<p>I glanced at an essay guide in the bookstore and read one particular use of the “additional info” section where the applicant had described his situation in a poignant essay format that I thought could have well stood alone as a main application essay.</p>
<p>For my own, I had several mostly tangentially-related things I wanted to include (awards, explaining why I listed my father as “unknown”, not being present for the first semester of freshman year because I was busy migrating from somewhere else, etc.), but now I wonder if it’s <em>supposed</em> to be in essay format.</p>
<p>Of course, I sent my app in more than 3 months ago and I can’t do anything now, but I am wondering…</p>