Hi! I am writing my harvard supplemental essay about something where I feel that adding a picture (maybe 2) would help show something in my essay. Since I know that you can send them a PDF, you can easily put a picture in the PDF you send them! Do you think it would be fine/okay for me to do this?
It’ll depend but if you feel it’s vital then i see no reason why not
Just remember you have a file size limit, though!
Unless things have changed, the limit for each upload is 500kb (1/2 mb). If you have Adobe Acrobat Pro, you should be able to compress the pdf files with the photos so they fit just under the parameters, however, you will lose resolution and clarity of everything including the words on the printed page. So, I would make absolutely certain that your essay really demands photos, as opposed to you, the writer, painting pictures with your words.
FWIW: I love this quote from a NY Times Princeton interview with the Dean of Admissions. I think it applies to Harvard as well.