<p>Hello all,
I know there are many posts on the arts supplement question, but none of them (or at least none that I've seen) have answered my specific questions. Thinking that emailing Harvard would help, I asked about the arts supplement and I was sent a generic email helping me with ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. </p>
<p>Please, please, please, Harvard students/applicants/anybody who can help please help answer my question? It would be very much appreciated. </p>
<p>This is what I emailed the Harvard admission offices: </p>
<p>"I will be submitting a supplementary form along with my application for Harvard. From what I read on sites concerning college admissions (i.e. collegeconfidential.com), For artwork submissions, it is recommended that the applicant provide the artworks on a CD instead of on slides. If so, then do I still have to label each artwork with my name, high school, and such? Would the artworks need titles? And as for the cover letter-- would it consist of an artist's explanation behind the development of the works, or would the letter simply be an overall description of the collection of works?"</p>
<p>The art supplement is an optional application item. If the admissions committee doesn’t give specifics on the format of the supplement, do whatever makes the most sense to you. Use your common sense. If you think the pieces of art would benefit from an elaborate explanation (including a discussion of the development and/or mechanics of producing the pieces), then that’s what you should include.</p>
<p>It’s certainly possible that you haven’t received a “straight” answer from the admissions office because officers would prefer not to limit your creativity in putting together the supplementary materials.</p>
<p>Thank you @Bartleby007 for your reply. I think you’re right, but I just wanted to know how others on CC submitted the supplement. Did you apply to Harvard/ submit the supplement?</p>
<p>If you have photoshop, it’s easy to add a brief description of each submitted photo of your artwork (oil on canvas, etc) along with your name and high school – so I would do that. As admissions will forward your CD on to VES for review, you might want to email the chair of the department with your question to get a better idea of requirements: [About</a> VES - Administration Contact Information](<a href=“http://www.ves.fas.harvard.edu/administration.html]About”>http://www.ves.fas.harvard.edu/administration.html)</p>