<p>does anybody know if the second essay is required? the way it is worded makes it sounds as if it's optional.</p>
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<p>Seems you better do one. Can some get in without it–apparently some do. But why take a chance?</p>
<p>Yea, you should definitely do it even if you think you’re a shoe-in. There’s no length requirement or anything so you don’t have to put tooooooo much effort into it (I didn’t for either essay), but it’s almost always better to have something rather than nothing.</p>
<p>cool, thanks for the help guys</p>