<p>They say it's optional, but is that entirely true? Would not doing it hurt my chances for ED?</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Its optional. Truly.</p>
<p>Ring a bell?</p>
<p>It's just meant to help you.</p>
<p>I didnt write any optional essay last year and was accepted. I would say that if you think you can write something really good then do it, it will help you. Otherwise don't worry about it it wont hurt you</p>
<p>i'm not gonna write it. partly b/c i'm kinda out of time. but most importanty, i have no clue wha the question even asks. somebody enlighten me on that one please!!</p>
<p>then dont worry about it and dont do it. It will actually hurt you if you rush and write a bad one</p>
<p>Can it only be one page long? Mine is a page and about six lines single-spaced...is this okay considering it is a page 217-essay prompt?</p>
<p>technically ambitiousmind07, that would be a page 217-218 prompt. So no.</p>
<p>Last time I checked, optional meant optional, so yea... it's optional.</p>
<p>Alright, just making sure. I wanted to make sure no one heard that they preferred it if you sent it in or something. Thanks</p>