If a student is auto-admit, should he do the optional items? He is fine with doing more but if it’s just overkill and won’t help with merit, then should he just skip it?
He has essay A written which is required for UT. He can use this same essay for multiple colleges in Texas. UT also has the short answer items which he will be required to do.
Texas Tech has Essay A and B as optional and an optional ZeeMee page. Is there any benefit to doing an additional essay and creating a Zeemee page? It looks like their freshman merit awards are based entirely on test scores, rank, GPA.
If anyone has experience with this, we would appreciate advice on whether or not to do the optional items.
Thanks!