<p>If I clearly stated in previous parts of the application that my intended major is, say, Mathematics, am I required to write the very last 500 word essay regarding my interest in the area? Will it look bad if I say that I intend to major in Math and don’t write the essay? Please share your thoughts.</p>
<p>If you said in your application that your intended concentration is Math, then yes, you should write the essay. It’s basically required.</p>
<p>@bruno14: Thanks. Now that I look at the prompt more closely, it seems to ask for much more straight-forward responses than the other supplementary questions.</p>