Do I still have to write an essay?

<p>I am currently a community college student and I want to attempt to transfer as a sophomore to University of Massachusetts Amherst. On the website it says that you don't have to write an essay or send in your high school transcripts if you have 27 or more credits at your current college. By the end of the school year I will have around 30 credits, but does the second semester count towards that or is it just talking about the first semester? Thanks in advance</p>

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