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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is a freshman and did the video. She actually thought it was a lot of fun and a way to show her personality, as well as to bring together different threads from her app to show why she was a great fit for Brown. I think that helped her make her case. It was very lo fi. It's not about production value; it's about authentically showing who you are.

From the perspective of Brown, it's a way to differentiate kids. Think of all the kids who apply blindly to every top 20, whether or not they are a good fit for each school. The video shows the kid took the extra time to follow this request, which is unique to Brown, and shows if they are the sort of kid who will thrive at Brown. The video also shows if the kid actually has a spark or personality, weeding out some college-counselor-Frankenkids who had everything written for them by adults. You can't fake that as much on camera.[/quote]

My son is a first-year student and he did one as well. I think the above poster has it right: why not use it as an opportunity to offer more information, esp. "qualitative" info, about yourself to an admissions officer desperate to figure how to differentiate from among tens of thousands 3.95/1550 applications, most of them from upper middle class families in a few states....? Just do a 3-5 little segments that reveal something about your kid's life: where you live, where you to middle school, where you perform music or play sports, the things that you love about your hometown, school, family, ECs. If you can be humorous, even a little self-reflective in a lighthearted way, it will come off as an honest self-portrait that might make your kid seem more than a grindy good student. etc.[/quote]

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