar questions to yours about her application. It is ok to send an extra resume showing ECs that don’t fit on the Common App. I think it is almost expected for students to do this. Why don’t you divide the activities into two categories - those at high school A and those at high school B on the resume, to show why you did not continue when you changed schools.</p>
<p>Also, as far as the portfolio - are you applying to be an art major or is art a strong outside interest of yours? My daughter is planning to minor in art at a liberal arts school and agonized over whether to submit a portfolio. I don’t know too much about it, but apparently portfolios for art school usually include certain items (I think a self portrait and I don’t know what else). Your art teacher at high school should be able to advise you about this, if you are taking art. My daughter refused to send in slides of her best work, as she insisted that it would not conform to what was expected for an art school portfolio, and she was also afraid that her work wouldnt be judged favorably by art professors, as it had not been evaluated by a professional. She claimed that putting together a portfolio is a major project which she would have needed to start in her junior year. However, I don’t know if this is true for non-art schools like hers and I think she could have just sent in her best work.<br>
Good luck to you in your applications!</p>