<p>Hi
I’m a prospective RD Brandeis applicant, and I’d like someone to confirm that the supplement essay is optional. I’m talking about the one that has three choices, and the commonapp site says that it’s optional. Is this correct? I ask because I’ve seen one of the Brandeis officers post here 1-2 years ago saying it’s actually not optional.</p>
<p>I beieve it is optional since it had “(optional)” sign right next to it
but I think you should really consider writhing them if you want to get in …I think it gives a little plus to admissions ppl
btw, I wrote mine</p>
<p>I just got in as a transfer student. Never wrote the supplemental essay. Although my transfer essay was not a generic CommonApp essay, in that essay I wrote about why I wanted to attend Brandeis - which is the topic of the supplemental essay’s first choice. </p>
<p>That being said I guess transfer application and freshman application are different in that the transfer essay is less “creative” and asks you to specifically address the reasons you want to transfer. If your CommonApp essay is not about why you want Brandeis, you should strongly consider writing the supp. essay.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>