<p>I agree. Use the supplemental essays to bring up some of your EC’s or skills that haven’t been brought up in your main essay. Also make sure that you provide a supplemental resume that shows the importance of these EC’s and gives more detail than on the common app.</p>
<p>For example the main essay showed how my daughter saw the small details that people overlook in life. It illustrated how she has an artistic eye and values things that others may not notice and incorporates them in her art. (She applied as a studio art major.)</p>
<p>However, her supplemental essays highlighted other things. Like how she was the leader of an accapella group, and was in student government</p>
<p>Her supplemental resume was divided into “leadership activities” “Special Honors” and “Art Experience” and " Music and Theatre Experience". So from even a quick glance at her resume, you could discern that daughter is an artist, singer and that she had leads in her schools shows. You could also see right up top that she had good leadership roles.</p>
<p>Basically, you want an admissions person to read your app and come up with a few words to describe you. For D it was creative leader with talent in art and music.</p>