<p>I've already applied, but it would be nice if someone could just read my supplemental essay to give me some comfort (or discomfort lol). </p>
<p>I used an essay I wrote for UChicago (untranslatable word) and it's a little bit stranger than what you'd expect from a Harvard essay.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hello?</p>
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Then it doesn’t matter what other people think, as you’ve already sent it in. It’s my personal belief that student’s should not recycle their UChicgo essay for another college because Admissions officers track what UChicgo asks every year. So, it’s like saying to Harvard: “I cared enough to write UChicago a unique essay, but I don’t care enough about your school to do the same.” But, who knows, maybe your essay will resonate with Admissions. Best of luck to you! </p>
<p>“Waiting is the hardest part!”
– Tom Petty </p>
<p>@gibby I modified it significantly for harvard. Trust :)</p>
<p>@gibby But this is what it says on Harvard’s website:</p>
<p>“Additional Essay
There is no “extra credit” for writing this optional piece. As you are filling out the application, if there is not a topic that naturally comes to mind then you should probably skip this question.
Applicants use this space in a variety of ways: some students send us an essay that they wrote for another school that they thought turned out particularly well; many students leave the space blank”</p>
<p>So I didn’t really do anything wrong</p>
<p>^^ I wasn’t saying you did something wrong. I said “It’s my personal belief that student’s should not recycle their UChicgo essay” which doesn’t mean that I’m correct. FWIW: Both my kids recycled their Yale supplemental open-ended essay for Harvard and Princeton. So, I’m not against recycling in general, just the recycling of ultra specific essays written for schools like UChicago. </p>
<p>@gibby I just felt like it was my best essay and it showed my thinking process. Also it was unique in that no one in the entire world had my expressed their opinions on that topic like I had. Everyone says Harvard wants leadership, and I have leadership activities, but I really wanted them to see another side of me that wasn’t all like “And my 3rd tech startup made $10,000,000 last year”.</p>
<p>Originally, I wrote one for Harvard only, but it was so cliche and cheesy that I had to scrap it. Maybe and probably I won’t get in, but at least I feel comfortable with what I sent in.</p>
<p>What did your kids write about in their Yale supplement? </p>
<p>^^ My daughter’s supplemental essay was about the first time she performed a leading role in a musical, how she had dreamed of wanting the spotlight, but dreaded the hundreds of pair of eyes all demanding to be entertained, and everything she has learned about herself by performing on stage. My son’s supplemental essay was about the bottomless pool of instructional and informational videos on YouTube, and what he has learned from watching them – everything from foreign languages, to guitar tablature, to improving his ping pong game, to driving a stick shift, to physics.</p>
<p>@gibby That’s amazing! Very unique and interesting essays!</p>
<p>Mine was about my exchange trip to France and how I reacted to the their very physical greetings with the word “salut”</p>
<p>@oystershelleatme Hey I also applied to UChicago EA! I’ll read your essay if you want 
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<p>@oystershelleatme I can read them if you want, as well :)</p>
<p>@oystershelleatme Me too :)</p>