<p>How many of you did/are doing the optional essay?</p>
<p>"(Completely Optional) Tell us about something that you have created. This can be, for example, a design, a device, an object, an idea or concept, a piece of music or art. (Please limit your answer to 500 words or fewer)"</p>
<p>what is everyone writing about?</p>
<p>I did it; I wrote about a research paper.</p>
<p>My self-portrait (yoohoo!).</p>
<p>I wrote about building a motor from plastic and copper and stuff. It was more about the process than the motor, because they're not phenomenally hard to make.</p>
<p>i did! i talked about an individual fundraising project that i did last summer...</p>
<p>I wrote about how I devised my own little art style</p>