<p>As it says on the Common App, there's an essay required for people applying to Law/Medical (BIAM, BMLW, SSLW), Architecture (ARCH), Electronic Arts (EART), and Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS).
And then it says "The general essay/personal statement submitted with your application satisfies Rensselaer's requirement for all other majors."
So just to be sure, this means that people applying to Engineering do NOT write an essay?</p>
<p>yep 10 char</p>