<p>Do you think it would be detrimental for me to include a video of me doing a poetry reading (about 6 mins long, not my poem) as a supplemental? My poetry interpretation has won numerous awards at poetry competitions. Finally, if yes, would it be more impressive if I did a poetry interpretation of one of my own poems?</p>
<p>I’m not sure Harvard is capable of judging poetry interpretations. They would, however, be able to judge your poetry itself: consider submitting a portfolio instead.</p>
<p>This question was also asked and answered in a Yale thread:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/1041052-poetry-interpretation-supplemental.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/1041052-poetry-interpretation-supplemental.html</a></p>
<p>Right, I posted it. I was wondering if it may be different for Harvard.</p>
<p>The advice is the same: Given a recruited athlete’s video is generally about 2 minutes long, a 6 minute video of anything – be it music, drama, poetry, or dramatic interpretation – is just way too long for admission purposes for ANY college.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks to both of you :)</p>