2" x 2" Photos

[edkNARF]

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Okay, this question is me going a little overboard. Just thought I should warn you guys.

When you took these photos for schools, did you wear a suit and tie? Do you think it will make a difference? I know I want to present myself as professional, but does the photo need that professional?

 

[Biogirl361]

i wore a nice white sweater with a collar shirt underneath. i'm not sure what guys are supposed to wear, though i would think a nice collared shirt would be fine if you didn't want to wear a suit. supposedly they aren't supposed to factor the pictures into the admissions equation, they are just for identification purposes (whatever that means).

 

[Thaxil]

Yeah, I do not know why either that a picture is required for identification. Why can't they just use our AADASA number or some thing else like a photo copy of our Drivers lic?

 

[balance]

Yeah, I do not know why either that a picture is required for identification. Why can't they just use our AADASA number or some thing else like a photo copy of our Drivers lic?

Make sure to put perfume/cologne on......just kidding....

 

[jes1ca]

I took mine at home using a digital camera. I put on lots of makeup, adjusted the lighting really well, took pictures with several shirts on to determine what looked the best. I cropped it and made a sheet of 2x2's and took it to CopyMax and had it printed on high quality photo paper. Maybe I was a bit over the top, but I think I made very professional looking photos.

😀

 

[Bickle]

Yeah, I do not know why either that a picture is required for identification. Why can't they just use our AADASA number or some thing else like a photo copy of our Drivers lic?

Its probably easier for them to remember a face to a person rather than a number to a person.

Just take a picture. You dont need to be wearing an armani suit. But do be clean shaven, and comb your hair before you take it.

 

[ItsGavinC]

Yeah, I do not know why either that a picture is required for identification. Why can't they just use our AADASA number or some thing else like a photo copy of our Drivers lic?

Many schools take those photos and attach them to a large board, and then view that when making decisions on students. Like Bickle said, it's good for them to attach a name with a face. Those faces also trigger feelings they may have had during your interviews, etc.

I wore a suit/tie for mine, but I also took it outside my house with a digital camera and printed it on my inkjet printer.

 

[wimmcs]

Does it have to be color / black and white? Does it matter?

 

[Mangocat]

I took my picture in a slightly dressier T-shirt (but nothing as nice as you guys) and it was literally 3 or 4 sets of passport pics. I don't think you really need to dress up and have them be fancy schmancy pictures.

But make sure you smile in the pics! And no blue/purple hair-that sort of stuff.

It's really not a big deal...just so they can remember who you are.

 

[JRogoff]

Some of you guys went/are going overboard on this picture thing. I just went to the local drug store and got some passport photos tanken. Thats all you need.....

 

[Bickle]

Does it have to be color / black and white? Does it matter?

When in doubt, always opt for color.

 

[PERFECT3435]

Some of you guys went/are going overboard on this picture thing. I just went to the local drug store and got some passport photos tanken. Thats all you need.....

agree. i did exactly the same thing.
i also wore a shirt and a tie. doesn't hurt to look professional you know?

 

[ToothMonkey]

I didn't put a whole lot of thought into my portrait. I ended up wearing this faded, wrinkled 10-year-old plaid shirt (a hideous rag that I generally reserve for yardwork). I had the pics taken at the grocery store with one of those white backdrops pulled down in front of the food shelves...truly miserable lighting. Overall I look like a guy who's just been busted with a family in his freezer.

But the school still accepted me so it would seem that picture quality doesn't matter. Still, IMO as long as you own a suit you should probably wear it just to be on the safe side.

 

[gryffindor]

Go to the following link:

http://film.jcpenneyportraits.com/coupons/index.shtml

If you're like me and not technologically savvy to make your own 2x2 pictures, go to JCPenny's and get some photos taken there. The coupon says $3.99 per portrait sheet, and they can fit 9 3"x2" photos per sheet. The coupon also comes with a free 8x10, but I asked for them to give me another sheet of 9 3"x2" photos instead. I bought a second sheet of 3x2 at $3.99. Add in the $9.99 sitting fee, and I basically paid $18 for 27 wallet pictures. That was a heck of a lot cheaper than getting 27 passport photos at Walgreens or Kinkos. If it is absolutely critical that your photo be 2x2, just chop the excess off the top & bottom and it will work fine.

Make an effort to make it a nice picture. They do look at them when making their decisions (at least for all the ortho interviews I went to, they definitely looked at them), so every impression counts.

 

[SloppyJoe]

Is the picture a head shot or of the whole body? Anyone know?

 

[Thaxil]

Hey SloppyJoe,

I think it is your favorite body part. For instance, if you have rocking Abs, you have a 2by2 photo of your mid-section. Or if a girl has a nice booty, you send a picture of that. Don't get pissed. 🙄

It is just a head shot with some of you shoulders. They want to see your face not your fat gut.

 

[SloppyJoe]

i was thinking my nice feet will win the adcoms over... oh well.