Do I have to send in a essay?

<p>I currently attend community college but I want to transfer to a university in the fall of 2011. I am applying to 4 public state schools, and 1 public school.
I was going to write an application essay explaining why I'm so bad at math because I got a D last semester, but I'm having a really hard time writing the essay about it. I have a 2.8 GPA which is acceptable to state schools because you need a 2.0 to be considered admission. For the public school, I do have to write a personal statement.
Will I be okay if I don't write an application essay? Because there all state schools, essays are not required.</p>