<p>Is it possible to send in a supplementary essay in with the application? </p>
<p>I was planning to write an essay about my particularly unique activities as well as a personal essay that would reflect my personality and reveal a bit about my perspective and ideology, but upon viewing the application online, I was disappointed to learn that there is only one true essay required. </p>
<p>It is important to me that my application shows all the different aspects of who I am, and where I have come from, but to do so and also elaborate on my activities would be impossible to do in one essay. would it negatively affect my chances to send in an extra essay? And would I just attach it to the application with a short cover letter?</p>
<p>Also, should the list of activities be typed separately and attached, like a resume?</p>
<p>Don't make your extra essay too long coz that can become a bore to read. Why don't you just type a resume with brief descriptions of what you do for each activity and just elaborate more on the important ones?</p>
<p>You will be looked down on. Every other applicant can prioritize and get their **** down on the app. Supplements are reserved for art stuff, basically.</p>
<p>"It is important to me that my application shows all the different aspects of who I am"
Save it for the interview.</p>
<p>I could just "get my **** down on the application", but I have some personal issues regarding my family that have impacted my life enormously that would be best displayed in an essay. I also have a "hook", at least I think I might, when it comes to community service involvement in my extracirruiculars that is very unique and was extremely time consuming.</p>
<p>I suppose I could elaborate on the EC on my resume, but I thought that something that might stand out should be given a bit more attention. I can prioritize easily, but my family issues are a touchy subject for an interview, and I suppose I thought that maybe an extra essay explaining my situation would give the adcoms better insight as to my situation.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, Im glad to get other peoples opinions.</p>
<p>First off, on the section for the extracurriculars, unless they've changed it, they don't ask for a list. It's very open ended. If you want, you can write a description of your EC there, and then attach a resume for the rest. Secondly, I wouldn't write a second full-length essay, particularly if you already have extra ones for the ScB, because they'll get bored. I'd elaborate on your EC, but do it briefly.</p>
<p>It seemed to me that they were asking for a list, but I guess I misunderstood...it really wasn't all that clear, if I remember correctly. </p>
<p>So writing about one EC for the activities part, attaching a resume of others, and then writing a personal statement would be acceptable? I wasn't planning a full essay for the EC anyway, maybe 100-200 words.</p>
<p>and by the way, I'm a girl, not a dude. though you probably guessed that already...</p>
<p>i don't know about attaching a resume... i really think there is ample space in the application that should more than cover what a resume covers. write small if you have to, but keep it all on the activities page.</p>
<p>if someone got accepted in the past with submitting a full resume, correct me.</p>
<p>I got accepted without submitting a full "resume" -- well, depends what you mean by "resume" I guess. I submitted two spreadsheets, one with all my awards/honors and one with jobs and activities. Neither one was like a job resume, though.</p>
<p>Yeah, I didn't use a resume either. Just wrote a paragraph or two about my more important ECs. They're not picky. Well, they are, but not about how you format your EC section.</p>