On MIT they let you submit a pdf, but for Harvard slideroom doesn’t accept PDF, even though on the help page it says you can.
What’s the best way to put my pdfs into the Slideroom? Could I just have an image with two links they can click or type in?
@fmasroor - the Harvard application status portal has an upload option for additional documents.
@MedSciBud I was thinking of using that to highlight my research I do with a professor. Could I submit both with the additional docs?
@fmasroor - Harvard suggests that you submit anything that you have not already covered on the Common App - if it is very significant and happened after the CA was submitted. I think you can upload as many as you want, but remember that the AOs are busy reading 30-35k applications.
If you have Photoshop, you can open a pdf document (one page at a time), and save each page as a jpg. Then upload the jpgs to Slideroom.
@gibby The reason I asked was that for my engineering project, we got a patent pending for it, it’s like 41 pages, and we also made a long portfolio thing for another competition.
I don’t expect the admissions to read either, but I wanted to attach to show that we actually did get a patent pending, and that we submitted things to this competition and worked towards it. So separating them into images isn’t a good idea, unless maybe putting the cover sheet for the patent pending would work?
I attached both of these in my MIT portfolio and so I’m confused why I can’t in Harvard.
^^ What you should do for Harvard is to create a one-page abstract with a note at the top that clearly states in all caps and bold letters. Something like:
If Admissions is interested in reading the pdf, or having the Engineering Department look at the document, they WILL contact you. Here’s a good source for creating an abstract: https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/academics/graduate/degrees/meng/projects/abstracts.cfm
@gibby That’s a really good idea. Thanks so much!
@gibby How does this read:
“A 14 page pdf of the patent pending for , a 46 page pdf of the Innovation Portal portfolio submitted to the , and a 14 page pdf of the presentation made for judges at that competition’s summit at , are all available for inspection. For a copy, please contact at .”
^^ Looks good to me!
@gibby Wait, can I just upload my docs to some website (eg. google drive) and then just put a link in my portfolio? Wouldn’t that be better because they could just look at it right there instead of waiting for me to answer?
I sent them a link to something, and they told me they don’t click links. I’m sure if they want to see it, they will ask. Also, you should definitely upload that now if you haven’t already. They are wrapping up their SCEA decisions soon.
@barackhussein so it would be better to just have them email me if they want the pdfs? Also i’m going to apply regular anyway
Refer to @gibby 's advice above:
If they contact you saying that they want it, they will tell you how to submit it, Don’t spin your wheels.