<p>I wrote a extremely long thesis paper for a history class. My teacher mentioned the quality pf it in my recc letter. He said I should submit it. I know Harvard isn't a fan of submitting extra stuff unless it demonstrates a high quality of work. My teacher said that it demonstrated beyond a college students work, so should I submit it?</p>
<p>How long is extremely long?</p>
<p>42 pages? Is that too short to send then. I know they are avid about people NOT seining supplemental items unless they demonstrate high work. My teacher mentioned it in the letter already so maybe I shouldn’t.</p>
<p>You probably shouldn’t; there’s no way they have time to read that. If you can find a high-school-student history writing prize for which it might be eligible, that might be a good way to get recognition for it.</p>
<p>^The Concord Review, definitely</p>
<p>Well I have no idea about the quality of your writing, but a 42-page paper definitely seems impressive and, at the very least, shows hard work and dedication. I feel that if your teacher mentioned it, it might still be nice to send a copy of the paper (Teachers can have very different ideas of “beyond a college students [sic] work,” compared with a Harvard College admissions officer or professor). However, I certainly wouldn’t expect them to read more than a couple pages of it.</p>
<p>It’s a judgmental call - Has your teacher taught and/or (successfully) recommended other students in the past who were accepted into H or other highly selective schools? Does s/he know the quality of average H students’ writings? Length of a paper itself won’t tell much (beyond that it seemed a lot of effort). As far as I heard, H professors rarely assign more than 20 pages for a term paper. More often, they would set a limit of 5-10 pages and challenge the students to organize their thoughts and express themselves adequately within a limited time and space. Sometimes (most times) less is more… That’s one reason why there are word limits to the long and short college application essays. Most, if not all, publications have similar rules as well.</p>
<p>My teachers son got into Harvard. He’s one of the most respected teachers at my school. He’s so awesome I’m seriously going to be so depressed when I leave high school 
not having him anymore. The only thing I know about him is that he was an associate professor at BU I think. </p>
<p>I personally wouldn’t sit there and read 42 pages either lol. He made the suggestion to submit it. I just don’t want it to be a mistake because I know harvard and most ivy leagues hate getting additional material. I guess it’s fine that he wrote it in his letter?</p>
<p>Oh and what’s the concord review?</p>