<p>On Harvard’s website it says to send the Common App online to Harvard without the essays as soon as possible and then mail in hard copies of the essays when you finish writing them.</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions Office: Prospective Students](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/applying/regular_action/checklist/index.html#immediately]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/applying/regular_action/checklist/index.html#immediately)</p>