<p>I know this is a bit last minute, but any responses would be welcome. I've written a pretty decent Common App essay, but am wondering whether I should write a supplemental essay for Harvard. I doubt this second essay would be as tastefully written, but I do feel it could show another side of me to the folks in the application office... Any ideas?</p>
<p>Well, what would it be about? Do you feel your application is missing something it would add?</p>
<p>an admissions officer said that the thicker the application, the less likely the acceptance, so unless it’s something that hasn’t already been conveyed in the application, i would suggest you leave it off. ultimately though, it’s up to you, so do whatever feels right, and you’ll have made the right decision 
Good Luck!</p>
<p>If you feel that you haven’t described yourself well enough without the supplement, or that the supplement will increase your chances, then do it. But, if it a badly written supplement (due to time restraint), don’t do it.</p>
<p>I just wrote a list of things that weren’t included in the application; I felt that an honest, literal, concise approach would be the most effective one.</p>
<p>Your applying to Harvard bro, that shouldn’t even be a question! x) But uhhh if you want your chances to improve substantially then you should do anything extra you can to give the admissions folk a better glimpse of who you are.</p>