Really lost on the due dates and supplements...help please?

gibby
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:19:01 +0000

To help ease the burden of scheduling more than 29,000 alumni interviews, Harvard prefers that you electronically send them the Common Application and Supplement by Dec 1st. If you don’t have your essays ready by Dec 1st, you could send them an incomplete Common App, along with the supplement, saying that you will send in your short answer and personal statement by snail mail before the January 1st deadline.

Keep in mind, this is only a request. You could also send Harvard everything after the Dec 1st deadline, however your alumni interview will not be scheduled until they receive your common app and supplement. Given the number of applicants, the later you send in your common app and supplement, the later your alumni interview will be scheduled.