<p>hey everyone ive got a question about the graded essay. i decided to take a gap yr., and at the end of my hs career threw away all of my papers, hwk, etc. now i realize that middlebury requires a graded essay, and am not sure what to do. do you think admissions would understand if i explained the situation and offered to submit an additional (ungraded) essay, or is this a very important part of the app? im a fairly solid applicant otherwise (2320 SAT I, 790 780 770 SAT IIs, 3.93 UW, 9 APs, good EC´s) but I wouldn´t want something silly like this to ruin my app. Thanks in advance for the help.</p>
<p>Call them and ask. Admissions offices are quite happy to answer questions, and theirs is the only answer that counts.</p>