So I’m a National Merit Finalist and I got the okay to send in a late application to OU. I will be submitting the common app and I see that there is optional supplemental scholarship essays but it says the deadline for this was December 15. So what I want to check on is is there any need for me to fill these out?
Suggest you call National Merit Scholarship office of OU and clarify. But looking at the web site below, it clearly states
that 12/15 deadline is for additional scholarship. For that common app may be asking to write supplemental. But call them to get it confirmed than relying on my feedback.
http://www.ou.edu/content/admissions/nationalmerit/nmhow.html
12/15 deadline: OU freshman scholarship deadline (You do not have to submit your application by this date to receive OU’s National Merit Scholarship; it is necessary only if you wish to be considered for additional scholarships.)