Additional Comments Essay

[iSpawnTrapInMW2]

Hello everybody!

I emailed admissions regarding whether the additional comments essay was mandatory despite the prompt making it seem optional and their response was "Yes, it is a required element of the application process. If you have nothing to say related to the prompt you can simply explain that." If I don't have any extenuating circumstances that negatively impact my application, should I just talk about other challenges I have faced, or do as the response says and just explain so? 

[adhominem]

I got a very similar sounding email, sounds like they're just giving cookie cutter copy/paste responses to the question.

Doesn't really seem like an essay question that everyone should describe run of the mill issues with, given the way they have worded it. 

[Xui2010]

I called them on Friday and they told me that if I don’t have any significant extenuating circumstances then I should just be honest and state that in the section. So that’s what I have done in that section.

[Med2be]

I used this section to talk about significant experiences in my life