<p>Hey guys and gals, I'm asking for some advice on my Harvard app. So when I applied, for my additional essay I used my where's Waldo essay. However, I don't feel that essay conveys who I am nearly as well as an essay I wrote about speaking Spanish. Should I send in the Spanish essay?
Regards, Joe</p>
<p>Hey joeykrug, I’m sorry to tell you that we won’t be able to help you in making this decision. All hope is not lost, however! After all, there is someone very close to you who will be able to help: yourself! </p>
<p>Seriously man. All we have to go on here is two incredibly vague pieces of information. If you don’t see the futility of asking such a personal question while providing such little information, I don’t think you need to stress over your essays. (In as far as you probably aren’t getting in.)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>^lol, truth.</p>
<p>Lol I think you missed the point… I was looking for more of a response on whether it is allowed to send in an additional essay. I think the information provided is sufficient to answer the question (one essay is much better than the other). I know the other essay is better and I myself feel I should submit it, but I’m not sure if it is allowed to send in an additional essay.</p>
<p>I thought “Where’s Waldo?” was your additional essay:</p>
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<p>To put it bluntly, the applicants most likely to be admitted to Harvard are a subset of the group who can convey to the admissions committee who they are within the limits of the application.</p>
<p>Harvard gave you an opportunity to send an additional essay to help them see who you are. You took a shot at it. Now, you’re second-guessing the approach you took. I’m sorry that you’re second-guessing yourself. When it seems as if there’s a lot on the line, this kind of cognitive dissonance is common and natural. But, no, you should not send them yet another essay. That really sends the message, “I didn’t do this right the first time.” </p>
<p>IMO, you’re better off to stay the course and let them evaluate your application as you sent it. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Thank you Sikorsky, that’s what I was looking for. Very helpful.
Regards,
Joseph</p>
<p>You’re welcome.</p>
<p>And I’m not sure you should put too much stock in those second thoughts you’re having. Everybody has them about something. Should I have sent the other essay? Should I have married my high school sweetheart? Should I have moved to California and tried to launch a film career? We do this because we like to imagine that we have more control over the course of our lives than we actually do.</p>
<p>At this point, you’ve taken a shot at Harvard, and when you pressed the “Submit” button, you believed it was your best shot. Now you have no control over what will happen next, and you have to wait a long time for it to happen. So, to fill the time while you’re waiting, you worry, and you second-guess yourself. It doesn’t help, and it doesn’t alter the uncomfortable reality that whether or not Harvard admits you is actually completely out of your hands. Cold comfort, I know, but there it is…</p>
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<p>Woops, I totally misinterpreted your post. Sorry about that. Sikorsky has you covered; don’t send in any additional essays.</p>