Supplemental essay

<p>The Bard forum doesn’t seem to get much traffic, but I thought I’d post this here in case anyone could answer. One of the options for the supplemental essay is to send in a graded essay from a class. This obviously is the least time-consuming option, but I’m wondering whether it might come off as though the applicant doesn’t care as much as the applicants who write new essays for the supplement. Any ideas?</p>

<p>D sent a graded essay and was accepted. FWIW.</p>

<p>I submitted a graded essay. If anything, it just shows them how you think and write in an academic setting, much more than writing an essay in order to get into a college. It is certainly not looked down upon, just as not submitting test scores is not looked down upon (and, in fact, encouraged unless you’re positive that your scores will put a better light on your application).</p>

<p>shouldn’t really matter, if you really want to get in just write about how you love sniffing coke in the woods.</p>

<p>Yeah, because that’s everything that describes a Bardian, of course.</p>

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