In case you were wondering, this is what I look like.
One of the colleges I'm applying to requires a 8.5" x 11" pencil/charcoal (I chose pencil because me and charcoal are not bffs) self portrait, drawn from mirror observation. I actually like how this turned out!
Pencil (2B and 4B, how fancy) on Regular Old Copier Paper
I am into markers right now. Here I am fooling around with bright colors and shading. More origami and a guitar capo that was on my desk... I've been sketching with markers too. Violins! High fantasy is my secret artistic love.