<p>Hi Ms. Pearson,</p>
<p>I was wondering if the optional essay could count against an applicant. I took time on the other essays, but the optional is so so. Would it have been better that I didn’t write it at all?</p>
<p>Hi Ms. Pearson,</p>
<p>I was wondering if the optional essay could count against an applicant. I took time on the other essays, but the optional is so so. Would it have been better that I didn’t write it at all?</p>