<p>Hey, i'm applying to JHU using the common app, and on their supplement it says the $10 essay is optional. How badly is it going to hurt my chances if I dont write the essay?</p>
<p>rofl
these two forums were started 3 minutes from each other</p>
<p>This is just getting rediculous. </p>
<p>For an official answer:</p>
<p><a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/</a></p>