<p>I know on the Harvard supplement to the common app, it says no additional essays are expected or required. However, is it a good idea to submit a supplemental essay? Or is their statement completely truthful?</p>
<p>Some people submit it and some people do not; people get in both ways. If you can represent something about yourself on the supplemental essay, use it to your advantage.</p>
<p>If there is another aspect of yourself that you think will shed more light on who you are as a person that isn't already represented some other place on your application, then definitely write one. You really want admissions to see your full picture, so the supplemental essay is a tool to achieve that.</p>