<p>Would an internship at a local newspaper be an acceptable/unique topic to write about? I thought that it might fall under the category of "academic experience." I've also contemplated elaborating on a summer writing course that I took at Brown University (Summer@Brown), but I wasn't sure if that would be looked at favorably by Harvard admissions officers, lol.</p>
<p>Sounds like a good topic to me.</p>
<p>Work experience (paid or unpaid) trumps writing course.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input!!! :) Looks like I'll go with the internship, then.</p>
<p>I wrote about my internship. Good unique experience to write about.</p>
<p>sorry to steal this but would it be ok to talk about some random math stuff? and i mean literally a rant of what goes through my mind while thinking about a certain topic?</p>
<p>Millhouse, I'm doing something along those lines. I did this for Yale too. It's my perspective on society and youthful rebellion - not exactly personal, but with a lot of voice, and hopefully, what they perceive to be some very interesting points.</p>
<p>The H supplement (and the Y one, for that matter), seems to really be "impress us with your writing and personality." There's a ton of leeway, as long as you're enthusiastic about your subject.</p>
<p>Any of the topics mentioned would be fine - it all depends on what you have to say about the subject! But I'd lean toward the internship over the summer school course myself.</p>
<p>hmm what can a person do for mathematics major?
you can't do any internship or work for math-related area, but only summer school program such as Harvard SSP.. any ideas?</p>
<p>how "poetic" do they expect us to be in the supplement? If I'm writing about work experience, do you think I'd be better off being straight-forward?</p>
<p>My son was more of computer science person, if you have any skills there you may be able to find something you can do there. He did some modeling for a biologist and a chemist. There are lots of math summer programs and there is nothing wrong with doing them if you can afford them. It's also fine to do an internship that is not directly related to your math interests. One thing an internship can show (especially if you get a letter of recommendation from them) is how well you work with other people.</p>
<p>George12345, I was wondering the same thing. Could I treat the additional essay like the Common App. one, whose structure is much less rigid and allows for more creativity than a "typical" essay? Or should I be, as you said, straightforward?</p>
<p>Yay! I'm not alone.. I'm trying to mix the two but there isnt so much space for that.. if only we had 100 more words to work with...</p>
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<p>You can absolutely do an internship, such as academic research. While it's certainly not required, it is very helpful to an application.</p>
<p>If you're looking for ideas for a coming summer, try searching for math research internship programs.</p>