<p>Well, you do have to write an essay (there are 3 choices), see:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/docs/admission/ComApp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/docs/admission/ComApp.pdf</a></p>
<p>If you cannot upload that essay to the Common App application, you should mail it to MHC.</p>
<p>When my D applied to MHC in October 2009, she ALSO had to submit a High School graded paper along with teacher comments on the paper, if that is what you are asking about. I checked the MHC and the Common App web pages and found nothing about the graded paper requirement of 2 years ago. It seems that MHC no longer wants the graded paper. Maybe you should send MHC admissions a short e-mail to confirm.</p>